Winter Busing
When faced with the Report-a-Problem form, does one treat this meeting point of of city-maintained sidewalk, bikeway, and bus stop--still covered in snow and ice four days after a snowstorm--as a... "Sidewalk Concern," a "Snow Removal" problem, "Bikeway concern," or perhaps a bit of "Metro Transit Feedback"? Your choice could result in a vastly different experience, both in the details required to submit the issue and how it will be responded to, if it's responded to at all. Traveling in Madison in winter is a challenge no matter by what mode. Days are short; dark comes early; and it is cold, icy and slippery. But using the bus can offer some advantages over driving in winter: there’s no need to de-ice a car, or risk damage and injury trying to drive on a slick, corrosive, or rough road. Riding the bus in winter eliminates the worry that your car might not start, or get stuck in a snowbank, or worst of all, that you may run afoul