Last update Tuesday, August 3, 2010
| Neighborhood Contacts |
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| Neighborhood Contact Person: |
Cheryl Roeben, 1808 Fisher St, Madison, WI 53713, (H)608-255-4399, roebencheryl@aol.com Steve O'Lear, 1937 Fisher St, Madison, WI 53713, (H)608-255-2941 |
| Neighborhood Association Meetings |
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| Neighborhood Association Meeting: |
Place: Varies, check BANA Headlines Address: Date: First Monday of even-numbered months Time: 7:00 p.m. Please contact neighborhood association to confirm meeting date, location, and time. |
| Profile, Statistics and Indicators |
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| Neighborhood Description: | Bram’s Addition, a neighborhood on Madison’s south side, has just the right mix of diversity and neighborhood excitement. The neighborhood is a primarily single-family neighborhood with apartment living in different parts of the area. The part of the neighborhood lying north of Bram Street was annexed in 1923 and the southern section in 1948. The Bram’s Addition Neighborhood Association (BANA) was formed in 1978 and has been a key participant in major neighborhood-based projects. The neighborhood is a close-knit cluster of individuals who are determined to maintain and improve the quality of life in the community they proudly call home. |
| Neighborhood Boundaries: | Wingra Creek (Murphy's Creek) on the north, Chicago Northwestern Railroad on the east, Buick Street on the south, South Park 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 Brams Addition Neighborhood as one of the "Hopeful Hoods: Three Neighborhoods Worth Watching" in their Great Neighborhoods Article (August 2009). -Wingra Creek Parkway Improvements – Phase 1: This project was for the streambank stabilization and parkway restoration for the Wingra Creek Corridor. Phase 1 was completed in 2007, from Park Street downstream to the stone arch railroad bridge. Invasive plants were removed and natural shoreline stabilization methods were employed. Phase 2 of similar scope from Fish Hatchery Road to Park Street was completed in 2009. -Madison Transit added a later Saturday night trip on Route 5 from the South Transfer Point to downtown and is undertaking a capital improvement project to replace glass panels in all Metro bus shelters (removing old glass panels with a graffiti film that has become cloudy/opaque with new clear plexiglass panels)(2009). -Brams Addition and Capital View Neighborhoods worked with the City to improve pedestrian safety at the Brams-Koster-railroad viaduct intersection (2008). -Bram's Additon Neighborhood Association and South Madison Anti-Drug Coalition worked to improve the physical and recreational programming at Penn Park. -Received a City of Madison Neighborhood Planning Grant to coordinate the South Madison Neighborhood Summer Teen Slam (2006). |
| Neighborhood Events: | Day at the Park (Mt. Zion), Juneteenth Day (June), National Night Out (First Monday of August) |
| Places of Interest: | Boys & Girls Club of Dane County, Catholic Multicultural Center, Goodman Public Swimming Pool, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Penn Park, South Madison Farmer's Market |
| Neighborhood Communications |
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| Newsletter: | BANA Headlines Lucy Gibson, 1610 Angel Crest Way, Madison, WI 53716, (H)608-221-9709, lucygibson@yahoo.com Jacob Silverman, worldcitizenjs@yahoo.com |
| Web Page: | None |
| Plans and Publications |
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| City Plans: | -The Villager Project Website http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/villager/ -The Villager Master Plan (September 12, 2008) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/villager/project/masterPlan.cfm -The Village Site Master Plan http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/villager/documents/SiteMasterPlan.pdf -Redevelopment Plan for the Villager Redevelopment District (February 26, 2004) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/villager/documents/VillagerMallRedevelopmentPlan.pdf -South Madison Neighborhood Plan (January 18, 2005) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ndp/southmadison_plan.pdf -South Madison Neighborhood Plan (December 16, 1980) Department of Planning & Development -A Preliminary Plan for the South Madison Community (August 1965) City Planning Development, City of Madison |
