Month: October 2021

Your input is valuable! Please consider responding to the Music and Tourism Survey. This survey aims to take a pulse on how people view our current music ecosystem and share ideas on how to improve it. The survey will take 5 minutes and if you share your contact information you will be entered into a drawing for $50. Your name will only be entered once.  Take the Survey!

The South Madison Plan Final DRAFT will be introduced to the Common Council on November 2nd. If you are a resident of South Madison or work in the area, we encourage you to review the Draft and follow the adoption process. The South Madison Plan will be referred to various legislative bodies and the exact schedule will be posted on the South Madison Plan website later next week.

The Community Development Authority (CDA) Selected New Year Investments for a Triangle Redevelopment Partnership to help lead a public-private process to revitalize and/or redevelop a major site within its public housing portfolio in an area of the near west side of the City known as “the Triangle.” Comprised of five separate sites and roughly 340 units, the CDA wishes to begin detailed planning for a phased, long-term approach that will replace or substantially upgrade every unit at the Triangle within the next 5-10 years.

Streets Division Updates:

• The 2022 trash & recycling collection calendar is now available. Get yours today at www.cityofmadison.com/CollectionSchedule. Enter your address into the form. A new tab will open in your web browser. Scroll down to see next year’s schedule.
• Leaf and yard waste collection for the fall is underway. Learn when you should set out your leaves and yard waste so they are picked up by visiting www.cityofmadison.com/YardWaste
• Drop-off site hours change seasonally, so be sure you know when the sites are open before loading your car. Learn the rules for the sites and the hours when they are open at www.cityofmadison.com/DropOffSites
• Remember that large item collection is different. You need to submit a work order before you set the items out for pickup, and remember not to set the items out too early. Wait until the set-out date you chose or the day before the set-out date. Placing items out too early clutters the neighborhood.  To submit your work order to get on the large item pickup schedule go to www.cityofmadison.com/LargeItemWorkOrder
• Winter is around the corner. Be sure to sign up for parking alerts, snow plow update emails, and learn about how to salt your sidewalks and driveways correctly at www.cityofmadison.com/Winter.

Celebrate the Leopold Community Garden 10-Year Anniversary and Help Plant at the Fiddlehead Fern Sanctuary

• The Leopold Neighborhood welcomes everyone to help celebrate 10 years of its community garden at Aldo Leopold Park this Sunday, October 17^th, 3 p.m., 2906 Traceway; then help plant native perennials at the Fiddlehead Fern Sanctuary at 4:00 p.m. The Sanctuary is located along the Cannonball Path near Post Rd. and adjacent to Aldo Leopold Elementary School – 2602 Post Rd. https://www.cityofmadison.com/news/come-to-leopold-neighborhood-this-sunday-afternoon-to-plant-and-celebrate

Let’s Talk Streets Community Survey – Phase 2 – Closes Sunday October 17^th

• Please take a short survey about our city streets. This survey builds on what we have heard from the community so far on our shared values for streets. We would like to know more as we develop those shared values in a way that can guide decisions about streets and transportation. Take the Survey:  www.cityofmadison.com/transportation/initiatives/lets-talk-streets

Vision Zero Continues

• Vision Zero is a data driven strategy intended to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries on City streets by 2030 while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. For more information about the City of Madison’s Vision Zero initiative and to sign up for Vision Zero news updates, please see www.cityofmadison.com/visionzero

South Madison Plan Review and Comment by 4:30 p.m. October 18^th

• The first complete draft of the South Madison Plan is now available for public review and comment at www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/planning/south-madison-plan/3150/. Submit comments and complete the related survey by 4:00 p.m. on October 18^th.

Junction Ridge Park Oasis Opening October 23^rd, 12-4:00 p.m.

• Junction Ridge Neighborhood will put the finishing touches on its new Neighborhood Oasis at Junction Ridge Park, 8502 Elderberry Rd, Madison, WI 53717 on Saturday, October 23, 12:00 p.m. (rain date is Sunday, October 24). Work will be followed by a celebration at 3:00 p.m.. There will be a patio with seating, surrounded by native plants. There will also be a small prairie with interpretive signs and welcome signs at park entrances. Funding sources included H&R Block Foundation, area residents, the Planning Division’s Neighborhood Grant Program, among other sources.

28^th Annual Madison Compost Bin Truckload Sale October 23^rd

• RainReserve will hold the 28th annual Madison compost bin truckload sale on October 23, 2021 at the Garver Feed Mill (3241 Garver Green). Pre-orders are now available. The location provides easy pick-up and experts will be on hand to answer questions.

Streets Division Updates

• Collection of fall yard waste has begun. Learn when to set out your yard waste for pickup by going to www.cityofmadison.com/yardwaste.
• Drop-off site hours are different this year. Be sure you know what the hours are before loading your vehicle. Learn the hours and more at www.cityofmadison.com/DropOffSites.
• Remember: large item collection is different! You need to schedule your large item pickup before you place items on the curb at www.cityofmadison.com/LargeItemWorkOrder
• Winter is coming. Get the information you need about winter parking, snow plowing operations, correct salt usage, and more at www.cityofmadison.com/Winter.

Walktober!

• October has arrived! Remember to focus on walking, wheeling or rolling your way around Madison. Learn about all of the ways you can participate and encourage everyone else you know to get into the groove by visiting www.cityofmadison.com/trafficEngineering/Walk-tober.cfm

Streets Division Updates

• Brush collection is over. Do not set brush out to the curb for pickup. Collection will return in 2022.  Take brush to a drop-off site.
• Drop-off site hours are different this year. Be sure you know what the hours are before loading your vehicle. Learn the hours and more at www.cityofmadison.com/DropOffSites.
• Collection of fall yard waste begins in October. Learn when to set out your yard waste for pickup by going to www.cityofmadison.com/yardwaste.
• Remember: large item collection is different! You need to schedule your large item pickup before you place items on the curb at www.cityofmadison.com/LargeItemWorkOrder
• Winter is coming. Get the information you need about winter parking, snow plowing operations, correct salt usage, and more at www.cityofmadison.com/Winter.

Town of Madison Attachment

• There will be an in-person Public Information Meeting for the Town of Madison attachment on October 14. Please visit the webpage for more information at www.cityofmadison.com/townofmadison

South Madison Plan

• The first complete draft of the South Madison Plan is now available for public review and comment at www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/planning/south-madison-plan/3150/.

Walktober!

• October has arrived and its time once again to walk, wheel or roll your way around Madison. Learn about all of the ways you can participate and encourage everyone else you know to get into the groove by visiting www.cityofmadison.com/trafficEngineering/Walk-tober.cfm

Let’s Talk Streets Community Survey – Phase 2

• Please take a short survey about our city streets. This survey builds on what we have heard from the community so far on our shared values for streets. We would like to know more as we develop those shared values in a way that can guide decisions about streets and transportation. Take the Survey:  www.cityofmadison.com/transportation/initiatives/lets-talk-streets

28^th Annual Madison Compost Bin Truckload Sale!

• RainReserve will hold the 28th annual Madison compost bin truckload sale on October 23, 2021 at the Garver Feed Mill (3241 Garver Green). Pre-orders are now available. The location provides easy pick-up and experts will be on hand to answer questions.