City of Madison
Traffic Engineering - Yang Tao, Director

Safe Streets Madison

Update--Friday, April 19, 2024

City Traffic Engineering staff will present the next round of projects to be considered for approval by the Transportation Commission at the Wednesday, April 24 Transportation Commission meeting.  The list of projects that are being proposed for approval are here:

The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom.  The meeting agenda, as well as information on how to attend the meeting, will be posted on this page:

https://www.cityofmadison.com/transportation/commission

 

Update on previously approved projects:

The following is a list of previously approved projects that are part of a citywide contract to be constructed during the summer of 2024:

  • Donald Drive midblock crosswalk
  • Drake Street median island
  • Drake Street speed humps
  • N Fourth Street speed humps
  • Great Gray Drive median islands
  • Meadowlark Dr speed humps
  • Milky Way speed humps
  • Moorland Rd median island
  • Muir Field Rd median island
  • Odana Rd median islands
  • School Rd speed humps
  • Tompkins Dr speed humps
  • Traceway Dr speed humps

Midvale Blvd Public Meeting Update - November 3, 2023

A public meeting was held on Mon, October 30, 2023, to discuss potential changes to Midvale Blvd to improve safety and improve walking and biking connections. Potential improvements also have parking impacts.

 

 Safe Streets Madison Report & Prioritization Tool – Adopted by the Common Council Aug 3, 2021

Safe Streets Madison Program Priorities

  • Implementing traffic safety measures in a fair and equitable manner to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on City streets.
    • Data from the High Injury Network (HIN) is used to determine where safety improvements are most needed.
    • Improved traffic safety also helps foster walking, biking, and transit in the city.
  • Improving connectivity by closing gaps in the pedestrian and bicycle networks in a fair and equitable manner and ensuring that they are accessible for all ages and abilities.
    • Enhancing the pedestrian and bicycle networks encourages and facilitates walking, biking, and transit; and it will improve safety for vulnerable users by creating low-stress networks.

Public Involvement Opportunities

Transportation Commission Meetings

Transportation Commission review and approval is required for requests made through the Safe Streets Madison program. The Transportation Commission considers all program priorities and evaluation criteria when making decisions regarding project prioritization and funding.

2022 Transportation Commission Project Review & Approval

Information on Potential Improvements types:

Starting in 2022, Safe Streets Madison consolidates funding from the following programs into the new program and prioritization process:

 

Project Suggestions

Contact Traffic Engineering Safe Streets, safestreets@cityofmadison.com

For Other Concerns

To report other traffic concerns, contact Traffic Engineering, traffic@cityofmadison.com, your Alder, or visit the City’s Report a Problem page.