Tag City of Madison

UWPD: Timely Warning information on Sept. 22 incident

September 22, 2013

UWPD distributed the following message to the campus community on Sept. 22: Members of the UW–Madison Community, You are receiving this Timely Warning message as…

New database allows custom comparisons of city finances

September 20, 2013

As Detroit faces bankruptcy and other U.S. cities address an ongoing crisis in municipal finance, a new interactive database allows for the first time meaningful comparisons of city finances — from spending on schools, police, and public works to revenues from the property tax and other sources.

UWPD: Timely Warning information on Sept. 20 incidents

September 20, 2013

UWPD distributed the following message to the campus community on Sept. 20.

UWPD update on Langdon Street incident

September 19, 2013

Around 6:27 p.m. on Wednesday, UWPD received reports of shots fired in the 100 block of Langdon Street near campus in downtown Madison. UWPD responded along with Madison Police.

Dean of Students Office responds to Lakelawn fire

September 11, 2013

After a structural fire in the Langdon St. neighborhood caused an estimated $125,000 in damage, the University of Wisconsin–Madison community is reaching out to assist those displaced by the fire.

Remembering John Vietnam: Honoring a fallen friend, artist, activist

August 29, 2013

On the morning of August 30, 2012 John Vietnam tragically drowned in Lake Mendota, but his work lives on. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin has taken part in memorializing his legacy and declared August 30th as John Vietnam Nguyễn Day in Madison.

Chalkboards invite ideas for Library Mall project

June 11, 2013

The academic year is over, but that’s not stopping Madison residents and visitors from writing on blackboards.

City changes property tax payment schedule in wake of La Follette analysis

June 7, 2013

Madison taxpayers can now pay their property taxes in four installments due to an ordinance change adopted by the city council June 5, a couple years after a La Follette School analysis found that property owners are less likely to be late with tax payments if they can make three installment payments a year instead of two.

UW and city teaming up for redesign of State Street and Library Mall

April 25, 2013

They are iconic locations and both will soon be getting a makeover. UW–Madison and the City of Madison are partnering to develop design plans for the reconstruction of the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street (North Lake Street to North Park Street) and Library Mall.