Madison is well known for being a bike-friendly city. It’s set to get even friendlier with a new plan to connect two major bike routes on the city’s south side.
Under the plan, the Cannonball and Wingra Creek Paths would be linked by creating a median-separated lane along Fish Hatchery Road. The changes are meant to increase bike safety on a road that sees about 30,000 cars a day.
Aaron Canton, an engineer with the city of Madison and the project’s manager and designer, said connecting the two paths has been a longstanding goal…