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This website provides current information concerning the study, Public Involvement Meeting (PIM) dates and WisDOT study team contact information. Local media are also informed of PIM dates.
Upcoming
WisDOT invites you to a virtual public involvement meeting for the Beltline Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) study. The purpose of this public meeting is to present and gather feedback on the Preferred Strategy Package and the information included in the
Draft PEL Summary Report.
This public input will help to identify potential long-term solutions to address local and regional safety, accessibility, operational and infrastructure concerns along the Beltline corridor between US 14 in the city of Middleton and County N in the town of Cottage Grove. We encourage your participation in this important study to evaluate long-term improvements to the Beltline corridor.
The virtual PIM is scheduled for:
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Starting at 5:30 p.m.
CLICK HERE to join via YouTube Live
By phone (audio only): (608) 571-2209
Conference ID: 730 552 401#
Below are links to a handout and exhibits for the December 4, 2025, virtual public involvement meeting. The recorded presentation will be uploaded following the meeting.
The Draft Beltline PEL Summary Report provides a detailed description of the strategies considered and documents whether, and to what extent, each strategy addresses the existing and anticipated future transportation issues on the Beltline. A summary of this information has been presented to the public at previous public involvement meetings throughout the course of the study. The materials from the previous PIM meetings can be found under the
Past Meetings section below. For more information on a specific aspect of the Strategy Development Process presented at previous meetings, please refer to the following:
- Stand-alone strategies - See April 2022 PIM meeting materials
- Improvement Components - See April 2022 and June 2023 PIM meeting materials
- Strategy packages - See June 2023 and May 2024 PIM meeting materials
- Draft Preferred Strategy Package - See May 2024 PIM meeting materials
Past Meetings
The third round of PIMs were held in May 2024 to provide an update on the study and present the draft Preferred Strategy Package. The PIM presentation and links to the meeting exhibits can be found at the links below.
Public involvement meetings were held June 6 and 7 to provide participants with an update on the study and present the Strategy Packages, or potential long-term vision for the Beltline. Below are the links to the meeting handout, presentation slides and the exhibits displayed at the meetings.
Public involvement meetings (PIMs) were held on April 12 and 13, 2022, to provide participants with an update on the study and present improvement “Components" that, when combined, could address the issues on the Beltline. A recorded version of the presentation and meeting exhibits can be found at the links below.
A series of eight PIMs took place in November 2015. These meetings were held at various locations and times and presented the draft results of the screening of individual modal components and strategies developed since the 2014 PIMs.
View the handout, presentation and exhibits from the public involvement meetings in November 2015. Each meeting covered the same content.
Eight public involvement meetings took place in November and December 2014. These meetings presented the preliminary findings of how various transportation strategies may address Beltline needs.
- Each meeting covered the same content.
Five public involvement meetings took place in September 2013. These meetings were kickoff meetings introducing the PEL Study.
- September 9, 10, 18, 19 and 23, 2013 - PIM (in Fitchburg, Monona, Madison, and Waunakee respectively)
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Study comments
WisDOT welcomes study comments/suggestions. Please give us your comments/suggestions on this study, the study goals, transportation issues, study objectives and Preferred Strategy Package. Thank you for your interest and assistance with this important study.
Stakeholders/committees
Stakeholder committees were created for this study and are led by PEL Study team members
- Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
- The PAC is comprised of local elected officials from the communities within the study limits.
- Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
- The TAC is comprised of municipality staff or representatives appointed by their community leaders.
- Modal Expert Focus Groups
- A focus group for transit and for bike and pedestrian facilities evaluation are both compromised of municipality staff and representatives of local interest groups.
Coordination Plan (CP) and Impact Analysis Methodologies (IAM)
The CP is a tool that identifies how the study team will interact with the public regulatory agencies and local officials throughout the study. The CP is meant to promote an efficient and streamlined process through coordination, scheduling, and early resolution of issues.
The purpose of the IAM is to communicate and document the approach to analyzing potential impacts for the study. The IAM is intended to promote an efficient and streamlined process and early resolution of concerns or issues.