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Plan commission backs authorization to prepare downtown area plan, coordinates with economic strategy
Summary
The Plan Commission on Aug. 11 recommended that the Common Council authorize the planning division to lead preparation of a new downtown area plan, coordinating analyses and public engagement with the downtown economic investment strategy.
The City of Madison Plan Commission on Aug. 11 recommended that the Common Council authorize the Planning Division to prepare an updated downtown area plan and an associated public participation plan (Legistar 89,327). The commission’s recommendation was unanimous.
Planning staff Dan McAuliffe and Rebecca Kinnear presented the scope and schedule. The downtown area — about 700 acres — contains roughly 3,400 residents, 1,600 housing units and more than 60,000 jobs, and staff said the plan will address land use, heights, key redevelopment sites, curb management, transit and pedestrian connections, and…
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