Snow plowing updates, F-35 updates, Judge Doyle Square neighborhood meeting, upcoming events and neighborhood meetings and more!
SNOW PLOWING UPDATES
from 6:08 this morning –
It’s another snowy, slippery commute for Madison this Monday morning. Remember to be slow, patient, and safe when on the roads and allow for extra travel time.
HOMELESS SERVICES CONSORTIUM SUPPORT FOR SALVATION ARMY PROJECT
November 8, 2019
To Whom It May Concern:
Dane County has one emergency shelter for families and women experiencing homelessness. This shelter is provided by The Salvation Army. In their space, previously an elementary school, they provide emergency shelter to 22 families and 45 women each night. However, there are more households requesting shelter each night. During the summer of 2019, The Salvation Army turned away an average of 10 women each night and an average of 16 families each night. The households turned away contacted The Salvation Army because they had nowhere else to go. This means on average 10 women and 16 families were likely sleeping in cars, tents, and outside each night this past summer.
The Homeless Services Consortium of Dane County is a partnership of agencies, funders, advocates and people with lived experience who are committed to preventing and ending homelessness. We believe that all households in Dane County should have the opportunity to secure and maintain safe, stable, affordable housing.
Emergency shelter can be an important step to securing permanent housing. There must be safe dignified spaces where people can sleep and access housing focused services. The Salvation Army is proposing an expansion of their current site that will include shelter and permanent housing. This development will increase the capacity for shelter to accommodate 41 families and 82 single women. Additionally, there will be 48 beds available to people who are able to pay a minimal fee. These beds will be targeted to people who work at night. There will be 13 medical respite beds for people being discharged from medical facilities and need a place to recuperate.
Currently, the shelter operates on a night by night basis. This can leave households uncertain of their sleeping arrangements each day. With the new facility, households will be able to plan for a stay of at least one week at a time. This will allow for more stability to help people in their search for permanent housing. Additionally, this will assist children with school access.
For permanent housing, there will be 44 units of housing at both low-income and market rate values. Additionally, there will be 42 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units. SRO units are typically marketed to people with low incomes. The SROs will be a great opportunity to provide permanent housing to 42 people who are currently experiencing homelessness in our community.
The Homeless Services Consortium believes the redevelopment of The Salvation Army property is necessary for our community. This new facility will provide safety and dignity to people experiencing homelessness in a way the current facility can not. The additional permanent housing units are much needed in our community. We believe that with a purpose built shelter guests, staff and neighbors will experience and increase in safety. We also believe that households will move to permanent housing more quickly as staff will have more time to focus on providing housing focused case management services because they will spend less time trying to make inadequate space work. Please support The Salvation Army in the redevelopment of their shelter at 630 East Washington Avenue.
Sincerely,
Jani Koester, President, Board of Directors, Homeless Services Consortium
SAFE SKIES CLEAN WATER UPDATES – NO F-35s
Crystal Corner Bar
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- This is a joint birthday party for long time buddies Anita Hecht and Bob Queen. The party will have four fine bands and cake, and Peter Berryman will sing the F- 35 protest song (listen to Peter & Lou sing it here).
- Angela Puerta Band, The Oak Street Ramblers, Rebul, and BingBong will perform.
- Donations will support the “No F-35” resistance.
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- On the agenda: Discussion of Noise Related Concerns and Audience Questions
- Write letters to the editor
- Arrange for op-eds or news articles
- Get your group, business or congregation to issue a statement and let the media know about it
- Urge Tammy Baldwin to withdraw her support for the F-35 basing at Truax. Tell people you know who support her to urge her as well – especially those outside of Madison. She needs to know that LOTS of her supporters strongly disagree with her position on this issue! Call (608) 264-5338 – Madison or (202) 224-5653 – DC or get more contact info.
- Contact Sen. Ron Johnson: Email or call (608) 240-9629 – Madison or (202) 224-5323 – DC
JUDGE DOYLE SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
From alder Mike Verveer’s blog –
Neighborhood Meeting
Redevelopment Proposal for 216 S. Pinckney Street
Monday, November 18, 2019 – 7:00 p.m.
