The Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic that created a worldwide heath emergency also brought a traffic safety crisis to the United States, and to Madison.
I want to thank Chief Barnes for his work to make our community even safer than it already is. He and I both understand that seeing the effects of violence on our neighborhoods or in the news makes us feel unsafe. We know how important it is to both…
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, along with Alders Patrick Heck, Erik Paulson, Mike Verveer and Jael Currie, will introduce legislation to the Madison Common Council Tuesday that would encourage the development of more affordable housing downtown.
The…
Mayor Satya-Rhodes Conway is reminding Madison residents who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to take the steps necessary to claim their benefits. While the Credit can provide significant cash payments to eligible residents, each year…
Public trust is the cornerstone of public safety and justice. Once again, that trust has been broken. Tyre Nichols' murder, after a simple traffic stop, tells us that each city across our nation must do more to ensure that our criminal justice…
The City of Madison is seeking approval of a new Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district (TID 51) that will provide an estimated $115 million in financial support, including $99 million in TIF funding, for South Madison.
On Friday, President Biden gave a speech to the US Conference of Mayors at the White House, which included an unexpected pat on the back to Madison for the city's efforts to improve the climate and public health with the purchase of 46 electric…
Last week, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Alders Tag Evers, Regina Vidaver, and Grant Foster introduced legislation to advance the Building Energy Savings Program (BESP). The program aims to help commercial…
This week, the Madison Common Council approved the new Complete Green Streets policy. The Complete Green Streets approach provides a consistent process for planning, designing, building, and operating streets in a way that better reflects our…
As we close out 2022 with worsening winter weather, particularly over the next two days, there will be changes in City office staffing.
On Thursday, December 22, offices will close to the public at 2:00 pm. We are expecting heavy snow with…
At a virtual convening today, Climate Mayors announced new leadership to drive ambitious climate solutions at the local scaleDecember 14, 2022 — Today, at a virtual convening of the organization’s leadership and press,
Climate Mayors announced that…
Tonight the Madison Common Council unanimously approved two actions that improve transportation equity and choice in Madison: the Metro Network Redesign, and a Transportation Demand Management ordinance. In response, Mayor Rhodes-Conway made the…
The City of Madison Common Council is set to vote on a number of key spending measures related to affordable housing during its December 6th meeting. The resolutions, brought to the council by the Community Development Division (CDD), and co-…
At the November 22 Common Council meeting, Alder Heck, Alder Foster, Alder Vidaver and Mayor Rhodes-Conway introduced legislation to promote transit-oriented development along high capacity transit corridors in Madison. Transit-oriented development…
This week, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway will lead a 20-person delegation from Madison, WI to its sister city Kanifing, The Gambia. This trip is coordinated by the Mayor’s Office, Office of State Representative Samba Baldeh, the Madison-Kanifing Sister…
The City of Madison is a Top 10 2022 Digital Cities Survey winner! Placing sixth in the 250,000-499,999 population category, the Center for Digital Government recognized Madison for enhancing transparency, expanding digital inclusion and resident…