| Publications: | -Madison Magazine: Great Neighborhoods (August 2009) http://www.madisonmagazine.com/Madison-Magazine/August-2009/Eight-Great-Neighborhoods/ -Lincoln Elementary Traffic Safety Brochure, 2008-2009 http://www.publichealthmdc.com/family/safetyAndInjuryPrevention/SchoolTrafficSafety.cfm -Housing and Community in South Madison: Local Residents' Viewpoints and Experiences http://www.madison.com/communities/smpc/library/files/Final%20Housing%20community%20South%20Madison%20Web.pdf -Bram's Addition Neighborhood Walking & Biking Brochure, June 2006 (English and Espanol) http://www.publichealthmdc.com/family/safetyAndInjuryPrevention/safeWalking.cfm -Midvale Elementary Student Drop-off and Pick-up Safety Brochure, 2003-2004 http://www.publichealthmdc.com/family/safetyAndInjuryPrevention/SchoolTrafficSafety.cfm -Penn Park Renovation http://www.planning.org/cityparks/casestudies/pennpark.htm -Park Street Revitalization: Possibilities to Reality (July 2001) South Metropolitan Planning Council -South Madison Business Survey (March 1982) University of Wisconsin-Extension, Design Coalition, Inc. and Madison Development Corporation -South Madison Consumer Survey (March 1982) University of Wisconsin-Extension, Design Coalition, Inc. and Madison Development Corporation Short-Term Recommendations for South Madison (1990) |
| Historic Districts: | |
| TIF Districts: | -Tax Incremental Financing District 38 (Badger-Ann-Park) Plan and Map http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/tidmaps/TID38Plan.pdf |
| Urban Design Districts: | -Urban Design District 7: Madison General Ordinance Chapter 33.24(14) http://www.municode.com/Resources/gateway.asp?pid=50000&sid=49 -Park Street Corridor Urban Design Guidelines: Chapter 1 (March 2004) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ParkStChapter%201.pdf -Park Street Corridor Urban Design Guidelines: Chapter 2 (March 2004) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ParkStChapter%202.pdf -Park Street Corridor Urban Design Guidelines: Chapter 3 (March 2004) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ParkStChapter%203.pdf |
| Governmental Officials |
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| Madison Alderperson: | Julia Kerr, Aldermanic District 13 - Ward 53 Julia Kerr, Aldermanic District 13 - Ward 106 |
| Dane County Supervisor: | Shelia Stubbs, Supervisory District 23 - Ward 53 Kyle Richmond, Supervisory District 27 - Ward 106 |
| State Representative: | Mark Pocan, Assembly District 78 - Ward 53 Mark Pocan, Assembly District 78 - Ward 106 |
| State Senator: | Fred Risser, Senate District 26 - Ward 53 Fred Risser, Senate District 26 - Ward 106 |
| Facilities and Services: |
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| Community Centers | Boys and Girls Club of Dane County-Taft (2001 Taft Street), Catholic Multicultural Center (1862 Beld Street) |
| Community Gardens: | Baird Gardens located on the 2200 block of Baird Street (14 plots) |
| Fire Stations: | Fire Station #6 (825 West Badger Road) |
| Library: | South Madison Branch (2222 South Park Street) |
| Neighborhood Resource Team: | |
| Parks and Open Space: (Map) |
Fisher Street Playground, Kenneth Newville Park, Penn Park |
| Police Districts: | South District, Capt. Joe Balles, 825 Hughes Pl, Neighborhood Officers, Newsletter |
| Polling Place: | Ward 53, Boys & Girls Club Of Dane County, 2001 Taft St Ward 106, Boys & Girls Club Of Dane County, 2001 Taft St |
| Public Art: | None |
| Public Schools: |
Elementary School Attendance Area 8 Franklin Elementary School (305 W Lakeside St) Randall Elementary School (1802 Regent St) Middle School Attendance Area 203 Cherokee Heights Middle School (4301 Cherokee Dr) High School Attendance Area 149 East High School (2222 E Washington Ave) LaFollette High School (702 Pflaum Rd) Memorial High School (201 S Gammon Rd) West High School (30 Ash St) |