Madison Municipal Building, Room 215
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Please join me for a neighborhood meeting about a proposal by Stone House Development, Inc. to redevelop the Judge Doyle Square site, 216 S. Pinckney Street. Stone House proposes to construct Block 88 Apartments, a nine-story, mixed-income, mixed-use project with approximately 7,100 square feet of retail space and 161 apartments. The retail space would be located on the first floor facing S. Pinckney Street. The apartments would be in a tower built on top of the recently constructed City parking garage. Of the 161 apartments, 37 would be designated as affordable, with 20 units having income restrictions set at 60% of the county median income and 17 units having income restrictions set at 80% of the county median income. The fifth floor would have a community room, fitness area, and indoor/outdoor cooking and gathering areas. There would also be 148 parking stalls in the recently constructed above-ground parking garage for residential use.
Alderperson Mike Verveer
OCCUPY MADISON TINY HOUSE VILLAGE 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
From a protest movement, to a roving encampment, to a village.
Five years ago, Occupy Madison launched our OM Tiny Homes Village on Madison’s east side.
Join us this Saturday, November 16, to celebrate community, dignity, and tiny ways to make our world more humane and sustainable.
There will be live music, refreshments, tours of Tiny Homes, and discussions of OM Village’s past, present and future.
OM Village 5 Year Celebration schedule:
12:30 PM- Welcome
1:00 PM- Occupy Madison history
1:45 PM- Tours of Tiny Homes
2:15 PM- OM Village residents discussion
3:00 PM- Neighborhood discussion
3:45 PM- Future plans discussion
4:15 PM- Raging Grannies and Tiny Home tours
5:00 PM- Live music by Mike Winckler and Tom Healy
MADISON ACTIVIST CALENDAR
NOTE: My version of the Madison Activist Calendar would include the Plan Commission (Salvation Army and Edgewood), Finance Committee (Judge Doyle Square), County Board (Final Budget Meeting), School Board meetings tonight (Budget, Referenda and School Superintendent search) and Police and Fire Commission (Hiring a new police chief) meetings and that’s just tonight! Tomorrow night the Council meets on budget and there is a jail presentation at Public Works and Transportation. Thursday Health and Human Needs hears a presentation from Journal Mental Health. But I like all these events too!
To post events or announcements for future listings, please contact: jepeck@wisc.edu
For an online version of this calendar, please visit:https://madinfoshop.wordpress.
This calendar is brought to you by the friendly volunteer collective of the Madison Infoshop, 1202 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703https://madinfoshop.wordpress.
We are a non-hierarchical freespace and activist clearinghouse that needs your support to survive and flourish. Check out our free lending library (videos, books, periodicals, zines), our other community resources (art supplies, theater props, graphix and stencils, megaphones, and button maker). We also host meetings and help organize events.
Mon. Nov. 11th 6:30 pm Mutual Aid Workspace (MAW) at the Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Fall 2019 Free Skool Utopias Series continues!This week we will discuss the Paris Commune, Christiana in Denmark, Rojava in Syria, Oceti Sakowin at Standing Rock, and other Temporary Autonomous Zones (TAZs). Informal potluck starts at 6:00 pm. Info? https://www.facebook.com/
Mon. Nov. 11th 7:30 pm UW-Madison, Memorial Union – Shannon Hall (800 Langdon St.) The Greatest War: World War One, Wisconsin, and Why It Still Matters! A multimedia live music exploration of the modern, living legacy of the First World War and the uneasy truce that ended it. How are the events of WW1 relevant to us today? Have we moved past this conflict, or are we still struggling with its consequences? Equal parts rock opera and documentary, The Greatest War uses music, imagery, and words to tell the story of the Armistice and the war that lead up to it. Using letters, diaries, and articles written by and about Wisconsinites, connects the past with our world today through compelling music accompanied by theatrical lighting and a live display of photos, film, and artwork from the period. Tickets $15 ($10 for UW students). For more info and tickets, visit: https://union.wisc.edu/events-
Tues. Nov. 12th 7:00 pm UW-Madison, WI Institute for Discovery (330 N. Orchard St.) Whose Food, Whose Land? – A Conversation on Global Food Sovereignty! Panelists include: Mpumelelo Ncwadi, Vus’umhlaba Coalition; Mariaelana Huambachano, UW Civil Society and Community Studies; Monica White; UW Community and Env. Sociology; Sarah Lloyd, Wisconsin Farmers Union; and Dan Cornelius, Intertribal Ag Council. Reception to follow. Info? Visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
