City Meetings and Updates Week of March 2
posted- City Meetings:
- Finance Committee 3/2
- Plan Commission 3/2
- Transportation Commission 3/4
- Heads up: WisDOT Holding a Public Information Meeting 3/16 for North Stoughton Road Corridor Study
- Traffic Enforcement Safety Team Information
- Reminder: Madison Parks Holding Public Input Sessions for Southeast Area Neighborhood Parks in District 3
- Events & Announcements
City Meetings
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee meeting will take place on Monday, March 2, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include a resolution adding $4.0 million in TID 44-supported GO borrowing and authorizing the execution of a Purchase & Sale Agreement for the City to acquire property for the purposes of land banking in the unfinished Royster Oaks neighborhood on the East Side, located just west of District 3 along Cottage Grove Road.
Plan Commission
The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, March 2, at 5:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include development-related requests (none in District 3).
Transportation Commission
The Transportation Commission meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 4, at 5:00p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include the annual review of Madison's Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, by City Engineering. The TIP shows each of City Engineering's street reconstruction, resurfacing, sidewalk repair, bridge repair, and ped/bike path projects over the next five years. Here's the staff presentation with a ton of good information.
Here are items in the proposed 2027-2032 TIP that are located in District 3:
- 2027: resurfacing of North Star Drive between Cottage Grove Road and Mclean Drive
- 2028: epoxy coating and bridge repair to the Cottage Grove Road bridge over the Interstate
- 2030: reconstruction of Felland Road between Comercial Ave/Co Hwy TT and Bridle Way; also, a potential new pedestrian/bike bridge over Stoughton Road just south of Hwy 30, in coordination with work related to WisDOT's North Stoughton Road project
Meeting info:
Heads up: WisDOT Holding a Public Information Meeting on March 16th for North Stoughton Road Corridor Study
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is sharing the below message inviting residents to another Public Information Meeting for the North Stoughton Road corridor study which covers the portion of Stoughton Road north of the intersection with Milwaukee Street. Here’s the North Stoughton project webpage. WisDOT says they have or will mail postcards to residents along the corridor, but I’m sharing the details here to help raise awareness.
Note that this is a separate, though related, project from the South Stoughton Road corridor study which covers the portion of Stoughton Road south of the intersection with Milwaukee Street. Here's the South Stoughton Road project webpage.
“Meeting Purpose:
- Provide an update on the project design, including the proposed realignment of US 51 between Rieder Road and Hoepker Road
- Present the current proposed construction schedule
- Collect stakeholder feedback on the current design elements
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) invites you to a public involvement meeting for the design and construction of 5.5 miles of US 51 (Stoughton Road) from WIS 30 to I-39/90/94.
This meeting will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. WisDOT representatives will give a brief
presentation beginning at 5:15 p.m. You may attend anytime to view the exhibits, speak with project team members and provide comments. Information and exhibits from the meeting will be available on the US 51 (Stoughton Road) WIS 30 to I-39/90/94 webpage following the meeting.”
When: Monday, March 16th from 5pm-6:30pm
Where: Madison College - Truax Building Room D1630, 1701 Wright Street Madison, WI 53704
Traffic Enforcement Safety Team Information
Traffic Enforcement Safety Team: Concerned about speeding and reckless driving? MPD has a Traffic Enforcement & Safety Team (TEST team) that takes your traffic complaints seriously and works to address them. Visit the Traffic Enforcement website or call the Speeder's Hotline at 608-266-4822 to report your speeding or reckless driving concerns to MPD.
Reminder: Madison Parks Holding Public Input Sessions for Southeast Area Neighborhood Parks in District 3
In coordination with the Southeast Area Plan effort, Madison Parks is holding a series of virtual public input sessions for the Southeast Park Development Plan process for neighborhood parks and mini parks in the Southeast planning area.
The parks planning process will result in a one page “park development plan” which will guide the improvements to the park for the next 10 to 12 years. This planning process will provide transparency regarding future plans for each park and allow park patrons to weigh in on existing and potential recreation opportunities. Additional public engagement will take place when the actual park improvement has been funded in the budget, which is a separate process.
These upcoming meetings will include an overview of the planning effort's goals, a review of the neighborhood parks included, and an opportunity for area residents and park visitors to share their thoughts on future park improvements.
The engagement sessions are organized by alder district, and the first series of meetings for Southeast area parks will focus on the neighborhood and mini parks in District 3:
- Heritage Heights Park
- Honeysuckle Park
- Kingston-Onyx Park
- McGinnis Park
- Portland Park
The virtual open house dates for the District 3 parks are:
- Session 1 - Thursday, March 5 - Evening Open House: 6:30 - 8:00pm by Zoom; Register Here
- Session 2 - Tuesday, March 31 - Noon Open House: 11:30 am - 1:00 by Zoom; Register Here
Here’s the Madison Parks event webpage. Hope to see you at one of these!!
(Note: Kennedy Park and Hiestand Park are “community parks”, larger-scale parkland properties that serve more community stakeholders than just their immediate surrounding neighbors – e.g. Kennedy Elementary School families for Kennedy and the Madison Ultimate Frisbee Association for Hiestand. As such, writing plans for community parks would be a much larger endeavor and is outside the scope of the Area Planning process due to staff capacity. That doesn’t preclude eventual plans for community parks, but any such effort would need to take place separately from and after the Area Plan’s process for planning the many neighborhood and mini parks in the southeast area. City staff continue to record and document public input received about Kennedy Park and Hiestand Park.)
Events & Announcements
- Women in Construction Week 2026 Stories Ahead: The City of Madison is proud to join the nationally recognized Women in Construction Week, March 1-7, 2026. [posted February 27, 2026]
- Common Council approves investments into affordable homeownership: The City of Madison Common Council approved more than $6 million of funding for several homeownership programs and new owner-occupied homes. [posted February 26, 2026]
- Mayor and Alders Propose New Funding for Utility Rebate Programv: Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and several members of the Common Council are advancing legislation to reduce utility bills for low-income families in Madison. [posted February 23, 2026]
- Vaccine Clinic at Leopold Elementary School, Saturday, March 7: All vaccines are free for eligible individuals. Children six months and older who lack insurance, are under 19, and are either Alaskan Native or American Indian, as well as those with BadgerCare or most other types of insurance, can receive vaccinations at no cost.
- 2026 Tee Off Party, Saturday, March 7: We're teeing off the 2026 golf season with our Annual Tee Off Party at Odana Hills Golf Course!
- Freeze for Food 5K/10K, Saturday, March 7: Lace up for the 45th Annual Freeze for Food! In partnership with Open Doors for Refugees, Freeze for Food raises funds for local food security initiatives and support refugees.
Please visit the City news webpage to find additional news and announcements and to subscribe to receive notification of news releases as they are posted. Additional upcoming events can also be found on the City events calendar.
