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Commission approves 2025 Metro Transit bus-stop changes to improve accessibility and spacing
Summary
The Transportation Commission approved a package of Metro Transit stop relocations, consolidations and new accessible boarding pads for the 2025 construction season. Metro Transit said the changes are driven by accessibility requirements, sight-line and safety concerns, and Monona’s planned system addition.
The City of Madison Transportation Commission on Jan. 8 approved a package of Metro Transit bus-stop changes for implementation in the 2025 construction season.
Metro Transit officials told the commission the proposals are intended to make stops wheelchair-accessible, improve visibility and safety at crosswalks, and consolidate underused stops to improve route time performance. "We are adding boarding pads at all of our stops," Mike Czefala, Metro Transit, said, describing the program as part capital improvements and part routing refinement.
The changes include relocation of stops to far-side intersections, removal of midblock stops that lack crosswalks or curb ramps, consolidation of closely spaced stops to improve on-time performance, and siting of new stops associated with the city of Monona joining the transit system in March 2025. Tim Sabota, Metro Transit, gave a…
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