Tues. Nov. 12th 7:00 pm Headquarters Bar & Restaurant ( 101 Concord Dr. in Oregon) The WI Dairy Industry: Past, Present, and Future – discussion with Pete Hardin, publisher and editor of the Milkweed! Hosted by Madison Institute, Oregon Area Progressives, and the WI Farmers Union. Info? themadisoninstitute@gmail.com
Tues. Nov. 12th 7:00 pm Madison Central Library (201 W. Mifflin) Refugee Crisis – UNA Dane County Public Lecture Series with Hannah Koury!Koury who has worked in the Middle East and Europe with refugees and asylum seekers and relocated to Madison just over a year ago to work with refugee resettlement. Info? Visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
Wed. Nov. 13th 6:30 pm First Unitarian Society (900 Univ Bay Dr.) Know Your Rights Training! Come learn about the crisis facing undocumented immigrants and how you can best protect their rights through the sanctuary movement. Light refreshments will be served. Hosted by the Dane Sanctuary Committee. Please RSVP by contacting: elanor3560@att.net
Thurs. Nov. 14th 5:00 pm UW-Madison, Pyle Center-Alumni Lounge (702 Langdon St.). From Awareness to Action: Immigration’s Impacts on Children from Madison to the Northern Triangle of Central America!This conversation will provide information and perspectives about the immigration that occurs between Madison, the U.S.-Mexico Border and the Northern Triangle of Central America, with a focus on children and their wellbeing. What is happening? How can we act together to address detrimental policies that affect those who we call our neighbors, family, and friends? Info? Visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
Thurs. Nov. 14th 6:30 pm Madison Central Library, Rm. 104 (203 W. Mifflin.) Galloping Inequality & Corruption in the Age of Capitalist Decline – discussion with Scott Benike. Hosted by the Peregrine Forum, Info? #608-284-9082.
Fri. Nov. 15th 5:00 pm UW-Madison, Chazen Museum (750 Univ. Ave.) The Return of Navajo Boy – 20th anniversary screening of the acclaimed documentary! This film tells the story of Elsie Mae Begay, who, while viewing the vintage film about her family in Monument Valley, identifies her baby brother who was adopted by white missionaries in the 1950s and never heard from again. She says his name is John Wayne Cly. Elsie and her family’s story offers a different perspective on the history of the American West, showing the ways in which indigenous voices change the meaning of stereotypical images found in Hollywood Westerns, postcards, and, a propaganda film made by a uranium mining company. Screening will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring: Elsie Mae Begay, Navajo Nation; John Wayne Cly, Navajo Nation; James Adakai, President, Oljato Chapter, Navajo Nation; and Jeff Spitz, Director & Co-Producer, Groundswell Films. More Info? Visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
Sat. Nov. 16th 12:00 Noon – 8:00 pm OM Village (304 N. 3rd St.) Occupy Madison Fifth Anniversary Celebration! From a protest movement, to a roving encampment, to a village – five years ago, Occupy Madison launched theTiny Homes Village on Madison’s east side! Join us to celebrate community, dignity, and tiny ways to make our world more humane and sustainable. There will be live music, refreshments, tours of Tiny Homes, and discussions of OM Village’s past, present and future. Info? Visit the Facebook event:https://www.facebook.com/
Sat. Nov. 16th 1:00 pm Goodman Community Center (149 Waubesa St.) First Annual Neighborhood Organizing Summit: Celebrating Resistance!After four years of providing leadership development to grassroots organizers in Madison neighborhoods, we would like to celebrate those resisting the status quo. Program includes: program: 1:00 pm Registration; 1:30 pm Madison Black Resistance Panel 3:00 pm Amplifying Resistance Mixer; 4:00 pm Graduation & Awards Reception; 4:30 pm Buffet Dinner. For more info and to register, visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
Mon. Nov. 18th 5:30 pm UW-Madison, Red Gym (716 Langdon St.) Whiteness in LGBTQ+ spaces and community! This is an intended for space, meaning intended for white identifying LGBTQ+ folks to address and discuss their role in oppressive whiteness in queer spaces, community, and beyond. All students are welcome.. Hosted by the Gender & Sexuality Campus Center. Info? Visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
Mon. Nov. 18th 6:00 pm Mutual Aid Workspace (MAW), Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Thriving Economy through Mutual AidDiscussion! Join us for visioning, and action planning for our local solidarity economy. The possibilities are great! Help shape them, prioritize, and put them into action! Info? Www.madisonman.coop
ARCHIPELAGO VILLAGE IS BACK!
