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:

Draft Safe Routes to School Plan

Public comments on the Draft Safe Routes to School Plan are now closed. The project team will now work to update the plan based on those comments. The final draft plan is expected to be submitted to the Common Council for adoption this summer.

Public Meeting

A public information meeting was held on Thursday, May 21 to discuss the Madison Safe Routes to School Draft Strategic Plan. The meeting included an overview of the how the strategic plan was developed, how the public can comment on the draft plan, and time for questions and answers. 

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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