- July 13, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
The city of Madison unveiled new State Street bus stop designs on Monday for the planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system coming in 2024. The plan includes smaller, transparent bus stops in response to State Street business concerns that previous larger concept designs would block storefronts and be bad for business.
“I believe that we can and in fact must accommodate the legitimate concerns raised by businesses owners, and at the same time reap the benefits of a rapid transit system for our residents, economy and our transportation system,” Madison mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said at a Monday press conference.
The system is set to replace the city’s current transit and begin operation in 2024, using $80 million in federal transportation funds and use higher-capacity, higher-frequency buses with dedicated lanes to connect the West Towne, Hilldale, Capital East District, and East Towne areas.
Some business owners had called for the BRT routes to…
