Last week, we talked about walkable infrastructure in Madison — specifically, shared + pedestrian-only streets.
While we broke down a few pedestrian-friendly spots that already exist in the 608 (like State Street + Willy Street), we turned to you all — the lovely Madisonians always seeking betterment in our city — to ask where you think pedstrian-only or shared streets should go. Here’s what you said.
You want more walkable zones, just about everywhere:
“Everywhere! Around the Capitol blocks other than State, Willy St, Atwood, even Johnson or E Wash. There are so many opportunities to make areas more walkable, livable, pedestrian-friendly, and attractive as we encourage people to expand beyond the isthmus.” — Elisabeth T.
“Williamson St, Atwood Ave, E Wilson St.” — Lexi O.
And some of you have the ideas to make it happen:
“More pedestrian-friendly crossing on East Washington.(Need I say more?) And in Fitchburg, better crossing experiences on McKee Rd. It seems that the wider the street, the less friendly it is to foot traffic.” — Nancy G.
“Atwood-Schenk. There is already the bike path running through it, and some restaurants use their parking lots for outdoor dining. But a whole street that has a permanent festival / outdoor eating vibe in the summer would be amazing.” — Mandy G.
With lots of input about State Street:
“State Street, could be similar to Boulder Colorado’s Pearl St.” — Ann P.
“State St needs to be a pedestrian mall. Deliveries by 10AM and then street closed.” — Leanne P.
“Lower State Street... make it pedestrian only. Let BRT stay on upper State...” — Tom R.