Wilson Street Corridor Study Meeting

As you likely know, West Wilson Street from South Broom Street to South Henry Street is scheduled for reconstruction in 2019. Water main breaks and deteriorated pavement over the last year have made this project a priority. As part of the approval for the 2018 reconstruction project on West Wilson Street, the Common Council required that the City conduct a more comprehensive transportation study of the Wilson Street corridor—South Broom Street to South Blair Street. A map of the study area is available here.

With another project scheduled, the City is currently studying how the Wilson Street corridor (South Broom Street to South Blair Street) functions for all modes of transportation. Project public meetings were held in November, December and February, and laid out project background, goals and objectives, existing conditions and possible design alternatives. For this information, see the meeting materials at the project website here.

A fourth public meeting will be held in order to discuss and get feedback on new alternative designs in development.

This meeting will focus on details of the street design options, especially for the South Broom Street to South Henry Street block (the 2019 construction project). The alternatives to be discussed provide different options for accommodating cyclists including: conventional bike lanes, a contra-flow bike lane, and a protected bike facility, and also provide different options for parking and loading. The City is also considering adding two to three blocks of South Broom Street (John Nolen Drive to West Doty Street or West Main Street) to the 2019 project. Previous meetings included some discussion on this portion of South Broom Street, and more detail will be provided at this meeting. A preliminary report will be posted to the corridor study website prior to the meeting.

Wilson Street Corridor Transportation Study Meeting:

Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Room 215 (formerly Room 260), Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

Public comments are encouraged at the meeting.