Proposals were made for this property in 2004 (27 stories), 2014 (15 stories), 2018 (13 or 11 stories) and and perhaps a few other times.
This is a summary from Linda via the Marquette Neighborhood (not Association) list serve:
The Archipelago Village project (900 block between E Wash and E Main) is looking to build a 5-story office building at the corner of S. Paterson/E. Main. They have requested an informational presentation at the 11/20 UDC meeting. Based on the City schedule and when this application was submitted, it will come before the UDC for approval on 12/11 and the Plan Commission on 1/13.
Per the application:
“This phase of the development consists of a 5 story 92,000 SF office building, and a 5 story above grade parking structure. WHEDA will occupy the top 3 floors of the office building and will lease out the lower 2 floors. A portion of the parking structure that was approved for the 929 E. Washington building will be built for use by WHEDA, its tenants and the Hotel Indigo. … The previously approved 929 East Washington Avenue project is proposed to be altered to provide more parking stalls by eliminating 2 floors of commercial space on the 2nd and 3rd floors along East Washington Avenue and converting those floors into 3 floors of additional parking. … The East Washington façade of the 929 building remains mostly unchanged with glass and stone panels screening the parking behind. The glass for the parking structure will be fritted or frosted to screen the view of the cars, which also has the effect of creating more bird friendly glass for the lower portion of the building where most bird strikes occur. … The stand-alone parking structure is proposed to be screened by perforated metal panels in lieu of precast panels that were previously approved. … Also shown as part of a future phase is a 10-story mixed-use apartment building along East Main Street.”
https://madison.legistar.com/
CAPITOL NEIGHBORHOODS HOLIDAY PARTY
MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS eBOOK EMBARGO FOR LIBRARIES
Below is a statement from the SCLS Board of Trustees about a recent decision by Macmillan Publishers to impose an eBook embargo for libraries on new titles. My apologies for its length, but we ask that you consider signing the online petition linked at the end.
SCLS Board Statement
Wisconsin libraries are all about equal access and convenience, but a decision by Macmillan Publishers to limit libraries to only one copy of newly-released titles in digital formats runs counter to that philosophy.
Wisconsin libraries primarily purchase digital book titles through Wisconsin’s Digital Library (https://wplc.overdrive.com) hosted by OverDrive, and the plan announced recently by Macmillan Publishers will impose an eight-week embargo on purchasing additional copies of those new titles. That means all public library users in Wisconsin will be limited to sharing a single copy of each new Macmillan eBook statewide for the first eight weeks after it is released. The change took place Nov 1, 2019.
“At a time when libraries are increasing their investment in eBooks to improve the access of residents, Macmillan has dealt a devastating blow to customers by dramatically increasing wait times for their new titles,” said Jaime Healy-Plotkin, President of the South Central Library System Board of Trustees.
According to Healy-Plotkin, Macmillan’s decision is based on the premise that public libraries undercut publishers’ profits by providing free access to eBooks. However, other top publishers have re-evaluated their library lending models without imposing an embargo. For example, Hatchette Book Group and Penguin Random House have eliminated long-standing “perpetual access” for libraries in favor of a two-year access model. This equates to electronic expiration dates on titles that require libraries to purchase more copies but does not limit them to a single copy initially.
“It’s also important to remember that public libraries are already required to pay higher rates for eBooks and eAudiobooks,” Healy-Plotkin said, “at prices four or more times higher than what consumers pay.” Public libraries regularly purchase multiple copies at these inflated prices to meet customer demand.
Public libraries have embraced new technologies and formats to remain relevant and meet customer demand, and in recent years eBooks have become a vital component of statewide library service. To meet demand, libraries adhere to specific “Purchase to Holds” ratios that help to reduce wait times for popular titles. Wisconsin’s Digital Library attempts to maintain a 5:1 holds ratio, which means that for every five holds placed on a title, the consortium purchases one copy. The goal is to meet a maximum wait time of 1.5 months.
