News & Notes
News and Notes for the Weeks of 5/8/21 - 5/21/21
The push for housing around UW-Madison continues with a developer now forging a plan to raze a small church, a former Italian deli, two houses and Buckingham’s Bar and Grill for a 10-story building with housing, retail space and parking on the 800 block of Regent Street.
-Wisconsin State Journal
A developer is reshaping a proposal for a $100 million-plus, 10-story project fronting the 300 block of State Street, dropping the building height facing that street, preserving facades of historic buildings, and looking to lower rents for some low- and middle-income tenants.
-Wisconsin State Journal
In an effort to reduce traffic congestion, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions while supporting growth, the city of Madison is exploring policies to make it easier to get around without driving a car. The city transportation department is introducing a “transportation demand management” program that would require developers of large residential, commercial and institutional buildings to come up with plans to reduce reliance on single-occupancy vehicles.
-The Cap Times
City policymakers are proposing changes to Madison zoning rules in an effort to make it easier to develop multi-family housing and transform commercial corridors to a mix of uses. The goal is to support the “missing middle” of housing — which includes structures like duplexes and townhomes that can fill a gap in size and affordability between detached single-family homes and mid-rise to high-rise apartment buildings — and add to the city’s overall housing stock. 
-The Cap Times
Considering replacing your roof, remodeling your kitchen or otherwise fixing up your home? You’ll probably want to call your contractor early — and get ready to be patient and flexible. That’s because the pandemic has kept Madison-area contractors busier than ever and squeezed the supply of key materials, forcing them — and their customers — to change the way they do business.
-The Cap Times