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Staff updates Madison Plan Commission on Southeast and Southwest area plans; discussion centers on transit corridors, density and equity
Summary
Planning staff presented draft actions for the Southeast and Southwest area plans, proposing increased mixed-use and a new medium residential 1 category on transit corridors. Commissioners raised questions about outreach to BIPOC communities, WisDOT/BeltLine uncertainties, potential health impacts and coordination on city-owned parcels.
Planning staff provided detailed updates on draft Southeast and Southwest area plans during the Dec. 15 meeting, describing extensive public engagement and proposed changes to future land-use maps that focus new mixed-use nodes and increased housing intensity along transit corridors.
Rebecca (planning staff) said the Southeast area has just over 11,000 housing units and about 25,000 residents (roughly 26% identifying as Black, Indigenous or people of color and Hispanic/Latinx per the 2020 census) and summarized a broad engagement program that included outreach events at parks, focus groups, surveys and partnerships with UW programs and community organizations. Staff presented a new "medium residential…
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