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Transportation
Christof Spieler, Director of Transportation

Transportation

Construction Projects

Learn about projects, road closures, and other construction around the City.

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Traffic Safety

If you have a suggestion to improve traffic safety in your neighborhood, please contact us:

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Getting Around

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Biking & Walking

Paths, bike maps, B-Cycle, commuting, and City walk and bike programs.

People boarding a Metro Transit bus.

Metro Transit

Bus routes and schedules, pay fares, and track your bus.

Public Parking sign for Overture Center Garage.

Driving & Parking

Parking permits, garages and lots, meters, and tickets.

Transportation Guides

  • Commuting options

    Carpool, group biking, park and rides, and RoundTrip.

  • Accessible transportation

    Bus accessibility and paratransit, parking, and pedestrian safety.

  • Airport

    How to get to and from the Dane County Regional Airport.

  • Winter

    Info on parking, driving, biking, and riding the bus in winter.

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Rapid Route A is in service!  Metro is now planning for a North-South line.

BRT Information Fast Fare Cards

Who We Are

Department of Transportation

The City Department of Transportation includes three divisions:

Transportation Commission

The Transportation Commission develops transportation policies and plans.

Greater Madison MPO

The Metropolitan Planning Organization leads regional transportation planning and funding.

News Releases

  • Wisconsin Badgers Gameday Traffic Information posted

    The Wisconsin Badgers kick off the season this Thursday, August 28 at 8:00pm. Please be advised of the following street closures, parking restrictions, and transit adjustments around historic Camp Randall Stadium:

  • Weather Update: E Doty Street One-Day Paving NOW Tuesday, August 19 posted

    Due to current weather conditions, anticipated repairs of failing asphalt on E. Doty Street have been delayed until Tuesday, August 19.Previous announcement beloworiginally posted August 13, 2025 – 9:04am

  • Street Closure – W Badger Road (Westbound) and N Rusk Avenue (Southbound) posted

    On Monday, August 18th, starting at 7:00am, S&L Underground will close parts of W Badger Road and N Rusk Avenue in order to reconstruct the roadway and build a new shared-use path.

  • Date Change - Nakoma Road Project Update posted

    Due to water main protection and recent weather patterns, the Nakoma Road project start date has been pushed by a week to Wednesday, August 27.Details:Nakoma Road will fully close to traffic from Tumalo Trail to Manitou Way.

  • East Doty Street One-Day Paving Monday, August 18 posted

    Starting at 7:00am on Monday, August 18, Wolf Paving will begin repairing failing asphalt on E. Doty Street, from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard through the Pinckney Street intersection.  During this time E. Doty Street will be restricted to…

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