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Bumps in the road: Lakeshore Nature Preserve service road construction faces backlash over potential harm to area
The University of Wisconsin has planned to construct a new service road at the Lakeshore Nature Preserve near the Eagle Heights Neighborhood, according to the UW Division of Facilities Planning & Management. UW’s decision to construct this road seemed interesting given the history of the land and what was lying...
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Holiday Train schedule released
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway has released the schedule for its Holiday Train, a 32-day journey that will stop in 182 communities across Canada and the United States while collecting donations for local food banks.
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US Highway 51 northbound closed following rollover crash
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Madison Fire Department announced Wednesday all lanes on US Highway 51 are open after closing due to a crash. The Madison Fire Department said the crash happened on northbound Highway 51 at Pflaum Road after 2:15 p.m. The lanes were...
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Madison, Sun Prairie pedestrian audits show paths to improvements
The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. It’s a question dozens of local transportation planners, advocates and residents sought to answer, sometimes in minute detail, as they wandered neighborhoods this month during a pair of “walk and roll” audits in Sun Prairie and Madison.
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Vision Zero: Madison’s vision for safer streets
As Vision Zero, the City of Madison’s traffic safety initiative, is approaching its seventh year, an Oct. 12 press release reported significant progress. The initiative was introduced in 2020, with the goal of eliminating serious and fatal accidents on Madison roadways, according to the release. In order to achieve this goal, engineers at the city’s Department of Traffic Engineering have worked on redesigning city streets to reduce serious and fatal accidents, according to the press release.
City of Madison Wisconsin
Designing Safer Streets: 2026 Vision Zero and Speed Management Projects
Vision Zero Madison has been a safety initiative in Madison since 2020 and has implemented hundreds of safety improvements projects in those 6 years since the start. These projects focus on Proven Safety Countermeasures like high visibility crosswalks, green bike markings, rapid flashing beacon lights, and increased signal visibility, as well as setting more context-sensitive speed limits across the city in high injury zones. The team has also been building as many safety improvements as possible in larger infrastructure projects. All these help the City work towards our goal of zero deaths.
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US 14 now open near Evansville after closing due to a crash
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Thursday that all lanes on US Highway 14 near Evansville are back open after closing due to a crash. According to the department, the crash happened at North Tolles Road, and all lanes eastbound and westbound on Highway 14 were...
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DOT proposes 151 intersection change
PLATTEVILLE, Oct. 7 —The state Department of Transportation will hold a meeting next Wednesday on its plans to eliminate left turns and crossing U.S. 151 at the 151/Southwest Road intersection southwest of Platteville in 2029. The meeting will be held at the Town of Platteville Hall, 5651 County D,...
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Wisconsin’s largest cities see major split in new national driving report
(WFRV) – A new national study evaluating the best and worst places to drive in the United States highlights a stark contrast between Wisconsin’s two largest cities. According to a WalletHub report, Madison ranks among the upper tier of drivable cities in the nation, while Milwaukee falls near the bottom. 100 of the largest US […]