Wisconsin’s Digital Library includes 63,773 eBook titles and 21,678 eAudiobook titles, with more than 239,923 items in the statewide collection. In 2018, 5.1 million items were borrowed by library customers across the state, with South Central Library System customers comprising more than 22% of the statewide use at 1,080,875 checkouts.
“Libraries within the South Central Library System are proud of their commitment to excellent customer service,” Healy-Plotkin said. “But those efforts are undermined by the Macmillan eBook embargo, which members of the SCLS Board of Trustees feel will damage library reputations and reduce service to customers. The SCLS Board encourages Macmillan to reverse its policy.”
Library customers who are interested in signing a petition by the American Library Association can do so at http://eBooksForAll.org.
UPDATE ON FIRST PUBLIC MEETING ON MANAGING THE UPPER YAHARA RIVER AT CHEROKEE MARSH
Jan Axelson sent this update to the Northside Discuss List:
Several of us from the Friends of Cherokee Marsh board attended the first of two public meetings seeking comments about how to manage the upper Yahara River at Cherokee Marsh.
Dane County’s Land & Water Resources Department is inviting the public to share ideas on how to enhance water quality, the fishery, wildlife populations, and recreation on the river. County staff called the meetings in response to a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) planning grant awarded to the county. The area under consideration extends from just downstream of State Highway 113 to about three miles upstream, where the river narrows.
Representatives from the county, the City of Madison, and the DNR were on hand to share information and answer questions. Participants were encouraged to submit comments with ideas and recommendations. Do we want to encourage canoeing and kayaking? How important is the fishery? Do we value the river as habitat for birds and other wildlife?
John Reimer from Land & Water Resources and Professor Chin Wu from the University of Wisconsin’s Civil & Environmental Engineering Department presented a concept for an area of the river west of Cherokee Lake, which lies along Burning Wood Way in the Cherokee Park neighborhood.
To improve water quality and reduce shoreline wetland loss, the proposal envisions a series of constructed rock peninsulas along the river’s west shoreline. The peninsulas would capture sediments and channel the river’s flow. Two additional peninsulas would re-establish the spits of land that were left when Cherokee Lake was dug in the early 1960s but have since eroded away.
Before refining the plan and seeking funding, county staff want to know if there is public support. Information from the meetings will eventually be available online. When available, we’ll post links at Cherokeemarsh.org.
A second, identical, meeting will take place Thurs, November 14.If you have an interest in the future of the upper Yahara River, please consider attending this meeting.
Thursday, November 14
6:30 – 6:45 p.m. (Welcome and Project Background)
6:45 – 8:30 p.m. (Breakout Stations)
Westport Town Hall
5387 Mary Lake Road
Waunakee, WI
METRO RIDER UPDATES
Current Detours
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Routes 11, 28, 38, 44, 80 & 84 NEW – Observatory Dr. not served between Babcock and Easterday.
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Routes 27 & 44– Mills St. closed between University Ave. and Johnson St.
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Route 12– Bridge Rd. closed
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Route 20– Lien Rd. closed between E. Washington Ave. and Thierer Rd.
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Routes 16, 38 & 39– Buckeye Rd. closed between Monona Dr. and Stoughton Rd.
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Route 80– Dayton St. closed between Charter and Lake St.
Current Stop Closures
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Stop #2881 Closed – Stop #2881 on University Bay Dr. at Lot 130 is closed
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Stop #0234 Closed– Stop #0234 on University Ave. at Mills St. is closed.
Upcoming Detours
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Routes 4 & 13– Mills St. closed between University Ave. and Johnson St.
In effect: Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 – June 2020 -
Routes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8– Buses detour from the Capitol Square.
In effect: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019
MADISON BIKE UPDATES
New Green Pavement Markings Downtown
In late summer new green colored pavement was added on a number of streets downtown to increase the visibility of bike facilities and highlight potential conflict areas. Locations include:
- W Main St at Proudfit
- E Johnson Ave at Wisconsin Ave
- E Gorham St at Wisconsin Ave
- Doty St at Fairchild St
- E Gorham St at Hamilton/Hancock
In addition, new green pavement markings were added as a part of the Williamson/Wilson/Blair project including at the new Blount St bicycle signal. Unfortunately the installation of new green pavement markings on some projects was delayed due to the early arrival of cold weather. This includes green markings included as part of the N Bassett St project, the E Johnson St project and the Haywood Dr project. The green markings planned at those locations will be installed in 2020.
