Last update Wednesday, January 13, 2010
| Neighborhood Contacts |
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| Neighborhood Contact Person: |
Dan Melton, 2138 LaFollette Av, Madison, WI 53704, (H)608-249-9632, (W) 608-249-9632, oakville000@yahoo.com, neighbors@sasyna.org Steve Klafka, 508 Elmside Blvd, Madison, WI 53704, (H)608-249-0231, (W) 608-255-5030, sklafka@wingraengineering.com, steve@sasyna.org |
| Neighborhood Association Meetings |
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| Neighborhood Association Meeting: |
Place: Goodman Community Center Address: 149 Waubesa Street Date: Second Thursday of the Month Time: 7:15 p.m. Please contact neighborhood association to confirm meeting date, location, and time. |
| Profile, Statistics and Indicators |
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| Neighborhood Description: | The soul of Madison lives in the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara Neighborhood, an unassuming old blue-collar district re-imagined as a vibrant haven for many of the funkier and more enterprising elements of the city's creative class. Bounded on three sides by water and on the fourth by a bike bath and East Washington Avenue, this part of town is at the same time sedate and festive. It is walkable, rich in its appreciation of quirky gusto, and colors its politics deep blue. Situated along the north shore of Lake Monona between the Yahara River and Starkweather Creek, this is a diverse yet cohesive neighborhood that invests in its quality of life. A little over 20 years ago, its residents rallied to transform what was then a seedy porn house into the Barrymore Theater, restoring it to its former glory and establishing it as the beating cultural heart of Madison's east side. (Partial article from Isthmus Newspaper: Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara: The soul of Madison by David Medaris, May 18, 2008) Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara Neighborhood has a historic feel. Single-family homes to three-flats are intertwine in the fabric of the neighborhood. As you stroll down the street, you will see the front porch style neighborhood: people sitting on their porches welcoming you to chat about life in the neighborhood and beyond. The diverse mix of residents: from the traditional professional to the creative musician, the family makeup that spans ages, races, incomes, and orientation, as well as the vast interest in local to worldly advocacy makes this neighborhood a highly desirable place to live. The charitable spirit is high with the neighborhood supporting, through financial and volunteer time, the Goodman Community Center that serves are youth and seniors. |
| Neighborhood Boundaries: | East Washington Avenue to the West Branch of Starkweather Creek, to Milwaukee Street, to St. Paul Avenue to Powers Avenue, to the Canadian Pacific railroad tracks, to Fair Oaks Avenue on the north; East Branch of Starkweather Creek on the east; Lake Monona on the south; Dunning Street to Lakeland Avenue to Division Street to Eastwood Drive to First Street on the west |
| Neighborhood Statistics Indicators: | The Neighborhood Indicators Project is a demonstration of key characteristics and various indicators that relate to the quality of life in Madison at the neighborhood level. Basic neighborhood information as well as housing, public safety, health and family well-being, economic, and transportation indicators by neighborhood is available. |
| Recent Accomplishments: | -Madison Magazine named SASY Neighborhood as one of the "Great Neighborhoods" in their August 2009 edition. -Sustainable Atwood, a taskforce of SASY, formed to discuss/achieve a higher degree of sustainability within the neighborhood. Sustainable Atwood plans to bring together neighborhood stakeholders to assess current sustainability, generate a shared vision for a sustainable neighborhood, and conduct projects and actions towards achieving the vision (2009). -SASY received City of Madison Neighborhood Grant to cast the original Effigy Tree sculpture in bronze and install it at Hudson Park (2008). -Olbrich Park Shoreline Repair project was completed in 2008 and included restoring and stabilizing the shoreline within Olbrich Park along Lake Monona from Starkweather Creek to the east. Recent years have brought consistently higher lake levels and coupled with occasional high winds and / or ice shoves, have combined to damage the shoreline. The project provided an armoring to prevent future damage. The project also included public access and buffer improvements (2008). -SASY received City of Madison Neighborhood Grant to place up to 13 sculptures by Sid Boyum at various neighborhood sites (1999). |
| Neighborhood Events: | Atwood Summerfest, Summer and Winter Solstice celebrations at Olbrich Park (w/Friends of Starkweather Creek) |
| Places of Interest: | Atwood Business District, Atwood Community Center, Barrymore Theater, Great Spirit Effigy Sculpture at Hudson Park, Lake Monona, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Olbrich Thai Garden and Pavilion |
| Neighborhood Communications |
