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Southeast Area Plan Commenting Map

Tell us about your experiences in the Southeast Area

The City of Madison is working on planning for the Southeast Area.

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Emily Jan 17 2025 at 11:20AM on page 1

Needs Attention
Extremely poor transit options
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Emily Jan 17 2025 at 11:18AM on page 1

Needs Attention
Extremely dangerous pedestrian conditions at broadway and 51.
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Emily Jan 17 2025 at 8:58AM on page 1

Needs Attention
Yes!! Cannot believe there's basically an extra mile if you want to cross the street here on foot/bike. Not to mention that mile is a terrifying one!!
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Emily Jan 17 2025 at 8:57AM on page 1

Needs Attention
I see kids from LaFollette risking their lives every day to go to Habaneros or Wendy's on the opposite side of this terrible highway. Habanero's is so good, and the community to the west of highway 51 should be able to go there without a 5 minute plus gauntlet of cars, trucks, sliplanes, inconsistent sidewalks. It's antiquated, it's dangerous, it is terrible for cars too. Change it!
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Emily Jan 17 2025 at 8:55AM on page 1

My Idea
51 should not be a freeway. Connect the streets, make it a wide boulevard similar to East Washington. People going fast can use the interstate.
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Emily Jan 17 2025 at 8:52AM on page 1

My Idea
Monona Golf Course is an extremely underutilized patch of land in an incredibly high housing demand neighborhood. The time for a near east golf course is gone - and the need for housing is too high. The surrounding neighborhoods deserve access to unrestricted park space, plus the area around LaFollette would be able to redevelop with some condos, apartments, or mixed use along Monona Drive and streets/paths connecting the Allis Neighborhood to Monona.
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Anonymous Jan 17 2025 at 8:45AM on page 1

My Idea
all i've ever wanted is a lake looper bus
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Anonymous Jan 17 2025 at 8:41AM on page 1

Needs Attention
There should be sidewalks along both frontage roads at the very least if the city insists on continuing to do nothing about the glaring community issue that is HWY51
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Anonymous Jan 17 2025 at 8:40AM on page 1

Needs Attention
Extremely dangerous intersection for bike/ped.
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Anonymous Jan 17 2025 at 8:36AM on page 1

My Idea
North Star Park - Kennedy Park pedestrian/bike bridge over the interstate. Connects SE area and Homburgland, which is extremely bike/ped infrastructure deprived.
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Anonymous Jan 17 2025 at 8:28AM on page 1

Needs Attention
Extremely dangerous ped/bike area. Needs crosswalks, curb cuts, sidewalks, and beefed up bike lanes.
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Anonymous Jan 16 2025 at 10:29AM on page 1

Needs Attention
Yes, please make this area safer for pedestrians!
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Danielle Pauk Jan 16 2025 at 10:18AM on page 1

Needs Attention
Would like to see safer ways for pedestrians to cross Stoughton Road!
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Danielle Pauk Jan 16 2025 at 10:15AM on page 1

Needs Attention
Our family would love to see some traffic calming strategies on Maher Ave. People going very fast on Maher (no speed bumps and very few stop signs) and tend to go very fast down the hill at Maher and Hob. There are lots of little kids in this area, and we'd like to see something to help traffic go at a safe residential speed!
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Abby Moe Jan 15 2025 at 5:15PM on page 1

Needs Attention
This intersection needs to be addressed for people turning left. We are Y members and our kids do sports at the Y. At certain times of day or after sporting events we frequently get stuck behind cars trying to turn left.
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Abby Moe Jan 15 2025 at 5:13PM on page 1

Things I Love
This is a great idea! We love pinney and would love more reasons to stay in the area.
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Abby Moe Jan 15 2025 at 5:12PM on page 1

Needs Attention
It's also difficult to turn left from cottage grove to Acewood. I frequently get stuck for two-three rounds of lights.
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Abby Moe Jan 15 2025 at 5:11PM on page 1

Needs Attention
Our kids cross this intersection to go to and from Kennedy Elementary and it terrifies me. Cars drive so fast down this road and the only thing to signal that it's a crossing are signs and chipping paint. I would love to see this road narrowed to slow drivers and something to address safety for kids crossing to school.
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Abby Moe Jan 15 2025 at 5:09PM on page 1

Needs Attention
Milwaukee needs a protected bike lane. We bike from the near Kennedy elementary to the east Madison little league areas on the other side of east wash frequently in the summer. I will not bike with my kids on Milwaukee so we end up using the sidewalk because it's the only safe option.
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Abby Moe Jan 15 2025 at 5:06PM on page 1

Needs Attention
This intersection leaving Kwik trip is always difficult. It's wide, there's a lot of traffic, and I frequently get stuck there for some time. Roundabout or stoplight would be great!
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Abby Moe Jan 15 2025 at 5:03PM on page 1

Needs Attention
The reduction down to one lane here is terribly placed. People do not merge appropriately, there is frequently a line to turn left and when Amazon shift change is happening there is a lot of congestion.
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TK Jan 15 2025 at 2:04PM on page 1

Needs Attention
Accessing the LVM neighborhood from the Heritage Heights neighborhood involves a tricky crossing of busy Cottage Grove Road. At certain times of day (that seem to align with school start/ends!) the sunlight makes the left turn from Inwood or Meadowlark onto Cottage Grove even more challenging. There are frequently cars waiting to turn left in the shared center turn lane so that lane isn't usually available as a stopover. Navigating this area always seems dangerous for pedestrians and cars. Maybe we need a intersection with a stoplight somewhere between Meadowlark and Thompson.
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:56PM on page 1

