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...

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...

Surface Parking Lot . . . Brilliant!!!

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

An agenda for the City

This spring's elections need to be about more than water, trolleys and taxes. Yes, our water needs to be safe to...

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...

Trolley Referenda

My referendum (Cap Times) is better than your referendum (no print press coverage?). Sigh, a classic case of the politics of "me too"....

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 Politics of Policing

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

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...