Allied Drive – What we have here, is a failure to communicate.
Many times government does things *to* people, without asking them what they want, and without listening to those who speak up. Allied Drive...
The New Department of Economic and Community Development
So, we are on a slow moving train to changing the Department of Planning and Development to the Department of Economic and Community Development....
Madison Neighborhoods, Inc. – What is it?
With all of the budget talks about if there should be a Westside Planning Council and our annual attack on the funding for the...
Citizens Input cut out of Planning and Development Reorganization
First the boards, committees and commissions were cut out of the process . . . and now, public comment will be taken ....
Revised TIF policy – will it take 3 years, or more?
Q: How long could it possibly take for the City of Madison to pass revisions to the TIF policy?A: An unbelieveably long...
The Hype about Neighborhood Conservation Districts
You'd think that the recent proposal for Neighborhood Conservation Districts said that nothing could ever be demolished or built anywhere in the City again,...
Anti-business. Or, Anti-business?
It's funny how you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. Tonight, at the plan commission we will be debating the...
The War Against Neighborhoods
Last night at the Common Council meeting (live-blogged by Kristian at the Isthmus) a group of conservatives (I guess that's what you call them?)...
It’s not just the WSJ . . .
So, I was intrigued by the Cap Times reporting of the Plan Commission discussion on demolitions we had at the Plan Commission the other...
Planning and Development Department Reorganization
Sorry - I didn't do so well on the blogging, I got pneumonia instead . . . but I got out of the house...
Planning for Porn
Just when I think I've seen everything . . . someone tries something new . . . .Check out this memo from Alder Bruer...
Save the Trees . . .
I feel like the Lorax.If you can still call these things trees . . .These pictures were all taken within a half block of...