Street closures for marathon Sunday; Woodland Reserve neighborhood meeting Monday; N Franklin is done; Events & Announcements

Hello neighbors,

Updates and Notices

Public Health Offices Closed: Public Health Offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, for the Veteran's Day holiday. The City of Madison Offices will remain open and operate regular office hours.

Public Information Meetings (PIMs)

• Elmside, Sommers, Center Reconstruction, Monday, November 10: A public information meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Nov. 10, 2025, via Zoom. Registration prior is required. Please complete the project questionnaire by 1 p.m., Nov. 17, 2025. Elmside Sommers Center Reconstruction Questionnaire

Announcements and News Releases

Road openings and closures:

• Update: N Franklin Avenue & Lynn Terrace Reconstruction with Utilities Project: On Monday, November 10, N Franklin Avenue and Lynn Terrace will re-open to traffic after the concluding the replacement of aging and deteriorating utilities for N Franklin Avenue and Lynn Terrace.
• North Randall Avenue - Street Reopened: North Randall Avenue has been reopened to traffic between Campus Drive and West Dayton Street, as of Wednesday morning, November 5. The street had been closed to traffic since May for a UW/DOA utility installation project.
• Temporary Perry Street Closure Begins Monday, November 10 : From Monday, November 10 until Tuesday, November 11, Perry Street will close between Jonathon Drive and Stewart Street by Homburg Contractors for utility installation.

• Gorham Street Lane Closures: Work began Monday, November 3 on W Gorham Street, between N Broom Street and N Bassett Street, and will last until approximately Friday, November 21.

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• Updates to Winter Alternate Side Parking Program: The City of Madison is reviewing its Alternate Side Parking Program to find ways to improve safety, efficiency, and communication during winter months.
• Put Your Pumpkins in Your Leaf Piles: Spice up your leaf piles with this season’s jack-o-lanterns. Streets Division crews will collect pumpkins, hay, corn stalks along with your leaves and other yard waste. Remove wires, candles, string, electric lights, and similar items.
• The City of Madison is seeking your input for the Urban Design Code: Through the Urban Design Code Update project, the city hopes to create more clarity, consistency, transparency, and flexibility in the City’s urban design goals and design review process.
• 2026 & 2027 Trash and Recycling Schedules Now Available: Tired of being unsure if this week is your recycling week? Worried about mixing up those confusing holiday schedules? Are you just done with wondering if the neighbors you have been relying on to put out their carts first so you can follow their lead are actually doing it right? Then the Streets Division has something for you! The free 2026 and 2027 trash and recycling collection schedules are now available!
• Madison Public Library's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Wrap Up with 150 Artists x 150 Years Exhibition and Events: The final celebration of Madison Public Library’s 150th Anniversary in 2025 will take the form of an art show highlighting literacy, history, and the wealth of local art connections the library has made over the past 12 years through the Bubbler.
• Foods Scraps at the Farmers Market: Season Over and Goal Update: The ability to bring your food scraps to a neighborhood farmers’ markets has ended for 2025. For the winter months, you can use one of the Dane County Scrap Stops to drop off your food scraps.

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.

Events

• South District Coffee with a Cop, Monday November 10, 10am, Rasta Barista in the Black Business Hub.
• Wright Design Series - Designing our Community: Potter Lawson’s Evolution, Monday, November 10: For over a century, Potter Lawson, Inc has shaped Madison’s landscape as the city’s oldest architecture, planning, and interior design firm. Architect Doug Hursh will share a brief architectural history of the firm, including the impact it has had on the city and significant community projects.
• Black Film Festival, November 12-15 – various locations, including several Madison Public Library branches.
• Connecting D7: Learning Together with Alder Badri Lankella featuring MPD, Thursday, November 13: Join Alder Badri Lankella for a virtual lunch-and-learn featuring Chief of Police John Patterson and West District Captain Timothy Patton from the City of Madison Police Department as guest speakers.
• Public Art Dedication at Parks Lakeside Offices, Friday, November 14: The City of Madison is pleased to announce the acquisition and installation of a significant late mid-century mosaic mural by acclaimed Dutch artist Arnold Zweerts.
• Warner Family Fun Night, Friday, November 14: Join us at WPCRC for Warner Family Fun Night! Families can create art projects, play in the gym, watch a movie or win some prizes playing bingo!
• T-shirt to Tote, Saturday, November 15: Give an old tee new life as a reusable tote! Visit the first indoors Dane County Farmers’ Market of the season and stop by our activity station to make a bag for your market purchases.
• Bird & Nature Adventures | Starkweather Creek Area, Saturday, November 15: Fall Tree Walk ~ Join Tree Expert Naturalist Sean Gere for a fun and informal free family friendly guided walk for all ages on easy paths along Starkweather Creek. Enjoy the outdoors and learn about trees when leaves have fallen and you can see the branching structures and bark more easily.
• Bird & Nature Adventures | Warner Park, Sunday, November 16: Fat Bears and Chonky Squirrels ~ Join Wildlife Naturalist Kathlean Wolf for a free guided walk on easy walk paths along Warner Pond and the wild side of Warner Park.  Wild critters are busy fattening up and hunkering down as days gets colder.  Learn about wildlife and how they change their bodies and their environment in preparation for winter.
• Visit RoundTrip @ the Winter Bike Fashion Show, Sunday, November 16: This free, family-friendly event features models showing off their winter biking gear, demonstrations on how to layer for cold-weather rides, and Q&A sessions filled with tips for staying comfortable riding through the winter. You’ll also have a chance to practice loading a bike onto a Metro bus rack!

Additional upcoming events can also be found on the City events calendar.

Boards, Commissions, and Committee Meetings

Note: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found at the Meeting Schedule page.

• Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 11, at 5:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include adopting the 2026 City Budget.
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• Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 12, at 5:30 p.m. in hybrid format, if needed. This meeting, if needed, would be used for budget deliberations.
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• Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Thursday, November 13, at 5:30 p.m. in hybrid format, if needed. This meeting, if needed, would be used for budget deliberations.
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If you would like more information about becoming a member of a City board, commission, or committee, please visit the page linked here.

Be well,

Regina Vidaver