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Madison's Everyday Engineering
by IT Media Team
Madison's Everyday Engineering
Episodes
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Mowing Stormwater Land
We love native plants and lush areas for our pollinators here at the City of Madison, however, what we don’t like is confusion about the maintenance of that land… specifically stormwater land. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts City of Madison...
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Please, Just Don’t Do it: Illicit Dumping
Concrete and paint—two things, among many, that should not go down the storm drain. However, unfortunately they do. It’s not only residents who are responsible for illicit dumping, but people you hire to clean your home, carpets, painting and more. City of Madison Engineering Division Public...
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Summer Means Construction Season: Paul Lauby
Did you know, the City has staff out at construction sites making sure contractors are following the rules and that you're safe?
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Madison Lakes Are Pretty...
The lakes in the City of Madison are the center of so many activities in both summer and winter. These lakes include: Mendota, Monona, Wingra, Waubesa, and Kegonsa. They also are the center of conversation when the lake water turns greener and isn’t so pretty. City of Madison Engineering Division...
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20 Is Plenty
You have likely heard of Vision Zero in the last few years here at the City of Madison, and chances are, you’ve likely driven on roads that have a changed speed limit, a much slower speed limit. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts City of…
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Drink up! The Water Wagon is here!
It's bright green, with big pink letters on the outside reading "Have a Drink on Us," a drink of water of course. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts Madison Water Utility's Marcus Pearson to talk about the City's one-of-a-kind Water Wagon, a...
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Federal Funding Boosts Stormwater Design in the City with BRIC award
Extreme weather continues to challenge our environment, and that includes major flooding events. However, the City received major funding to help a project in the middle of one of the hardest hit spots of the 2018 flood. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the City of Madison…
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Not Just Pretty, Ponds Have Purpose!
You've seen them plenty of times, and often you've likely noticed how pretty they are, but ponds serve an important purpose in the City of Madison. In this podcast episode, you may learn about ponds things you may not have known before, including what they're built for. City of Madison…
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Not a Baaaad Idea: City uses goats to care for green spaces
The City of Madison’s approach to invasive species has changed over the years, but this one you probably didn’t see coming: Goats—yes, fuzzy white, black and tan goats all there to help with tackling invasive species on the City’s land. City of Madison Engineering Division Greenway Vegetation...
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Salamanders, Herptiles, Frogs: New Approach To Dredging
Dredging is a standard practice for stormwater projects, scooping out the mud, weeds and sediment from the bottom of the space to help with water flow. However, it’s not just mud or sediment at the bottom of ponds in our area, there are likely herptiles and other living water creatures who need...
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Do you Dig It? Check out the Conservation Trainee Program!
If you’re a person who loves the outdoors, digging, planting and being outside, imagine being paid to enjoy nature and improve greenspaces, it could be the best first step toward making a career in nature! The Conservation Trainee Program is a part of the City of Madison Engineering Division, and...
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Salamanders, Herptiles, Frogs: New Approach To Dredging
Dredging is a standard practice for stormwater projects, scooping out the mud, weeds and sediment from the bottom of the space to help with water flow. However, it’s not just mud or sediment at the bottom of ponds in our area, there are likely herptiles and other living water creatures who need...
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One Foot In the Door, A Career with #TeamCity
Getting your foot in the door at the City of Madison can look different for so many people, with different backgrounds, apprenticeships, hourly positions, seasonal positions, part time positions, internships and training programs. In the past few years, we have been building on some key positions...
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Beautiful, Budding Bee Knowledge with City Pollinator Experts
Little did you know, in the City of Madison Engineering Division, we have pollinator specialists. Our team focuses on best practices, and also is part of a state-wide group Bumble Bee Brigade. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts Engineering...
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Public Art through Percent for Art, City of Madison Sets an Art Standard and Commitment
You may see color and culture across the City of Madison, but the Public Art Program has so many layers that help bring beautiful art to life on public structures and in the community. The Percent for Art ordinance, passed in October of 2017, officially created a mechanism to increase the rate of...
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Do you Dig It? Check out the Conservation Trainee Program!
If you’re a person who loves the outdoors, digging, planting and being outside, imagine being paid to enjoy nature and improve greenspaces, it could be the best first step toward making a career in nature! The Conservation Trainee Program is a part of the City of Madison Engineering Division, and...
