Efforts to make Madison streets safer for students hit roadblocks

MADISON, Wis. — As parents get ready to send their children back to school, the City of Madison has been preparing to make students’ routes safer.

Those efforts include a safe street pilot project and a potential redesign of a main thoroughfare. But those efforts aren’t without roadblocks.

Earlier this year, Madison launched a school street pilot program at Marquette Elementary. The program shut down Jenifer Street from Thornton to Rogers during arrival and dismissal…

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