Eastside Transit Network, Spring Election, 3900 Monona

Metro Transit Network Redesign Eastside Public Meeting

Join Metro staff for a virtual public meeting on Monday to learn more about the network redesign proposal and provide feedback. You can find all kinds of information about the proposals and register for the meeting here. Based on feedback received since the draft plan was released for feedback in January, staff has prepared some possible amendments to the proposal. Three variations on an amendment that impacts the proposed C and D routes are shown below and can be reviewed in more detail here.

Vote on Tuesday!

The spring election is on Tuesday with County Supervisor, School Board Member, and Circuit Court and Court of Appeal seats on the ballot. The City Clerk’s Office encourages voters to confirm their polling place before the April 5 Spring Election. Many polling places in the City of Madison have changed because of redistricting. The Clerk’s Office sent postcards to voters in areas impacted by polling place changes in early March. Voters can view a sample ballot for their address on the MyVote Wisconsin website.

MPD East District Virtual Community Focus Group Meeting

The Madison Police Department is in the process of setting a long-range strategic plan and is looking for feedback. You can find more details about the meeting and a link to register here.

3900 Monona Drive Meeting 

On Thursday, Threshold Development Group will share information on their proposal to redevelop 3900 Monona Drive. Four existing buildings—the current Java Cat location and the former Jade Monkey, Exhaust Pro, and tattoo shop locations—would be demolished, and a new, five-story, mixed-use building constructed. There would be approximately 6,300 square feet of first floor commercial space and a total of 69 apartment units on the upper four floors, with 77 underground and 23 surface parking stalls. The proposed project would require rezoning from Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMX) to Traditional Shopping Street (TSS). You can register for the zoom meeting here.

Wisconsin’s Hidden Gems: State Parks, Forests and Trails

On Friday from noon-1 p.m., join Madison Public Library Foundation for its next Educational Series virtual event, Wisconsin’s Hidden Gems: State Parks, Forests and Trails. More information can be found here.

Open House & Tours, Historic Dean House 

Sunday, April 10, is the next public open house and tour of the Historic Dean House on Monona Drive. You can find more details here.

In the News

• Madison Parks Celebrates 50 Years of Conservation Parks

• Streets Division Drop-off Site Hours Expand on April 4, 2022

• City of Madison Polling Place Listing

• New Investment in Electric Buses Moves Madison Closer to Goal of 100% Electric BRT System

• City CARES Team for Mental Health Emergencies Now Answering Calls City-Wide

• City of Madison Announces Youth Poet Laureate Opportunity

• Hawthorne-Truax Neighborhood Plan Public Meetings

• Venue Registration for Make Music Madison open now

• Madison Public Library Introduces New Video Streaming Service

• 2022-23 Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence Call for Applicants

• Madison Commons, Media Digest

• City of Madison Complete Meeting Schedule

• City of Madison Calendar of Events

District 15 Public Works Projects

(You can find a list of all engineering projects in District 15 here.)

• Starkweather Drive/Garver Path - 2/24/2022 Update: There are a few areas along the new path that are not draining well, and are being barricaded off.  The Contractor is scheduled to repair the pavement as soon as possible in the Spring.  We apologize for the inconvenience. 

• St. Paul Avenue, Ohio Avenue, Talmadge Street, Jackson Street, Lafollette Avenue Reconstruction - Construction expected to begin mid-April. Information on construction schedule will be mailed to adjacent residents and posted to this project page once known.

• Eastmorland Sidewalk Installation - Scheduled for construction in 2022

• Starkweather Creek Watershed Flood Study - First public meeting held

• Atwood Avenue - Public Meeting for final design input on March 22

• Davies St., Dempsey Rd., Maher Ave. - Design work is continuing following feedback received at the January public meeting. Construction planned for 2023

• Worthington Avenue, Powers Avenue, Thurber Avenue Sanitary Replacement

District 15 Development Projects (dates are tentative and subject to change)

• Zion Church Redevelopment Proposal (2165 Linden Avenue)

  • Updated plan amendment

  • 4/13 - Urban Design Commission

  • 4/25 - Plan Commission

  • 5/10 - Common Council

• 3900 Monona Drive

  • 4/7 - Public Information Meeting

  • 4/11 - Submission of application (expected)

Save the Date

• April 13 - Board of Park Commissioners recommendation for Olbrich Path

• April 13 - Zion Redevelopment Proposal at Urban Design Commission

• April 23 - Earth Day Challenge 2022 - Register by 4/22 

• April 23 - Celebrate Trans Joy in Community & Ride Against Hate

• April 25 - Plan Commission - SASY Plan Amendment & Zion Proposal

• April 28-30 - Huge Porch (garage) Sale, Dean House Back Porch

• May 7 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market & Seed Swap & ECA Annual Membership meeting

• May 8 - 2nd Sunday Open House & Tours, Historic Dean House

• June 18-19 - Lake Edge/Eastmorland joint neighborhood garage sale

• June 21 - Make Music Madison

• July 7 - Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society 2022 Back Porch Concerts

• July 14 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

• July 17 - Eastmorland Garden/Chicken Coop Tour

• August 4 - Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society Annual Ice Cream Social

• Sept 15 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

• Nov 12 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

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