News & Notes

News and Notes for the Week of 1/31/26 -2/6/26

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VAST DERBY DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT WRONG FOR SUN PRAIRIE SITE, NEIGHBORS SAY

Developer Terrence Wall is proposing roughly 35 stores and restaurants and 15 apartment buildings at a site currently occupied by three office buildings and farmland.

-Wisconsin State Journal

DEFOREST VILLAGE BOARD FORMALLY REJECTS DATA CENTER CAMPUS

QTS Data Centers’ plans for five data center buildings north of Madison has faced intense opposition from neighbors since the project was announced this fall.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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MADISON LAKE WAY PROJECT SCALED BACK, AS AMBITIOUS PLANS RUN INTO FISCAL REALITY


Phase one of Madison’s LakeWay project is being scaled back, with the costly skyline pier cut due to budget constraints and traffic concerns.

-Wisconsin State Journal

LAKE MONONA WATERFRONT MAKEOVER PLANS PARED BACK DUE TO COST


Initial designs for the Madison LakeWay project including a 4,000-square-foot pier on the John Nolen causeway were too expensive, city officials say.

-The Cap Times

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REGENT STREET PLANS CALL FOR MORE PEDESTRIAN SPACE NEAR CAMP RANDALL


Reconstructing the road near UW-Madison’s football stadium would make it more pedestrian-friendly, but the lack of bike lanes in the plans drew pushback.

-The Cap Times

REGENT STREET COULD GO FROM 4 LANES TO 2 UNDER CITY PLAN TO IMPROVE BUSINESS DISTRICT


Madison officials are refining plans to redesign Regent Street into a pedestrian-friendly corridor with wider sidewalks, fewer traffic lanes and reduced parking.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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