Round Up, Tuesday, 11/19/19

A bit overdue, but here’s what I’ve got!

FRIENDS OF THE STATE STREET FAMILY BOOTS GIVE AWAY

Friends of the State Street Family
Winter Boot Distribution
Saturday, November 23rd
10:00- 11:30 am
The Beacon (2nd floor)
(615 East Washington Ave, Madison WI 53703)

Boots For Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

● Friends must be present to participate. Please check in with the FSSF representative upon arrival on Saturday morning to receive a wristband. Friends must remain down stairs until their wristband color is called.
● Adult Size Boots Only. In order to maximize resources one pair of boots per person will be distributed this season. Return/exchanges will not be allowed. Attendance will not guarantee a pair of boots as FSSF has a limited number of boots in various sizes.

For more information on boot distribution, please contact Friends of the State Street Family at 608-535-9394 or email outreach@friendsofthestatestreetfamily.org .

CAPITAL CITY HUES – NOVEMBER 18th

In our November 18^th Issue, we talk to ABC Newsman John Quiñones about today’s news reporting climate. Lead by Noble Wray, there is an effort underway to rename Glendale Elementary after Dr. Virginia Henderson. Dr. Charles Taylor addressed the Northport/Packers Scholarship recipients. MGE’s Cedric Johnson and Mario Garcia Sierra talk about their sustainability initiative. State Rep Shelia Stubbs and Governor Tony Evers teamed up to spearhead a Diversity and Inclusion initiative.. And our center spread celebrates the Madison Metropolitan Links’ Jazz Brunch and six Community Service Award recipients. These are just some of the stories in Your Capital City Hues.

STREETS UPDATE ON LEAVES/STREET SWEEPING

From Alder Marsha Rummel

This is just an informal heads up as to what the street sweepers will be up to in the next few days, if the weather allows.

Starting tomorrow (11/19), we will begin street sweeping operations at 5am and they should run until 5pm.  We hope to be able to run the sweepers 12 hours each of the next three days.

We do need the weather to cooperate of course, which is not guaranteed this fall/winter.  So we will adapt to whatever the weather allows us to do.

If the weather does cooperate, starting at 5am means some sweepers will be in neighborhoods a little early in the morning – and this means there’s a chance we could wake up some people before their morning alarms. It is rare for sweepers to wake up people, but those who are woken up are not shy about sharing their understandable frustration.

There’s still a lot of leaves in the street. And we are running short on time to run the street sweepers, so we are doing what we can to collect as much as we can before winter ends street sweeping (sweepers need water to operate, so we cannot run them in the cold).

If you have any questions, let me know.

Bryan Johnson
City of Madison Streets Division
Recycling Coordinator/Public Information Officer
Office: 608-267-2626

SOUTH MADISON COMMUNITY MEETING

You are invited to the South Madison Plan third community meeting planned for November 21, Village on Park – Atrium, 6:00 – 7:45 pm.  View Flyer – English, Hmong, Spanish. A light meal, childcare, and interpreters (Spanish and Hmong) will be at the event.  What’s next for South Madison? We will be discussing issues, strategies and solutions for South Madison.  Bring your family, friends and neighbors.  Questions or Comments here.

South Madison Plan Community Impact Sessions
The purpose of these sessions is to bring South Madison residents, businesses, and stakeholders together to develop a shared vision for the South Madison area. The focus will be on economic development, land use, housing, transportation, sustainability, food access, cultural resources, and other aspects of our community that affect well-being.

A summary of past meetings, small group sessions, and background information can be accessed on the South Madison Project website.  The Goodman South Madison Public Library also has an informational binder at the reference desk for your viewing.

The planning area is bounded by Wingra Creek on the north, John Nolen Dr. on the east, W Beltline Hwy on the south, and Fish Hatchery Rd. on the west. All meetings are open to the public.

Additional sessions will take place in 2020.

NELSON NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN – PROJECT UPDATE #1

NELSON NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN

The City Council approved the Nelson Neighborhood Development plan at their November 5th meeting.  Staff is working on NDP edits specified by the Plan Commission and approved by the Council, and will post the final Plan to the Nelson web page soon.  Please see item #50 of the November 5th Common Council agenda for the specific Plan Commission edits to the NDP.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN OPEN HOUSE

UPCOMING DEMOLITION

Please be advised that Peter Kucha will be filing a demolition permit application on November 20, 2019 for Plan Commission review that calls for a Commercial Building located at 5810 Mineral Point Rd Madison, WI 53705 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Peter Kucha, Eppstein Uhen Architects, 333 E. Chicago St. Milwaukee, WI 53202 at peterk@eua.com or (414)291-8190.

Applicant’s Comments:
CUNA Mutual Group’s existing 5810 building (the 2-story round structure on campus) will be demolished. It will be replaced with a new Amenities building that will be constructed in approximately the same location. The new 5-story building will serve as a gateway to CUNA Mutual Group’s campus. The building will contain dining space, collaborative spaces, an auditorium, a customer center and two levels of underground parking.

