TOD Overlay, Pollinator Garden Planning - D15 Update 1/17/23

Transit Oriented Development Overlay

On Tuesday, the Common Council will hold its second meeting of 2023. You can find a link to the agenda and to register to speak on any item here. One item of potential interest to D15 residents is item #7, Amending Sections within Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances to implement the new Transit Oriented Development (“TOD”) Overlay District. As the name suggests, this proposal encourages development along our high frequency transit corridors where we are best able to support additional density while limiting the amount of additional traffic and parking pressures that often come along with more people. I am a cosponsor of the proposal and strongly support taking this action in order to accommodate our city’s growth in a manner that is sustainable and that doesn’t encourage sprawl.

Plan your Pollinator Garden

Dreaming of putting pollinator friendly plants in your yard but not sure where to start? Join Wild Ones at Pinney Library on Saturday to get some help. More details and a link to register in advance can be found here.

In the News

• City of Madison Clerk’s Office Moving Temporarily to the Madison Municipal Building

• Mayor and Alders Introduce Program to Save Energy and Cut Carbon Pollution in Commercial Buildings

• The Invisible Threat: Test Your Home for Radon This Winter

• Madison Commons, Media Digest

• City of Madison Complete Meeting Schedule

• City of Madison Calendar of Events

District 15 Public Works Projects

(You can find a map of current public works projects in District 15 here. You can find a map of future road projects here.)

• Atwood Avenue/Olbrich Path

• Davies St., Dempsey Rd., Maher Ave.

• Hudson, Miller, Willard, Center, Sommers Reconstruction

• Starkweather Creek Watershed Flood Study

• East Isthmus & Yahara River Watershed Study

• Garver Office/Olbrich Cottage Repointing

District 15 Development Projects (dates are tentative and subject to change)

• Voit Redevelopment

  • 6/30 - PIM #1

  • 12/8 - PIM #2

Save the Date

• 1/26 - Hudson/Miller/Willard/Center/Sommers Public Information Meeting

• 1/26 - Lake Monona Waterfront Design Challenge Presentations 

• 1/31 - Dempsey/Davies Public Information Meeting

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