Trains and Trolleys Follies

Someone needs to lock County Executive Kathleen Falk and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz in a room, give them a stern lecture on how they...

Surface Parking Lot . . . Brilliant!!!

So, the Gorman project is dead.No TIF generator for the TIF District . . . no users for Central Park . . . no...

Same as it ever was . . . .

I thought we referred the RTA Resolution to the Mayor's office to be worked on. I'm still seeing version one on the agenda...

What’s Missing?

Just a few minutes ago, the Common Council received this e-mail from the Mayor:From: MayorSent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 3:08:55 PMTo: ALL ALDERSSubject: RTA...

The Regional Transportation Authority Language revealed!!

Here's the changes made to that ever elusive Mayor's version of the RTA resolution. It's not yet available in Legistar as of the...

Mayor Takes Streetcars "Off the Table"! No kidding!

NEWS RELEASEDate: Monday, August 13, 2007Contact: George Twigg, (608) 266-4611Mayor’s Statement re: StreetcarsMadison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today made the following statement regarding a...

The Politics of Policing

So, 600 people on the Westside want more police services. Maybe. I'm not sure what they want. The angry emails...

Thursday’s Thoughts

Again, today, still much to blog about. So here's the schmorgasborg.(How often do you get to use that word?!)D'ANGELOThis whole D'Angelo thing is...

Trolleys vs Busses

A recent article in the Isthmus by Vikki Kratz about the Mayor suggesting that we pay for his street car proposal with local funds...