News and Notes

News & Notes

News and Notes for the Weeks of 10/25/25 -11/14/25

CITY PLANS CALL FOR REDUCED SPEED LIMIT, WALKABLE RETAIL ALONG HIGHWAY 51

New draft recommendations for southeastern Madison call for revitalizing commercial corridors and promoting housing development there.

-Wisconsin State Journal

MADISON WANTS YOUR INPUT ON HOW - AND WHERE - IT REGULATES BUILDING DESIGN

The city’s Planning Division is exploring whether the 50-year-old urban design code should be updated and whether its eight urban design districts should be changed.

-Wisconsin State Journal

MADISON MAY BAN NEW CAR DEALERSHIPS, RESTRICT DRIVE-THRUS NEAR BRT ROUTES

The mayor’s proposal would also let buildings have at least four units — up from at least two units today — in residential areas near transit.

-Wisconsin State Journal

CITY STAFF LOOK TO REMEDY ANOTHER PAIN POINT FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT

City staff heard from applicants that site plan sign-off, which comes after the city formally approves a development project, was unpredictable and lacked clarity.

-Wisconsin State Journal

CITY UNDECIDED ON 16-STORY WILSON STREET DEVELOPMENT WITH NO PARKING

Almost four years after a developer first proposed the 320-unit building, the city still has reservations about the project.

-Wisconsin State Journal

6-STORY BUILDING PROPOSED WHERE WINNEBAGO STREET MEETS YAHARA RIVER

A preliminary proposal calls for about 162 apartments and 180 parking stalls. Neighbors say the building would overwhelm the residential Merry Street.

-Wisconsin State Journal

$12 BILLION DANE COUNTY DATA CENTER WOULD SPAN 2.5 SQUARE MILES

QTS Data Centers said five buildings would be constructed on 650 acres in the project’s first phase.

-Wisconsin State Journal

OUTCRY IN MOUNT HOREB OVER PROPOSED MAIN STREET REDEVELOPMENT

A developer wants to put a four-story building with retail and apartments in downtown Mount Horeb. Many residents say it’s too big.

-Wisconsin State Journal

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BELTLINE AIM TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW, REDUCE CONGESTION

The changes are still years away, but DOT is narrowing down its options after a multi-year study.

-Wisconsin State Journal