Read more about the new downtown green pavement markings.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
Mills St – W Johnson to Conklin Pl
The UW Chemistry Building project will close Mills St from W Johnson to Conklin Pl starting at 7am Wed, Nov 13 until July 2020. The east sidewalk will remain open. From Thurs, Nov 14 – Sat, Nov 16 the closure will be from W Johnson to University Ave as a crane is placed. Project Information
E Johnson St
Work is ongoing to activate the new bicycle signal at E Johnson St and 1st St. but it is not yet operational. For now use the pedestrian signal.
Southwest Path Closure – Waite Circle Culvert Reconstruction
This project will reconstruct the culvert and do other minor repairs to infrastructure in the area. This project has closed the Southwest Path until approximately January 10. During this time a marked detour will use Council Crest, Yuma Dr and a protected lane on Midvale.
Additional City Projects
Information on additional city projects can be found on the City of Madison Engineering webpage.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Blair Street Public Information Meeting Presentation is now online.
- Autumn Ridge Path Public Information Meeting Presentation is now online.
- Don’t forget to take the Vilas Park Master Plan Survey if you haven’t already.
- Winter Conditions: Conditions on the City’s primary paths are improving but shaded areas still have icy and rutted sections. Staff have been out addressing problem areas and have applied a sand/salt mix to areas that need it. Crews continue to monitor the paths and this weekend’s predicted warmer weather should improve conditions. Bike lanes seem to be in overall good condition currently but icey areas also remain on streets including in bike lanes. More Information on Biking in Winter in Madison
- Street Sweeping will be taking place continuously from 7am on Sat, Nov 9 until approximately 5pm on Sun, Nov 10, or until temperatures become too cold for sweepers to operate. This is likely the last opportunity for street sweeping this year and this is an attempt to collect as much material from the road as possible. Be on the look out and use caution. In addition, the Streets Division will be collecting leaves and yard waste on Saturday and Sunday so expect trucks and other vehicles on local streets.
- New Mural on the Wilson Street Garage – The Wilson St Garage, which is still under construction, has new murals on the west wall that are visible from E Wilson and E Doty St. The mural entitle “Multiplicity” uses bright colors and anamorphic shapes. This is the Garage that will be the home of the Madison Bicycle Center which will be run by Freewheel Bicycle and is tentatively expected to open in January.
- Read the Press Release regarding the N Bassett St Parking Protected Bike Lane
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
A number of events this weekend will impact the bicycle facility network. Please use caution in these areas or choose another route.
- UW Football on Sat, Nov 9 at 3pm (pre-game at 12:30pm). UW Football games brings lots of people to the area around Camp Randall and this is especially true on the Southwest Path and all the neighborhood streets. Bicyclists not going to the game day activities may want to avoid this area leading up to the game time and right after or use caution while traveling. if you are going to the game try the free bicycle parking corral sponsored by UW Transportation Services and provided by the Wisconsin Bike Fed. The corral is located of the Southwest path, just east of the intersection of Monroe and Regent Streets. Bicycle Corral Map
- Madison Marathon on Sun, Nov 10 starting at 7am. This run takes in many popular bike routes including Arboretum Dr, Maintou Way, the Southwest Path, Gorham St, Warner Park Paths, Troy Dr, Sherman Ave, and the Mifflin St Bike Blvd.
- Holiday Fantasy in Lights officially opens on Nov 9 and ends on Jan 4. This annual events draws many more cars to Olin Park and the gate is open to allow traffic from both directions. In addition other activities occur as a part of this event including hay rides organized by Madison Parks. This annual event also draws organized bicycle rides, visits by running clubs and lots of people out by bike and by foot taking in the lights on their way home or while out with friends. Biking through is definitely a great way to experience the lights!
- Parks Shelter Lottery Day happens on Tues, Nov 12 – This is the first day you may make a shelter reservation for 2020. The day begins with in-person reservations and follows with phone-in and online reservations. If your bicycle club is thinking of hosting an event at a park shelter you may want to make a reservation now to ensure you get your preferred date and location.
- South Madison Community Impact Session 3 on Thurs, Nov 21 from 6-7:45pm
