Ask a question . . . and let the chaos begin . ..
So, I asked a question in a private meeting the other day . . . and I've had people ask me the silliest questions...
Kozak Properties
Last week, Marc Eisen wrote a piece in the Isthmus on the potential sale of several Kozak properties, the majority of which are on...
What are (and are not) TODs?
TOD = Transit Oriented DevelopmentThe Whole Foods project we rejected last night was not a TOD.Last night during the Whole Foods/Joseph Freed discussion, there...
Whole Foods – Makes No Sense
Much has been said about the Whole Foods project by the Cap Times, Wisconsin State Journal and Channel 3 among others . . ....
TIF – Good questions.
The recent WSJ article about the Board of Estimates meeting on TIF made me ask some questions. I couldn't stay for meeting to ask...
Inclusionary Zoning – Just twisted
One thing I learned from inclusionary zoning is that the development community doesn't all think alike. In fact, often, two people from the same...
Who wants to reduce the density and height of the project?
Conventional wisdom says: the neighborhood.My experiences of the last week says: the developer.Yup, twice in one week two major developments in the...
Missing information . . .
Lesson #7: Counter fears and bad information with facts.So, I thought I would try to look at some more facts about inclusionary zoning ....
That darn tortuous TIF process . . .
Oh, that poor, much maligned, Joe Gromacki, the City of Madison TIF Coordinator . . . he gets it from everyone. And now, it...
The Problem with Vinyl: It kills people and is bad for the environment/food chain.
Recently, there has been a discussion about how to create affordable housing on the Isthmus on thedailypage.com. That discussion has gotten very wonky and...
Smart Growth Madison Inc. Changes their Mind . . .
So, not only has Smart Growth Madison, Inc. a lobbyist group for Madison developers changed their staff from Delora Newton (who now works for...
IZ report is in . . .
Lisa Subeck has already written about the IZ report.My thoughts and more details are here.