The new slip lane from University Bay Drive to University Ave in #MadisonWI works exactly as expected, even before construction is complete. People in cars and trucks creep into the crosswalk and block it for people walking or biking. Sigh. #urbanism #PedestrianDignity

Just announced: A joint Meetup for October! We'll be co-hosting an evening social with #Madison's #WomenInTech group at our downtown library's 3rd floor atrium. Pizza from Ian's and beverages will be provided. No speakers or slides, but there will be a few structured ice-breakers.

Join us!

https://www.meetup.com/madison-python/events/295489070/

#MadisonWI #Wisconsin #Python #UWMadison

We hit a new heat record on September 3 in #MadisonWI with 94°F/34.4°C. This was the 4th day with a record high this year. #GlobalWarming

Was picking up breakfast this morning and glanced at the marquee of the Barrymore theater across the street. It’s hosting a live #DND podcast on the 14th, which is part of that podcast’s national tour. My my, how things have changed! #MadisonWI

Yet another crash caused by the city not closing dangerous slip lanes on a major bike route. The driver of a car ran the stop sign and hit someone crossing the slip lane on a bike. It's oh so predictable, and yet nothing is being done about it.
#MadisonWI #VisionZero

#urbanism #LandUse
The #MadisonWI Plan Commission has 3 applications for car-oriented businesses on the agenda today. A car wash half a block from a future bus rapid transit station. A Starbucks _without_ walk-up access in the middle of a neighborhood. A bank drive-through in a regional mixed use district. In each case, staff analysis points out how this is against the recommendations in plans and ordinance, and yet they recommend approval. Our #TransitOrientedDevelopment ordinance is too weak.

We didn't call it #CriticalMass but we did have a very nice social ride with about 50 people on the last Friday of the month. Organized by Madison Bikes and Madison is for People. #MadisonWi

#Wisconsin has largely dodged much of this year's climate crisis craziness -- until today.

* Heat index here in in the #madisonwi area is 115F / 46C!

* This morning's low was 80F!

* The good news is, on Saturday the high temp is forecast to be...77F. Lower than today's low!

Yikes.

Not quite #CarryShitOlympics today. Just a broken bread maker to be retired. I'm very grateful that the City of #MadisonWI has a recycling drop-off site that's right off a bike path.

The game ended in a 0-0 tie, but I guess we're going back on Sunday to watch the Badgers take on UIC. Some of the collegiate rules took some time to get used to (like all the subs and a clock that stops), but a good time was had by all.

#MastodonFC #MadisonWI #UWMadison #Badgers #OnWisconsin

Me and the family are going to watch the UW-Madison Women’s soccer team take on Kansas tonight for my wife’s birthday. It’s going to be weird watching a sporting event in mid-August and it being relatively chilly!

#MastodonFC #MadisonWI #UWMadison #Badgers #OnWisconsin

#TopplingGoliath #beer can go fuck themselves. No hate at #GreatTasteOfTheMidwest. #BlackLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter #MadisonWI #Madison #Wisconsin

Storms coming through. The gust front just hit. If we lose power again, I'm going to be super pissed. #MadisonWI

According to the High Speed Rail Alliance, improvements to Chicago's capacity as a rail hub could vastly increase opportunities for expanded rail and Amtrak service across the midwest (including #MadisonWI). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIPmGooGtuY

Fun and interesting meetup planned for tonight! The Madison Python meetup group will have a walk-through for handling streaming data. Learn about message brokers, meet other great folks, and enjoy free pizza and soft drinks from our sponsor.

https://www.meetup.com/madison-python/events/293763316/

#MadisonWI #Python #Madison #Wisconsin #DataEngineering #UWMadison #DataScience

It's nice to see Madison Metro featured in the new People First report from TransitCenter and Laurel Paget-Seekins. https://transitcenter.org/publication/people-first/

#MadisonWI #Transit #PublicTransport #Workforce #Staffing

A neat article (minus the paywall) about recent archaeological finds under Lake Mendota.

https://archive.is/ke89a

#MadisonWI #Archaeology #NatGeo #HoChunk

"In the past two months, Volvo’s Nova Bus unit has pulled out of the US market and Proterra has filed for bankruptcy." https://twitter.com/NW_Horadam/status/1688869243939352576

An order of 46 electric buses for BRT in #MadisonWI is from New Flyer. But this sounds like a sign of industry-wide challenges that agencies will be watching closely.

Announcing our September meetup for #Madison #Python. We're gathering at Great Dane Hilldale for a social evening. No talks or presentations. Just friendly conversation. Please join us!

https://www.meetup.com/madison-python/events/295313780/

#MadisonWI #Wisconsin #Python #UWMadison

Very good Wisconsin Watch article on police pursuits in #Milwaukee and #MadisonWI. Milwaukee loosened their pursuit rules, and it resulted in more pursuits and more crashes. Whereas Madison has a very restrictive pursuit policy, with the corresponding outcomes. #VisionZero https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/08/milwaukee-police-chase-pursuit-some-deadly/