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Future of Public Transit in the City of Madison
Public transit is part of a growing conversation in the City of Madison, Wis. You may even be listening to this podcast episode on your way riding on the bus! Whether you use public transit—or join in the conversation—if you travel in the City of Madison, you’re impacted by it in some form or...
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Running on Wisconsin Soybeans, Tires and More!
What in the world would soybeans have anything to do with the City of Madison Fleet Services? Way more than you probably know! City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts City of Madison Fleet Superintendent Mahanth Joishy to talk about all the ways…
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A ‘MITE’ Idea: New Way To Get Into the Infrastructure Industry
There’s a need, and we’re filling it with concrete…. Literally. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts City of Madison Engineering Division Facilities Services Coordinator Stephen King to talk about the City’s newest program, the City of Madison...
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A Seed that Keeps Growing: The City of Madison, Wisconsin
The City of Madison is the second largest city in Wisconsin, and if it seems like we’re growing, it’s because we are. Building, developing you name it—it’s happening right here in Madison—but why? and how? City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts…
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City of Madison to Build First, Purpose-Built Shelter: Bartillon Shelter
The City of Madison’s first purpose-built shelter-- what does that mean? More importantly, what does that mean for the City of Madison, Wis., community? Those are two questions we answer in this podcast episode as City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky...
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Orange Barrels: Hammersley Road
Located in the Southwest part of the City of Madison, Wis., two phases, added bike lane, and an impact to Whitney Way, just a few things Hammersley Road construction will be disrupting and impacting this construction season. In this episode, City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information...
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Orange Barrels: Davies Street and Dempsey Road
Three years in the making, a project that is proof community feedback is heard and used to make changes for a better street for our community. Davies Street and Dempsey Road has a few-year history so far, longer than a typical road reconstruction project, but it's time to start bringing the…
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What do Watershed Results Really Mean?
The City of Madison Engineering Division is doing Watershed Studies—where the division’s engineers comb through the City of Madison, looking at where the stormwater infrastructure system can be improved to prevent or minimize flooding, and then present results of the studies to the public. There...
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Green Resource: RECYCLOPEDIA
No matter what time of year, it’s always a good time to recycle. However, what if you don’t know where to start? You’re in luck, the City of Madison has a Recyclopedia, put together and updated each year to serve the needs of the community to support recycling habits and needs. City of Madison...
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New Move, Now Open: Zeier
The intense pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic forced municipalities to find solutions for homelessness in the community—and the City of Madison was no exception. In just the last two years: the City of Madison Engineering Division led five huge projects to help people struggling with…
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Public Market is Officially Happening!
After over a decade of process, the Madison Public Market is officially happening. It’s really happening. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts two key people in the Public Market Process: Engineering Division Facilities Management Project…
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Orange Barrels: Pleasant View Road and Atwood Avenue
Two major reconstruction projects are underway in 2023 in the City of Madison: Pleasant View Road and Atwood Avenue. Pleasant View Road is on the City's west side, and Atwood Avenue is on the City's east side. Both projects impact our community in multiple ways. Atwood is known for its vibrant...
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It’s Brine Time!
A snowy mess moves into our area, and we look directly to our City of Madison snow professionals--- why? Because the snowy system impacts everything we have planned that day, our family’s plan, our work plan, children’s plans, school and any other extra activities. Snow removal is so important…
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An Exciting Time for John Nolen: Reconstruction and Design Contest Next Steps
A new opportunity to create renewed connection with the beauty of our lakes and urban space, we’re talking about the generational project of John Nolen Drive Reconstruction paired with the intense Lake Monona Waterfront Design Contest. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information…
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Safe Streets Madison: New Program Digs Into Safety Before Design
The City of Madison wants its streets to be safer. That means slower speed limits, narrower roads, less traffic deaths. These changes make for safe streets in the City of Madison. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts Traffic Engineering Engineer...
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Life’s Blueprint: Meet Our New City Engineer: Jim Wolfe
There has been no more than two City Engineers in the last two-three decades at the City of Madison, that’s saying something considering the amount of responsibility the position holds on the future of infrastructure in the City of Madison. This position impacts everyone living in the City of...
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Let’s Talk Trees, Please.
Trees: a simple topic for some projects at the City of Madison, a bit more of a fuller conversation with conflicting opinions for others. In this podcast episode, City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts Water Resource Engineer Phil Gaebler and...