If you have any questions about the Plan Commission demolition permit approval process, please contact the City of Madison Planning Division at (608) 266-4635.

FINAL SEGMENT OF DECADE-LONG WATER MAIN PROJECT UNDERWAY

I missed this in the daily update on the home page.

November 15, 2019
The “Cannonball Pipeline” enters its final construction phase. — It’s easy to see that something is happening at Bowman Park on Fish Hatchery Road. Backhoes dig deep trenches into the soft, snow-covered earth, cutting a swath across the entire south end of the park. But it’s not so easy…

Read more

METRO RIDER UPDATES

Thanksgiving Reduced Service

Metro operates reduced service on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29.

Thanksgiving Day – Buses follow holiday schedules on Thursday, November 28. UW Campus routes do not operate.

Day After Thanksgiving – Buses follow Saturday schedules on Friday, November 29. UW Routes 80 and 84 follow recess service. Routes 55 and 75 operate regular weekday schedules to/from Verona/ Epic.

The Metro Administration Office is closed both days. Customer Service Reps will be available from 8 to 4:30 p.m. at 608-266-4466.

Current Detours

Upcoming Detours

MADISON ACTIVIST CALENDAR

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.com/your-space/madison-activist-calendar

This calendar is brought to you by the friendly volunteer collective of the Madison Infoshop, 1202 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703 https://madinfoshop.wordpress.com

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.

Tues. Nov. 19^th 8:00 am Threshold (2717 Atwood Ave.) WILPF’s Gather the Women Quarterly Breakfast –Local Organizing: What does it take? What can you do? Join us for a buffet breakfast and to hear from Vicki Berenson, Mary Jo Walters, and Sue Pastor, activists with Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, a loosely organized coalition working to say no to the increased militarization of our communities and specifically to prevent the F-35 fighter jet proposal for Truax airbase in Madison. Cost is $15 – paid at the door. To RSVP, please contact: wilpfmadison@gmail.com

Tues. Nov. 19^th 6:00 pm UW-Madison, Memorial Union – Shannon Hall (800 Langdon St.) Making a Difference: My Fight for Native Rights and Social Justice – Ada Deer shares her new memoir with contributor, Theda Perde! Info? https://www.uwalumni.com/event/uw-madison-presents-ada-deer-making-a-difference/

Tues. Nov. 19th 6:30 pm Madison Labor Temple, Rm. 201C (1602 S. Park St.) The Gerrymandering Fight – presentation with attorney, Doug Poland, who will talk about efforts here and in other states to eliminate gerrymandering. Doug Poland served as lead trial counsel for plaintiffs who successfully challenged the Wisconsin Assembly legislative districts before three-judge federal panels in 2012 and 2016, and was a member of the legal team that represented the respondents before the U.S. Supreme Court in Gill v. Whitford. He’ll also talk about the Supreme Court’s Rucho opinion, which ruled that partisan gerrymandering claims cannot be heard in federal courts. Hosted by Our Wisconsin Revolution.

Tues. Nov. 19^th 7:00 pm UW-Madison, WI Institute for Discovery (330 N.. Orchard) How Can We Move Forward on Wisconsin Transportation? Hear from UW-Madison experts and transportation officials as they share how they prepare for future challenges and work together to find sustainable, long-term solutions to the issues facing Wisconsin. Part of the ongoing Crossroads of Ideas series. Info? https://discovery.wisc.edu/programs/crossroads-ideas

Wed. Nov. 20^th 6:00 pm Communication (2645 Milwaukee St.) Buildng a United Front – Multiracial Organizing in the Age of Trump – talk with Max Elbaum, longtime peace, anti-racist and radical movement activist/scholar since joining Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in Madison, Wisconsin in the 1960s. Through the 1970s and 1980s he was active in then-widespread efforts to build a new U.S. revolutionary party as a leader of one of the main organizations in the New Communist Movement. He is the author of Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao, and Che, and is currently an editor of Organizing Upgrade. Hosted by the UW Havens Wright Center. Info? www.havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu

Wed. Nov. 20^th 6:30 pm First Unitarian Society (900 Univ. Bay Dr.) The Climate Crisis, Solutions, and the Food We Eat – discussion with Gail Nordheim and Paul Thompson. What can we do to feed ourselves, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and use less fossil fuels? Info? timc@fusmadison..org

Thurs. Nov. 21^st 7:00 pm UW-Madison, DeJope Hall – Lake Mendota Hall (640 Elm Dr.) The Power of Storytelling and Traditional Ecological Knowledge – Native November Everyone’s Earth lecture featuring the Fall 2019 UW-Madison Elder-in-Residence, Mary Louise Defender-Wilson! A nationally renowned traditional Dakotah/Hidatsa elder, storyteller, and traditionalist enrolled at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation of North Dakota, Mary Louise has been honored for her artistry with multiple awards including the Arts National Heritage Award as well as multiple Native American music and spoken words awards. Info? https://nelson.wisc.edu/events/everyones-earth/index.php

