Madison is poised to deliver $5.9 million to three affordable housing projects with a combined cost of $64.3 million that would deliver 252 apartments, including 208 units affordable to those with lower incomes.
Madison is poised to spend $2.1 million to buy roughly 22 wooded acres to significantly expand a park and preserve a forest canopy near Cherokee Marsh on the North Side.
A proposed pedestrian bridge announced in Sauk City Wednesday could one day connect bike trails on either side of the Wisconsin River with a new route, allowing users to pedal from the Madison area to Devil’s Lake State Park and beyond on dedicated non-motorized trails.
"When complete, this connection will draw people of all ages outdoors to enjoy the scenic beauty of south central Wisconsin and the Wisconsin River,” Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said in a statement.
A development proposal is in the works that would rebuild and redesign Graaskamp Park— the state’s first fully accessible park for physically handicapped children — as well as bring an affordable workforce housing development to the downtown Madison neighborhood where it is located.
Community Pharmacy and A Room of One's Own have settled into their new digs after decades in the city's Downtown, and their new spaces are brimming with character.
UW-Madison announced on Wednesday a $20 million donation for a new academic building that will help clear the way for the demolition of the Humanities Building.
