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<br />TRANSIT CONNECTIONS <br /> <br />Depending on the chosen transit technology and regional <br />land use and transportation planning, there is potential <br />for a transit stop in the Southdale Neighborhood. A <br />Southdale Neighborhood transit stop could serve current <br />neighborhood residents and the expected 3,000-5,000 <br />future employees of the Novation Campus. A Southdale <br />Station could be located on the rail line, adjacent to <br />Southdale Park. <br /> <br />BUS TRANSIT <br />Madison ~Ietro Route 16 currently serves the Southdale <br />!\Jeighborhood and runs from the South Transfer Station <br />to the East Transfer Station. A number of stops currently <br />exist around the neighborhood perimeter along East <br />Badger Road, Rimrock Road and Ski Lane. Stops also <br />exist within the neighborhood along Deer Valley Road and <br />Pheasant Ridge Trail. <br /> <br />Neighborhood residents requested better transit service, <br />with a more direct connection to the South Transfer <br />Stop on Park Street located at \X/est Badger Road. Some <br />residents report faster connections if they walk cross the <br />Beltllne pedestrian bridge to the South Transfer Stop. <br />However, discussions with i\Iadison Metro <br />indicate that no significant route changes are <br />anticipated in the neighborhood in the short <br />term. Headway times (the time between busses) <br />could improve with additional funding. <br /> <br />As shown in the map, the disconnected internal <br />street network results in Route 16 taking an <br />inefficient path around the south end of the <br />neighborhood, before traveling back north to <br />Moorland Road. A connection bet:\veen Lake <br />George Road and Deer Valley Road could <br />provide more options for efficient transit routing. <br /> <br />RAIL TRANSIT <br />Regional transportation planners are considering <br />the construction of some form of rail transit <br />along the current Wisconsin and Southern <br />corridor. The transit technology is unknown, <br />but commuter rail, light rail and bus rapid <br />transit have been considered. This rail transit <br />connection between Fitchburg and Madison is an <br />opportunity to promote the region's economic <br />investment and enhance workforce mobility. <br /> <br />The City of Fitchburg strongly supports <br />activating the rail corridor line for rail transit. <br />The City desire? at least one future transit stop <br />south of the Southdale Neighborhood, located <br />adjacent to the future Green Tech Village <br />interchange. As development pressure and <br />automotive traffic increases, development based <br />around alternative means of transportation such <br />as commuter rail, light rail and bus rapid transit is <br />anticipated to increase. <br /> <br />-1m <br /> <br />A rail transit station would attract significant new <br />vehicular, bus transit and pedestrian traffic. The local <br />street network would need improvement to disperse this <br />traffic. <br /> <br />Any rail transit improvements are likely to occur in the <br />long-term. <br /> <br /> <br />, <br />? ' <br /> <br />~7-"J <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />......".." ~: "".,,-':"'\ <br />..~ <br /> <br />__-A' <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />Jf <br /> <br />~t:mr-Jlt(i ~l...,.-)()'t'M~ ;1'0 At-"-"1 <br /> <br />--+- =r~ ~4lt. ;~~r.e~ <br /> <br />41' <br />, .- <br />~..,,;>.,,.,/'. ; <br /> <br />_ . . _ il);.;1'i<"'4.e JC(1'",iiOt)Jl:~':'JO <br />~t..\.~ !sCt..'1fCtA~ <br /> <br />,:t.L <br /> <br />Existing Transit Service <br /> <br />SOUTHDALE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN_ <br />