So, if you live downtown, work downtown, shop downtown, play downtown, now is the time to make your voice heard about what you’d like our downtown to be!
Informational Website Link:
www.cityofmadison.com/downtownplanDowntown Plan Public Meeting Scheduled for April 15
A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 to receive input on the development of Madison’s new Downtown Plan. The meeting will be held at the Overture Center’s Promenade Hall. Doors will open at 5:30 PM for an informal open house. A presentation will be given at approximately 6:00 PM, and be followed by small group discussions on the concepts presented.
The process for creating the plan has now been going on for almost a year and the concepts for how the Downtown will look, feel, and function in the future are taking shape. This meeting will provide members of the public an additional opportunity to learn more about these ideas and share their thoughts on them. Input received at this meeting will be vital in formulating the Plan’s final recommendations during the coming months. Upon the completion and adoption by the Common Council, the Downtown Plan will provide the framework necessary to guide individual actions of the City and others so that they work together towards a common desired future.
In November, a public meeting was held to discuss several general approaches that were being explored within the following Downtown Plan theme areas: Downtown Living, Downtown Working and Business, Moving Around, Culture, Entertainment and Recreation, and Sense of Place(s). Comments received at that meeting and subsequent input has informed many of the concepts that are emerging. The planning process is now focusing on translating the ideas from the theme areas to concepts for specific areas of the Downtown. These concepts will be presented and discussed at the April 15 public meeting.
Additional information can also be found on the project’s website: www.cityofmadison.com/downtownplan
