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Commission asks staff for a Williamson Street peak-hour lane test after months of safety debate
Summary
After a lengthy presentation and public comment, the Transportation Commission asked staff to return to the next meeting with a proposal to test removal of Williamson Street peak-hour travel lanes and related mitigation measures.
The Madison Transportation Commission directed staff to prepare a proposal for a test of removing the peak-hour travel lanes on Williamson Street and to return with options at the commission's next meeting on Aug. 27.
Traffic engineering staff presented crash history, traffic-volume and signal modeling, and options that ranged from temporary signage to permanent changes such as parking removal and installation of protective bollards. Tom Moore, traffic engineering, reviewed building-impact crash locations dating back to 2012 and concluded there was no single crash pattern other than the common corridor of Williamson Street. He said the most recent building crash into Mother Fools occurred during an afternoon peak hour.
Moore outlined…
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