Madison residents can offer their comments about intersections at a Pedestrian/Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Commission meeting Thursday.

The commission will receive written and oral comments for the 2012 Traffic Signal Priority List meeting.  The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Council Chambers, room 201 of the City County Building located at 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The meetings offer an opportunity to discuss the need for traffic signal control at intersections, said a press release.  The Traffic Signal Priority List is an annual effort to evaluate traffic signal needs at certain intersections.

Information about last year's list and descriptions of signal warrants can be found at the City of Madison website.

As electric vehicles roll onto showroom floors, Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) announced the completion of 26 public charging stations throughout the greater Madison area.

The project completion makes the charging station network one of the Midwest's largest, said a press release.  MGE said the stations allow owners of electric vehicles to travel further.  The stations are also easy to find, said MGE officials, because of the cars' onboard computer and smart phone applications that show station locations and availability.

The charging station network was funded in part by a U.S. Department of Energy grant.

Electric vehicles provide a greener driving alternative, said MGE officials, and use no gasoline.

According to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, "the typical 60 to 100 mile range of current electric vehicles is sufficient for more than 90 percent of all household vehicle trips."