Volunteers Needed in our Schools, Speeders Hotline, Snow Emergency

Hi Everyone,

Here are some important updates for this week:

Volunteer in our local schools

MMSD has issued an all-call to help keep kids in school. They need classroom, clerical, supervision, custodial and food service support.

For more information on how to sign up, please click here.

Speeders Hotline

There are two ways in which someone can file a traffic complaint, by phone or electronically.  Both of these go to the traffic department and are entered into the complaint log.  This information is shared with the district where the incident occurred.  Both the district and Traffic Enforcement Safety Team (TEST) will address the issue as work load allows.

Speeders Hotline: (608) 266-4624

https://www.cityofmadison.com/reportaproblem/trafficenforcement.cfm

Snow Emergency Declared Again Tonight

A snow emergency will be in effect for the City of Madison again tonight, January 24, 2022.

When parking your vehicle tonight, please choose off-street parking options again this evening, especially those within the Snow Emergency Zone.

If you cannot find an off-street option, everyone who must park a vehicle on the street during the overnight hours, including residents in the Snow Emergency Zone, must follow alternate side parking regulations.

Plow vehicles are also using daytime parking restrictions to clear snow back to the curb. You must follow these posted parking rules as well as the overnight alternate side parking rules.

Plow trucks will be working through the day and through the night to push back snow from areas not blocked by parked cars.

Failure to follow any parking rule may result in your vehicle being ticketed and potentially towed.

Parking on the Street Tonight

Vehicles parked on the street tonight (Monday, January 24 into the early morning of Tuesday, January 25) should be on the ODD house-numbered side of the street between the hours of 1 a.m. and 7 a.m.

Violations of the alternate side parking rules are punishable by a fine of $60 throughout the entire City of Madison.

Violators may also be towed. If a vehicle is towed, an additional towing fee will be added to the parking ticket.

The Importance of Following Parking Rules During a Snow Emergency

The first evening of snow emergency parking resulted in 438 parking tickets being issued.

In just looking at the vehicles ticketed for not following alternate side parking rules during the snow emergency, the violators created over one mile of road along the curb that could not be cleared from snow last night.

Failure to follow parking rules in the winter creates streets that become too narrow. This can make them impassable for emergency vehicles, trash & recycling collectors, plow trucks, and even standard passenger vehicles.

You must follow the alternate side parking rules when applicable, and posted daytime restrictions, so snow can be pushed back to keep roads wide and safe.

More Information

Additional information about winter plowing and parking can be found on the City of Madison winter website, www.cityofmadison.com/winter. Parking information can also be heard by calling the winter parking hotline at 608-261-9111.

1619 Project

On Tuesday, January 25, join in community for an evening with Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project, staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, and co-founder of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting. Hannah-Jones will reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through the lens of her award-winning work investigating racial injustice and the consequences of slavery in American history. Learn more about this free event here.

Take Care, Stay Safe, and be Mindful of the Snow and Ice,

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