Street Analysis 1 N-S & E-W Axes 2 Capitol Square # of Driving Traffic # of Parking ROW Street tree species lanes Direction aisles width Martin Luther King Blvd. 2 2 way 2 40' Ginko, Tilia East Washington Ave. 2 2 way 2 35' 43' Acer, Quercus West Washinton Ave. Wisconsin Ave. # of Driving # of Parking ROW Traffic Direction lanes aisles width Street tree species Pinckney St. 2 1 way northbound 2 Main St. W. Mifflin St. Carroll St. # of Driving Traffic # of Parking ROW lanes Direction aisles width Street tree species Doty St. 2 to 4 both 2?? Webster St. Dayton St. Fairchild St. 3 Outer Loop # of Driving Traffic # of Parking ROW lanes Direction aisles width Street tree species King St. 2 2 way 2 Gleditsia S. Hamilton St. State St. N. Hamilton St. 4 NW-SE & NE-SW Diagonals 5 Capitol Square Extended # of Driving # of Parking ROW Traffic Direction Street tree species lanes aisles width Pinckney St. (@ Square) 2 1 way northbound 2 Pinckney St. (btw Square and Loop) 2 1 way southbound 2 syringa, fraxinus Pinckney St. (outside of Loop) 2 2 way 2 Main St. W. Mifflin St. Carroll St. 16-block focus area Madison s downtown street pattern is a product of the original James D. Doty Plat of 1836, and was as much a marketing strategy to establish Madison as the capital city for the future state. One enduring characteristic of the Plat and today s Madison is the baroque radial street concept modeled after L Enfant s Washington, D.C. plan. The Plat also attempted to establish a hierarchy of streets by right of way width. The intent of the Plat was reinforced by John Nolen s City Plan from 1910, establishing today s Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. as a civic street. Intersections Project Site N PAGE 1 of 8
1. N-S & E-W Axes The Doty Plat created main axial street approaches to the Capitol Square on Washington Ave. and what is now Wisconsin Ave. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The rights of way for these streets are twice as wide as other downtown streets. The emphasis on these streets is mostly ceremonial, although East Washington Ave. is a major vehicular artery. The naming of these and other downtown streets has created the very general use of cardinal direction in street nomenclature and contributes to wayfi nding complications in the downtown. EAST WASHINGTON NUE WISCONSIN NUE MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD WEST WASHINGTON NUE PAGE 2 of 8
2. Capitol Square MIFFLIN STREET The Capitol Square continues to evolve as the center of Madison. Today, it is a central gathering space and event venue, particularly on the weekends. Recently planned as a transit hub, that use is becoming less prevalent as events often push transit routes to the outer loop. The Capitol Square streets often act as event stages. Bicycle use on the Capitol Square is also reduced, primarily because of topography and traffi c signal timing. The inner streetscape is controlled by the State of Wisconsin, the outer by the City of Madison. There are signifi cant pedestrian enhancements. CARROLL STREET MAIN STREET PINCKNEY STREET PAGE 3 of 8
3. Outer Loop DAYTON STREET FAIRCHILD STREET The one way, outer loop is the primary vehicular circulation route for downtown Madison. Public parking resources are distributed along the outer loop. Signal timing and spacing and overall capacity make for more effi cient movement than on the Capitol Square. Restricted parking during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours increases capacity on these streets. Bicycle activity on the outer loop is limited; no separate bike lanes are provided. Streetscape treatments vary signifi cantly from street to street. An ineffectual wayfi nding system on the outer loop should be reevaluated. DOTY STREET WEBSTER STREET PAGE 4 of 8
N CARROLL ST N FAIRCHILD ST 4. NW-SE & NE-SW Diagonals S CARROLL ST S FAIRCHILD ST Diagonal streets have different accompanying land uses, but are much more pedestrian focused than other downtown streets. The scale of buildings and land use, traffi c volumes, access restrictions in some areas all contribute to the pedestrian quality. PAGE 5 of 8 REET SOUTH HAMILTON STREET NORTH HAMILTON STREET REET
5. Extended Capitol Loop These streets provide tertiary or no vehicular circulation and limited on-street parking support for downtown activities. Land uses are varied but tend to be less intensive. Streetscape enhancements are varied. S. Pinckney St. between blocks 88 and 105 is likely needed for vehicular circulation at a minor scale. CARROLL STREET MAIN STREET PINCKNEY STREET MIFFLIN STREET PAGE 6 of 8
N CARROLL ST N CARROLL ST N FAIRCHILD ST N FAIRCHILD ST WILSON STREET S CARROLL ST S CARROLL ST S FAIRCHILD ST S FAIRCHILD ST Wilson Street PAGE 7 of 8
Project Site. + 902 + 912 E. DOTY ST. + 907 g y y MLK BLVD. MADISON MUNICIPAL BUILDING S. PINCKNEY ST. BLOCK 88 BLOCK 105 g y y + 902 E. WILSON ST. + 898 + 890 Sout a o g c ey o te sect o o oty & c ey Block 105 Government East Redevelopment Area + XXX Approximate elevation- based on 2 contours available at http://dcimap.countyofdane.com N Bird s-eye-view g Southeast towards Municipal bldg. South along Pinckney Street Southwest towards existing parking West along Wilson Street PAGE 8 of 8