News & Notes

News and Notes for the Weeks of 6/21/25 -7/25/25

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MADISON APPROVES APARTMENT BUILDING WHERE VERONA ROAD MEETS BELTLINE

The proposed five-story building near the busy intersection has divided neighbors and been met with skepticism by city planning staff.

-Wisconsin State Journal

HERE'S WHAT A PEDESTRIAN PLAZA AT THE TOP OF STATE STREET COULD LOOK LIKE

City staff introduced three concepts this week for an expanded pedestrian space at the fast-changing western corner of the Capitol Square.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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MORE THAN 500 HOMES PROPOSED FOR SUBDIVISION ON MADISON'S FAR EAST SIDE


The Veridian neighborhood would add a mix of single-family homes, twin homes and townhouses on former farmland north of Commercial Avenue.

-Wisconsin State Journal

HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH 3 PROJECTS THAT PROMISE TO CHANGE MADISON


Madison and Dane County have a long history of pulling off publicly funded projects — eventually.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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MADISON HAS WAITED 50 YEARS FOR TRAINS TO RETURN TO THE CITY. WILL IT HAPPEN?


Since 1971, Madison has appeared close to getting its own Amtrak station. Again and again, those plans fizzled out.

-Wisconsin State Journal

MADISON'S AMBITIOUS PLAN TO TRANSFORM LAKE MONONA'S WATERFRONT WILL TAKE PRIVATE FUNDING


Plans call for a series of improvements to bridge the separation between Downtown and Lake Monona's hard-to-reach shoreline.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER NEEDS TO GROW, BUT FUNDING AND FOCUS ARE OBSTACLES


Should the county expand the Exhibition Hall and keep major events like the World Dairy Expo, or upgrade the dated Coliseum to attract more shows, and the money they bring?

-Wisconsin State Journal

DATA CENTER FIRM PROPOSES 615-ACRE, $3 BILLION CAMPUS IN NORTHERN DANE COUNTY


The project meets many objectives, said QTS's Chris Kapper: "to deliver tax base, to provide jobs and create commercial development in the corridors.”

-Wisconsin State Journal

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