Climate Justice March and Rally Traffic Impacts

The Wisconsin Youth Strike for Climate Justice march and rally will likely cause traffic delays on Friday, March 15. Students from Madison and elsewhere will march to a rally outside of the State Capitol to call for climate justice. The event is part of a worldwide effort for simultaneous demonstrations in state capitals and other cities.

Madison East High School has been designated as the march gathering place. Students and others will gather at East High School at 11:15 a.m., and will then march to the Capitol, commencing at 11:45 a.m. The Capitol rally is scheduled to start at 12:45 p.m., and conclude at 2:15 p.m.

The route of the march is East Washington Avenue to the Capitol Square, then looping around the Square to the top of State Street. The rally will be on the State Street steps of the Capitol. For safety reasons, due to the number of persons anticipated, the Madison Police Department has determined that the entire three lanes of inbound traffic on East Washington Avenue may be temporarily closed to facilitate this march.