District 6 Blog

Join me Monday at 10a at 202 N First St for the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Madison Public Market.  The project is finally shovel ready! Also Monday the Sustainable Madison Committee is updating the city's Sustainability Plan and there is a mega…

The City of Madison Streets Division has reduced the salt routes for the upcoming winter by six percent.  Over 50 miles of roads that were previously part of the salt route network have been removed. In an average winter, this reduction will prevent…

This weekend masked members of the neo nazi group Blood Tribe marched up State St, to the Capitol and then to the Gates of Heaven Synagogue in James Madison Park spewing their dangerous antisemitic, racist, white supremacist, and anti-LGBTQ messages.

Alternate Side Parking Begins: The City of Madison’s alternate side parking restrictions began at 1 a.m. on November 15.  The City enforces alternate side parking from November 15 - March 15, regardless of what the weather is like. The rule is…

Plan Commission agenda Monday includes the Brayton Lot zoning map amendment, a conditional use to allow 112 S Hancock to convert to a five-unit building, a conditional use to allow food cart vending at 1129 E Wilson, and Core Spaces LLC’s proposal…

Boards, Commissions, and Committee MeetingsNote: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found here. City highlights prepared by Council staff.

The Madison Marathon half marathon and full marathon will take place this Sunday, November 12, starting at 7:00 a.m. on the Capitol Square. Runners will go around Lake Monona, through Tenney Park, UW Campus, Camp Randall, and back to the Capitol…

Thanks for all your emails and calls about the start and dismissal time changes at O'Keeffe Middle School and the impact of losing crossing guards for middle school students crossing Willy St during peak rush hour.  I have been in contact with city…

Join me Monday for a neighborhood meeting about proposed changes to the Brayton Lot height map. A proposed amendment to the Downtown Height map for the Brayton Lot would allow up to 10 stories for the entire block instead of its current 10/4 story…

Boards, Commissions, and Committee MeetingsNote: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found here. Please read my weekly D6 Items of Interest for my perspective on the issues of the…