- July 13, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Mayor Rhodes-Conway and Metro Transit released today new renderings of the two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations for State Street.
BRT will have two stops at the top of State Street by 2024, running from blocks 100 to 300, before turning off the street.
The mayor’s office said BRT will make it faster to access necessities and amenities in Madison as well as increase business development.
The new designs have smaller platforms, reduced from 75 to 50 feet, as well as smaller shelter sizes, a release said.
New BRT design(Office of the Mayor)
The stations will also have more transparent shelters, making it easier to see storefronts and reducing the impact on local vendors.
“We have been listening to, and working to address the concerns of, State Street businesses over the past several years,” Transportation Director Tom Lynch said.
BRT will be implemented in 2024, when lower State Street will likely have no buses running on it; The…
