Cars and a biker on a multi-lane road. There is also a person walking on the sidewalk.
Traffic Engineering
Yang Tao, Director of Traffic Engineering

Safe Routes to School Plan

The City of Madison along with the Wisconsin Bike Fed and the Madison Metropolitan School District are working on a citywide Safe Routes to School Plan. Funding for this project is through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Program with additional funding from the US DOT’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Program.

Public Involvement

There are a number of points of contact during this project where the public is encouraged to give feedback as part of public information meetings and public hearings. Dates, times and locations are indicated below:

Public Meeting

  • Thursday, May 21, 2026

    6:00pm - 7:00pm

  • Virtual Meeting, Zoom

A public information meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 21 at 6:00pm to discuss the Draft Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan. The meeting will include an overview of the planning process, key recommendations in the plan, a description of how the public can comment on the plan, and time for questions and answers. The draft plan document and a feedback form are posted on the Safe Routes to School Plan webpage.

Registration is required for the meeting.

Register for the meeting

Draft SRTS Strategic Plan

The Draft Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan presents a vision for increasing walking, biking, and taking the bus to school. This vision is supported by draft recommendations for the City of Madison, the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), the Wisconsin Bike Fed, and parents and caregivers to carry out to achieve this vision and related goals. The draft Strategic Plan provides program and policy recommendations to provide safe streets, safe campuses, safe behaviors, and a supportive culture that can result in a sustainable and equitable SRTS program.

View the Draft SRTS Strategic Plan

Provide Comments on the Draft Plan

Comments will be accepted until 5:00pm on Friday, May 29. Comments are best provided through the link above but can also be emailed to walkingbiking@cityofmadison.com.

Project Overview

Planning activities include:

  • Safe Routes to School Framework Recommendations including:
    • Policies and procedures to support walking and biking to/from schools
    • Recommendations to expand and improve education and encouragement programming
  • School Specific Planning
    • Support for 23 schools to assess school needs, engage with school community, develop recommendations, and prioritize improvements.
    • Each school will receive a final plan and traffic safety handout.
  • Review of Unusually Hazardous Transportation (UHT) locations
    • Update methodology for determining UHT locations and digitize maps of current UHT locations.

Anticipated Plan Timeline

  1. School Traffic Safety Team Kick Off Meeting & Development of Engagement Strategy

  2. School Specific Plan Development

  3. Review of Unusually Hazardous Transportation locations

  4. Draft Recommendations

  5. Plan Adoption

Project Materials – Coming Soon

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