My Idea
Add ped bridge across the outflow here. And improve walking path along the lake in Olbrich. Very underutilized as it is.
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:54PM on page 1

My Idea
Keep and adding to the playground!
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:42PM on page 1

My Idea
Ped/bike bridge over 39 would be great!
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:39PM on page 1

My Idea
Improve bike lanes along cottage grove road here too!
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:36PM on page 1

My Idea
Add map signs at points along the bike trail
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:35PM on page 1

My Idea
I love the wooded trail along the stormwater pond here. I would love for there to be a trail along the length of the pond.
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:32PM on page 1

My Idea
If there is a way to get neighbors on board with putting in sidewalks in the rest of the neighborhood, it would make the roads more walkable.
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:19PM on page 1

Needs Attention
Need better turn lane visibility turning S onto Acewood Blvd. I've nearly turned into the wrong lane multiple times. This might look like adding lines on the road or better lighting or something.
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:16PM on page 1

My Idea
Add a light for pedestrians to cross the street along this bike/ped path
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:14PM on page 1

Needs Attention
There is a terrible smell coming from this industrial area every now and then. Is there something that can be done to mitigate this?
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:12PM on page 1

Needs Attention
Pedestrian crossing lane is needed across cottage grove between the two conservation parks.
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Kayla Wandsnider Jan 15 2025 at 1:11PM on page 1

My Idea
A mixed use pedestrian bridge, bike bridge or tunnel to cross 51 would allow better continuity between neighborhoods, safer crossing for kids and adults.
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Anonymous Jan 14 2025 at 9:52PM on page 1

My Idea
It would be great to have a coffee shop or something in this center. The library is great and all, but there's nothing else to do in this complex
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Nick D Jan 14 2025 at 9:51PM on page 1

Needs Attention
Sigglekow is basically a similar kind of arterial to Cottage Grove Road. City of Madison should enable the development of neighborhood destinations on our part of it
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Anonymous Jan 14 2025 at 9:50PM on page 1

Things I Love
I agree, the Biergarten is one of the absolute highlights of my summer
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Anonymous Jan 14 2025 at 9:48PM on page 1

Needs Attention
Car traffic here is too fast. Even if I drive 5 over, people tailgate, and occasionally will pass (illegally) on the right in the parking and bike lanes
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Anonymous Jan 14 2025 at 9:45PM on page 1

My Idea
This park has a lot of empty fields that no one uses. It would be nice to see at least part of this area turned into a natural area with native plants and walking paths
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Anonymous Jan 14 2025 at 9:44PM on page 1

Needs Attention
Tulane is extremely wide and people drive way too fast on it
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in reply to Caleb Power's comment

Anonymous Jan 14 2025 at 9:41PM on page 1

My Idea
Walter is also a neighborhood road. Just because people use it as a shortcut doesn't mean the residents' needs should be ignored
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Nick D Jan 14 2025 at 9:20PM on page 1

Things I Love
I'm looking forward to the future bike/ped bridge here
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Nick D Jan 14 2025 at 9:18PM on page 1

My Idea
Long term, I'd like to see the path on Walter extend all the way to the new neighborhood to the north. But even extending it one block would make a lot of difference. After crossing the tracks and the drainage stream, there are more options
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Anonymous Jan 14 2025 at 8:00PM on page 1

Needs Attention
Problematic intersection!
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Marla Shoop Jan 13 2025 at 9:27AM on page 1

My Idea
Would really like to have a walkable dog park easily accessible to Eastmorland. It is long overdue.
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Nick D Jan 13 2025 at 9:15AM on page 1

Needs Attention
There is an RRFB here, but traffic is very bad at complying with it. The problem is that at Drexel the east bound side opens up to two lanes, and starts to feel like a highway. It's also much harder to cross two travel lanes--longer crossing distance and you need two vehicles to agree to stop for you. The one lane configuration further west should be extended. It's not like Drexel contributes an entire lanes worth of volume
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Caleb P. Jan 10 2025 at 6:06PM on page 1

Things I Love
I love having old growth trees lining the streets. They would be safer to enjoy with dedicated paths. There's enough room for everyone on so many of our roads because they are so wide. As we gain a little density through small up-zoning over the decades, these improvements will be enjoyed by many more neighbors!
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Caleb P. Jan 10 2025 at 5:56PM on page 1

My Idea
Yes! My concern is that there is no safe space for people to move out of the way for a vehicle coming down the lane. Bikes and wheelchairs can mount driveway aprons and all folks can continue moving on small curbed sidewalks. Curbs can also house drainage infrastructure. There is also little light along this road. Low trail lights can help make this space feel even better. Raised intersections can slow traffic without impeding residents entering/leaving their garage. Street markings denoting 2-way bike/ped and 1-way signal to drivers they are sharing this space.
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Caleb P. Jan 10 2025 at 5:37PM on page 1

My Idea
In addition to continuing the shared path up along Dempsy, an alternative route along Buckingham and Ontario from Ontario park to Eastmorland park would also be nice. Traffic calming, markings, and signage at intersections can make this a pleasant route, especially in winter if the roads are plowed before the paths.
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Caleb P. Jan 10 2025 at 5:26PM on page 1

My Idea
Continuing the shared path all the way to Eastmorland park is a no-brainer. Then once a plan for the areas along Milwaukee are developed, we can continue the path the rest of the way.
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