City of Madison |
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Yang Tao, Director
Traffic Engineering
Phone: (608) 266-4761 |
Near Westside Neighborhoods & University Avenue Transportation StudyOverviewThe City of Madison, the Village of Shorewood Hills, and the UW-Wisconsin Madison are completing a transportation study of the Near Westside including the University Avenue Corridor and select nearby neighborhood streets. West Bound view along University Corridor. The Near Westside neighborhoods and the larger Madison area is served by University Avenue, an important primary arterial street carrying in excess of 50,000 vehicles per average weekday. This can result in sometimes severe congestion, crashes and delay to motorists, public transit riders, pedestrians, and bicyclists. As a result, some drivers may use nearby residential streets in both Madison and Shorewood Hills to avoid traffic delays and congestion related problems. The residential streets serving this cut through traffic are not intended for this use, and this traffic can have a negative impact on quality of life and is resulting in increased concerns for pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The pattern of the streets and development in this area do not lend themselves to good alternative routes. This results in challenges to accommodating continued growth and maintaining residential neighborhoods while providing for modes of travel including bike, pedestrian and transit. Along with Regional growth, the City, University, and Village continue to grow and generate additional traffic, and have active major redevelopment projects pending which require community and intergovernmental review and input. The purpose of the Study is to:Bicyclist using Ridge Street signal.
Anticipated Study Schedule
Workshop Materials
Initial Findings
Public Information Meeting: 2/24/2014
Final Report
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