Overture Discussion at Council Last Night
This was my favorite part of the meeting, so I"m recapping it first. After all, its my birthday and I can do whatever I want, right? And I can't resist a few bk comments.
“Broken” Process Primer, Major Updates
For those of you looking for the background materials and information about the development process, here's a compilation of everything I could find. ...
Grocery Store Crash and Burn (Updated)
No grocery at 800 E. Wash . . . big empty lot for tents for the homeless? :)
Metro Computer Glitch – Exchange your tickets
Check your 31 day passes and 10-ride cards . . . they may be accidentally expiring . . . you need to exchange them....
Very Tall E Washington Project Gets Blessing
The 700 block of East Washington Gebhardt project gets initial approval from Urban Design and a recommendation for spot zoning/change of ordinance for a taller building . . . did anyone notice? Why isn't it controversial?
Lazy Council Update
I was going to type "Yawn, do they do anything any more" about half way into the less than an hour meeting, but I salvaged a few points.
High Speed Rail Updates for the City
This is the discussion and updates from CCOC (Common Council Organizational Committee) on Tuesday, and some of the concerns and some really good questions from some of the alders. With [bk comments.]
Board of Estimate – Livish Blog (everything ‘cept Budget)
Well, and the closed session. Getting off to a late start, at 4:32 only Amanda Hall, Mo Cheeks and Barbara McKinney are here . . . and Amanda isn't on BOE.
Worth a Constitutional Amendment?
On November 4th, the people of Wisconsin will be asked if they want to "protect" the state's transportation fund. The motivation, proponents say, is...
Back to Work Week Ahead
My blogging is about to get really crappy as TRC is about to get really, really busy for the next three months and we have the least amount of staff we have had in probably 10 years.
WTF – Night THREE? of a Snow Emergency
Ok - now I think the city is just screwing with us . . . and by us, I mean those of us who live downtown. I wouldn't mind the snow emergency, if it actually meant the streets were cleared. As soon as my videos and pictures are done uploading and I'm done with my meetings - prepare for a serious rant! For now - here's the update . . .
Walker Proposes Rollback of Complete Streets
Governor Walker's budget address on February third is getting a lot of press for the $1.3 billion of borrowing for transportation, but there is...