Keep downtown schools open!
Note: I'm not an expert on school issues by far, and I'm still trying to catch up on all of the issues regarding the...
French Battery Factory Replica Considered Historic Preservation?
Last night at the plan commission we approved the demolition of French Battery Factory in order to make way for new development (Union Corners)....
The politics of fear (& IZ)
I read Paul Soglin's Inclusionary Zoning - A Lesson for the Left this morning, er afternoon, when I got up. At first, I chalked...
Random, Preferential Economic Development Assistance?
A Story about the Decimation of the Madison Capital Revolving FundSigh . . .During the budget debate, I, along with Alders Judy Olson and...
Inclusionary Zoning: How many incentives are enough?
The City of Madison adopted an Inclusionary Zoning program a little less than two years ago. The theory behind the program is that the...