District 4 Blog

Amtrak is hosting a virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. to gain public input on their proposed extension of the Hiawatha Service from Milwaukee to Madison.

Beginning Monday, April 6, southbound South Broom Street will close to traffic, between West Wilson Street and John Nolen Drive, as part of the next phase of the John Nolen Drive reconstruction project.

You're invited to an Envision Downtown Madison Open House on Thursday, April 30 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. This public event will be jointly held by the City and DMI.

The City of Madison is in need of poll workers (election officials) for the April 7 Spring Election. The City needs more poll workers to staff polling places downtown and throughout the city.

Interested voters are encouraged to act now to vote absentee for the Tuesday, April 7 Spring Election.

Starting Monday, March 23, westbound North Shore Drive will close between John Nolen Drive and South Bedford Street for reconstruction work as part of the John Nolen Drive reconstruction project.

A snow emergency remains in effect for the entire City of Madison until 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18. Residents are asked to keep their vehicles off the street tonight if possible.

The City of Madison has declared a snow emergency. This means alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect in the downtown snow emergency zone as well as the rest of the City of Madison.

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, February 23, the city's contractor, R.G. Huston Company, will resume construction on the East Main Street and South Hancock Street reconstruction project started in 2025.

Envision Downtown Madison is a strategic partnership between the City of Madison and Downtown Madison, Inc. (DMI) that will guide the future of downtown through two separate but coordinated efforts.