Sun. Nov. 24^th 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Orchard Ridge UCC (1501 Gilbert Rd.) Annual Holiday Fair Trade Sale! With vendors and gifts from around the world – support social justice this holiday season. Info? #608-271-7212

Sun. Nov. 24^th 10:45 am Beth Israel Center (1406 Mound St.) 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

Mon. Nov. 25^th 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 Madison as a Utopia! What would a sustainable equitable solidarity community in the Yahara Lakes Bioregionlook like? Is it possible or pie in the sky? Can we learn from other mutual aid projects and utopian experiments? Informal potluck starts at 6:00 pm. Info? Check out the Facebook event:https://www.facebook.com/events/478177126352569/

Sun. Dec. 1^st 5:00 – 10:00 pm Crucible (3116 Commercial Ave.) WORT Community Radio’s 44th Birthday Bash! Professor Pinkerton of Dead Man’s Carnival will be bringing his Irrelevant Orchestra from Milwaukee to headline the festivities with Vaudeville jazz. Combo Noir will open the show while Silk Aerialists delight the crowd. Dance and enjoy the music or lounge in the bar and hobnob with fellow WORTistas and friends. We are also serving a variety of cold appetizers from Benvenuto’s Italian Grill in Fitchburg and some guilty carnival pleasures, as well as delicious Birthday Cake! Tickets are $15 and can be obtained at WORT, 118 S. Bedford St., or online at https://wort44.brownpapertickets.com

Mon. Dec. 2^nd6:30 pm Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Monthly meeting of the Madison General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Find out how you can dump the boss off your back! Info? https://www.facebook.com/Madison.IWW.GMB/

BIKE MADISON UPDATES

Bicycle Repair Stations – Over the winter the City removes the bicycle pumps from the repair stations to increase the longevity of the pumps. They have now been removed for this year. If you see someone at the repair station who needs to air up their tires please offer them assistance if you carry a tire pump.

Bike Corrals – Earlier this fall the bike corrals came out for the season. They will be reinstalled in the spring.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

Monona Terrace Bike Elevator Closed
Currently the Monona Terrace Bike Elevator is not working. Monona Terrace staff have ordered a replacement motor but it has not yet arrived. If the motor arrives late Friday the new motor will be installed Monday. However, the motor installation may not be possible until Tuesday depending on when the part arrives.

E Johnson St
Work is ongoing to finish the bicycle and pedestrian facilities over the next week. The path and sidewalk at the SE corner of E Johnson/First is currently closed.

Buckeye Rd
Temporary asphalt was placed due to the low temperatures and frozen gravel base. Work continues on terrace restoration for the winter and retaining wall work. Once that work is completed the road will open to all traffic until the spring when the project will be finished.

Haywood Dr
Low temperatures have impacted the project and temporary restoration work is underway. The road and sidewalks will receive a temporary hard treatment, likely asphalt, until spring. Once that work is completed the road will reopen until work is finished in the spring.

Southwest Path – Mills St
On Wed, Nov 20 work will be taking place on the Southwest Path just east of Mills St. The path will remain open but will be narrowed. Slow down and use caution in that area and wait to pass as the path will be narrowed to 7 ft.

E Washington Ave – Lien Rd
The bike lane is closed on E Washington Ave between Lien Rd and Parkside Dr. The lane is detoured down Lien to Parkside.

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.

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. Project Information

County Highway M/S Pleasant View Rd
Work is nearing completion on the County Highway M project (also knows as S Pleasant View Rd) including new multi-use path with underpasses at CTH PD, Flagstone and Midtown. The connection at Raymond Rd to the path is not yet complete. Find more details on the project page.

Additional City Projects
Information on additional city projects can be found on the City of Madison Engineering webpage.

ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION

• • Reiner Neighborhood Development Plan Public Meeting on Mon, Nov 18 from 6 to 7:30pm at the Towne of Burke Municipal Bldg, 5365 Reiner Rd.
  • Crossroads of Ideas: How can we move forward on Wisconsin Transportation on Tues, Nov 19 at 7pm. Hear from UW Madison experts and transportation officials, including Madison Traffic Engineer, Yang Tao, on how to find long term, sustainable solutions to transportation issues facing the state.
  • South Madison Community Impact Session 3 on Thurs, Nov 21 from 6-7:45pm
  • 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.

• • Winter Madison Night Market on Sat, Nov 16 from 4-8pm at the Top of State St. Please use caution on State St and if using the Mifflin St to State St bicycle route as many people will be out at the market and seasonal lighting ceremony .
  • 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!
  • WIAA Football State Finals at Camp Randall Stadium on Thurs, Nov 21 and Fri, Nov 22. Watch for increased pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the stadium area and surrounding visitors with many out of town visitors trying to find their way.