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‘Crush Farley,’ ‘Squashbob Trashpants,’ ‘Ron Squeezely,’ Electric Compactor Contest Makes Recycling and Trash Fun
Who would have thought there’d be so many fun names to officially name the City’s new electric trash and recycling compactors? The City of Madison held a contest, and the winning names were selected. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts Streets...
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Cut Down On Your $alt: Updates to the Madison Salt Ordinance
The next time a winter weather event moves through the City of Madison, property owners will need to remove snow and ice from public sidewalks and lots on their property, or they could face a new fine. City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts...
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Life's Blueprint: Andy Zwieg
Life’s Blueprint: an episode focusing on the career journey of one of our staff members, to share more about them, how they got here and hopefully some information on how to move into a career in this industry. Andy Zwieg is a streets and paths design engineer at the City of Madison Engineering...
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Storm Drain Mural Program: Paint, Turtles, Birds, Otters
Do you know where the water that washes down your storm drain goes? A Storm Drain Mural Program in Dane County, Wisconsin, is using art as a vessel to help teach students and communities about stormwater and where it goes. Dane County Land and Water Resources Department and the Madison Area...
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Life's Blueprint: Fadi El Musa Gonzalez
City of Madison Engineering Division Streets and Paths Design Engineer Fadi El Musa’s journey to the City of Madison Engineering Division took a lot of work, guts to relocate and courage to work through a language barrier in the interview process before landing in the Engineering Division. El…
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Life's Blueprint: Jay Schlimgen
There are so many paths in our Engineering Division, and so we’ve started a segment within Everyday Engineering that focuses on the paths of different staff and careers within Engineering for anyone either looking, considering or trying to grow in the industry. Engineering Division Operations...
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Life's Blueprint: Brent Pauba
We’ve introduced you to so many people so far as guests on Everyday Engineering, but now, we continue to kick off a new segment that shares what went into getting here, and maybe help anyone planning their path forward. Life’s Blueprint: an episode focusing on the career journey of one of our…
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Life's Blueprint: Jojo O'Brien
We’ve introduced you to so many people so far as guests on Everyday Engineering, but now, we continue to kick off a new segment that shares what went into getting here, and maybe help anyone planning their path forward. Life’s Blueprint: an episode focusing on the career journey of one of our…
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Local Municipality + Passionate Community Members = Huge Rain Garden Success
Every little bit helps. The City of Madison has a 1,000 Rain Garden Goal, and if everyone plants just a little rain garden, not big or expensive, you rcan really help the whole stormwater system, however, in this episode, we talk about a big effort by some awesome watershed stewards, and they’re...
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Construction Nuts and Bolts: Future John Nolen Drive
John Nolen Drive— it needs some improvements in the City of Madison, and the public planning process began in 2021, which is years before any digging or disruption happens. However, it’s not that easy getting to the construction phase, especially fo the people in charge of designing and...
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Life’s Blueprint: Stormwater Resources Engineer Phil Gaebler
We’ve introduced you to so many people so far as guests on Everyday Engineering, but now, we want to kick off a new segment that shares what went into getting here, and maybe help anyone planning their path forward. Life’s Blueprint: an episode focusing on the career journey of one of our staff...
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Creative Solution to Unsheltered Homelessness: Dairy Drive
The City of Madison is one of many municipalities in the United States looking for creative, healthy and safe solutions to help community members experiencing unsheltered homelessness find a path forward, especially during the pandemic. The City of Madison constructed its Dairy Drive Sheltered...
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Thank you, John Nolen!
As the City works to plan reconstruction on an iconic passage into the City of Madison, so many people and ideas contributed to the current skyline and beautiful drive into the heart of the City on John Nolen Drive. Everyday Engineering Podcast Host and Engineering Public Information Officer…
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Different Approach to Design: Complete Green Streets
Anyone who walks, bikes, drives or travels in any way in the City of Madison knows how valuable street space is. There are so many options with use or reconstruction—sidewalk space, rain garden space, bike lane space, space for café dining and so much more. These options and questions are what…
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DIY Landscaping: Creating Solutions not Problems
When we're in landscaping and yard season, a lot of people may be trying to cut cost by doing a lot of the work themselves. So we’re here to help you in a number of ways: so you don’t create more issues for yourself from a stormwater perspective and so you can landscape without worry so that you...
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Roger Bannerman: A Stormwater Legacy
It takes all of us to improve our stormwater system. It's a total team effort. But, if you have someone like the late Roger Bannerman leading the way through hard work and dedication, the difference for the community is huge. In this podcast episode, you will learn more in depth about Roger...
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