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| Newsletter: | Eastside News Margo Tiedt, 149 Waubesa Street, Madison, WI 53704, (W) 608-241-1574 Ext. 228, margo@goodmancenter.org |
| Web Page: | http://www.sasyna.org |
| Plans and Publications |
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| City Plans: | -Starkweather Creek Master Plan (2004 Update) http://www.cityofmadison.com/engineering/stormwater/starkweathercreek.cfm -Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Worthington Park Neighborhood Plan (March 7, 2000) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ndp/schenk.pdf -Schenk-Atwood Neighborhood Business District Master Plan (December 2000) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ndp/schenkatwoodrpt3.pdf -Marquette-Schenk-Atwood Neighborhood Plan (May 3, 1994) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ndp/marquette.pdf -Schenk's-Atwood Neighborhood Development Strategy (June 1985) Department of Planning & Development -Atwood Awareness: A Study of the Atwood Neighborhood (December 1979) Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UW-Madison -Fair Oaks (February 1969) City Planning Department -Physical Development Plan: Atwood Business District (April 1967) Midwest Planning & Research, Inc. |
| Publications: | -Madison Magazine: Great Neighborhoods (August 2009) http://www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/August-2009/Eight-Great-Neighborhoods/ -Isthmus Article: Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara: The soul of Madison (May 2008) http://www.thedailypage.com/neighborhoods/schenkatwood/ -Lowell Elementary Traffic Safety Brochure, 2009 http://www.publichealthmdc.com/family/safetyAndInjuryPrevention/SchoolTrafficSafety.cfm -Strategic Planning Analysis for Marquette-Schenk-Atwood, Madison, WI (June 1993) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Urban & Regional Planning -Schenk-Atwood Neighborhood: A Historic Walking Tour, 1987 http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/landmark/SchenkAtwoodWalkingTour.pdf -Atwood Awareness: A Study of the Atwood Neighborhood (December 1979) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Urban & Regional Planning |
| Historic Districts: | |
| TIF Districts: | -Tax Incremental Financing District 37 (Union Corners) Plan and Map http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/tidmaps/TID39Plan.pdf |
| Urban Design Districts: | Urban Design District 5: Madison General Ordinance Chapter 33.24(12) http://www.municode.com/Resources/gateway.asp?pid=50000&sid=49 |
| Governmental Officials |
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| Madison Alderperson: | Larry Palm, Aldermanic District 15 - Ward 12 Marsha Rummel, Aldermanic District 6 - Ward 33 Marsha Rummel, Aldermanic District 6 - Ward 34 |
| Dane County Supervisor: | John Hendrick, Supervisory District 6 - Ward 12 John Hendrick, Supervisory District 6 - Ward 33 John Hendrick, Supervisory District 6 - Ward 34 |
| State Representative: | Joe Parisi, Assembly District 48 - Ward 12 Joe Parisi, Assembly District 48 - Ward 33 Mark Pocan, Assembly District 78 - Ward 34 |
| State Senator: | Mark Miller, Senate District 16 - Ward 12 Mark Miller, Senate District 16 - Ward 33 Fred Risser, Senate District 26 - Ward 34 |
| Facilities and Services: |
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| Community Centers | Goodman Community Center (149 Waubesa Street) |
| Community Gardens: | East Main Gardens located along the 2000-2100 blocks of East Main Street, Atwood Avenue Gardens located north of Atwood Avenue along the bike path (48 plots), St. Paul Gardens located on the 3000-3200 blocks of St. Paul Avenue (68 plots) |
| Fire Stations: | Fire Station #3 (1217 Williamson Street) |
| Library: | Hawthorne Branch (2707 East Washington Avenue), Pinney Branch (204 Cottage Grove Road) |
| Neighborhood Resource Team: | |
| Parks and Open Space: (Map) |
Elmisde Circle Park, Hudson Beach, Lakefront Prkway, Lowell Elementary School Playground, Olbrich Park, Beach and Athletic Area, O.B. Sherry Park, Starkweather Creek, Wirth Court Park |
| Police Districts: | Central District, Capt. Mary Schauf, 211 S Carroll St, Neighborhood Officers, Newsletter East District, Capt. Tom Snyder, 211 S Carroll St., Neighborhood Officers, Newsletter |
| Polling Place: | Ward 12, Hawthorne Branch Library, 2707 E Washington Ave Ward 33, Olbrich Garden Center, 3330 Atwood Ave Ward 34, O'keeffe Middle School, 510 S Thornton Ave |
| Public Art: | Art located at Olbrich Park (3402 Atwood Avenue), Sunbathers located at Olbrich Park (3402 Atwood Avenue), Fiddleheads located Olbrich Botanical Gardens (3402 Atwood Avenue), Untitled located at Olbrich Botanical Gardens (3402 Atwood Avenue), Great Spirit located at Hudson Park (2930 Lakeland at Maple Street) |
| Public Schools: |
Elementary School Attendance Area 16 Lapham Elementary School (1045 E Dayton St) Marquette Elementary School (1501 Jenifer St) Middle School Attendance Area 220 O'Keeffe Middle School (510 S Thornton Ave) High School Attendance Area 141 East High School (2222 E Washington Ave) |