Friday’s was jam packed, this one is a little light. Lots of items in the news columns tho!
NEWS
City
- City seeking youth services provider for Tree Lane Apartments – Cap Times
- Madison wheel tax to close budget gap, would be highest in state – Daily Cardinal
- West Washington-West Mifflin (Mifflandia) Area Plan Update – Ald. Mike Verveer blog
- 2020 Budget Overview – Ald. Foster blog
- Ace Apartment Proposal Update – Ald. Michael Tierney blog
- Madison strains to create low-income housing and sees racial disparities in homelessness – Wisconsin State Journal
- ‘It’s just morally wrong’: Gains in fighting homelessness bring hope, but progress not assured – Wisconsin State Journal
- Rare, brief and non-recurring: What works in addressing homelessness – Wisconsin State Journal
- Critical challenges of homelessness – Wisconsin State Journal
- Federal homeless funds bring local mandates, focus – Wisconsin State Journal
- Smaller wheel tax OK if used to innovate – Wisconsin State Journal Editorial
- D6 Items of Interest Week of October 14, 2019 – Ald. Marsha Rummel blog
- Updates & Week of Oct. 14 Meetings of Interest for District 2 – Ald. Patrick Heck
- Residents express concern for potential Salvation Army of Dane County expansion – Channel3000.com
- Madison finance committee delays decision on wheel tax – Fox 47
- Report: Dane County airport stormwater contributing PFAS to Starkweather Creek – Wisconsin State Journal
County
- Dane County landfill to stop taking leaves and other yard waste for composting – Wisconsin State Journal
- Sun Prairie ponders tool to spur neighborliness: the ‘block party trailer’ – Wisconsin State Journal
- Dane County board pilots tool to help people understand the budget process – WKOW
Schools
K-12
Higher Ed
- UW-Madison releases new homecoming video after backlash about lack of inclusion – Channel3000.com
- Catching up: UW campuses’ unionized trades employees waiting on raise from last year – Wisconsin State Journal
Other/Mixed
- Safe and Effective, Now is the time for Flu Vaccination – Madison and Dane County Public Health Department
- Ald. Arvina Martin, Louis V. Clark III to Highlight Madison College’s Indeigenous People’s Day 2019 – Madison365.com
- Two Dane County communities rank highest in high school graduation rates – WKOW
- UW-Madison PAs visit West, help students ‘visualize’ health care career – Cap Times
- Wisconsin ranks among bottom of states in securing federal funds – Wisconsin State Journal
MIFFLANDIA AT PLAN COMMISSION TONIGHT
I just wanted to include this again, because I can’t believe Mike Verveer included this picture in his updates to the downtown neighborhoods! 🙂
The City of Madison’s West Washington-West Mifflin (Mifflandia) Special Area Plan planning process is nearing conclusion. The Public Review Draft of the Plan was introduced as a Madison Common Council Resolution and is under review by several City committees and commissions. The draft plan can be found here.
The plan analyzes opportunities within a small area centered upon the 400-500 blocks of West Mifflin Street and West Washington Avenue. The Downtown Plan (adopted in 2012) established a vision for the future transformation of this area, and recommended a more detailed plan for the future. To accomplish this, City Planning staff utilized a public engagement strategy called “Mifflandia” to interact with students, residents, businesses, property owners, and other stakeholders. “Mifflandia” used a lighthearted name to engage people who may not normally be interested in urban planning, and utilizes unique techniques reach a wide audience.
The result of this engagement was the development of plan recommendations for more detailed design standards and implementation strategies for the planning areas. The plan also addresses land use, preservation, redevelopment opportunities, building and streetscape design, open space, activity nodes and connectivity to the abutting neighborhoods.
The Common Council is scheduled to review the plan at its meeting of Tuesday, November 5. The Common Council legislative file can be found here. It includes the recommendations of reviewing City committees and commissions.
You may review past information and data resources, as well as sign up for further plan updates, on the project website. Thank you for your input and comments during this planning process.
