800 Block Development Website

This development proposal was approved by the neighborhood and city council. It failed over a public funding dispute between the mayor's office and the developer. This website was designed to promote neighborhood input for the development, which would have encompassed the entire 800 block of E.Washington Ave (north side), currently utilized for auto sales..

A neighborhood committee worked with the developer to solicit public feedback.The committee consisted of
Alderperson Brenda Konkel and three representatives each from Tenney Lapham and Old Marketplace neighborhoods.

News:

August 8,2006
Developer informs the neighborhood that the project has been withdrawn.

March 25,2006 WSJ
New Gorman plan unveiled for East Wash

March 24, 2006, Mayor Cieslewicz
Work continues on Gorman project ,

March 6
Statements from Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and developer Gary Gorman that have recently circulated via email.
Statement from Downtown Madison, Inc.'s (DMI)

Local media articles:
Let Developer Kill Project , WSJ, opinion, March 11,2006
Cda Doesn't Vote On East Wash Plan , WSJ, March 10,2006
Don't Give Up On East Side Project , WSJ, opinion, March 10,2006
Editorial: Keep Gorman Project On The Table, Channel 3, March 6,2006
Plan To Revive East Side Project Offered, WSJ, March 4,2006
Gorman Project Pullout Is A Loss, Cap. Times letters, March 4,2006
Development May Get Reboot, WSJ, March 3,2006
Konkel Tries To Revive Gorman Deal, Cap.Times, March 2, 2006
East Side Project Appears To Be Dead, WSJ, Feb. 28,2006
East Side Project Brought To A Halt, Cap. Times, Feb.28,2006

• Approved site plan
• Developer: Gorman and Company
• Architect: Eppstein Uhen
• map of proposed development area
• architecture page

Neighborhood documents

• Tenney-Lapham neighborhood recommendations to the developer (MSWord or Text) as of January 27,2005 and criteria used to make these recommendations (MSWord or Text)
• Notes from Nov. 30th developer public meeting.
• Nov 19,2004 Tenney Lapham plan recommendations and criteria used to make them.
• Developer's Neighborhood Survey in PDF or Microsoft Word format (pdf must be mailed, word format may be submitted electronically)
• Neighborhood survey results as of 11/3/2004
• results (pdf or text version) of public input from Oct. 14th Tenney Lapham Neighborhood annual fall spaghetti dinner and meeting.
• results of public input from Oct. 21 meeting at Lapham school

Meeting schedule:

• 9/22: public developer meeting - who should be at the table.
• 10/6: public meeting - process discussion
• 10/21: public meeting - discuss survey results, organize steering groups
• 11/3: neighborhood steering group meeting -show plan evolution, talk about refined survey information (public welcome)
• 11/13: public meeting, issue charettes, for details click here
• 11/17: --canceled--neighborhood steering group meeting, 6PM, EVP coffee house (public welcome.)
• 11/30: public meeting, Lapham, discuss plan evolution, gather public input
• 12/16: neighborhood steering group meeting, 7PM, location TBA (public welcome)
• 12/21: final public meeting, 7 PM Lapham school, share plan in its final state before submission
• 1/17/05: Neighborhood Rep.s meeting, Company of Thieves, 6PM
• 1/19/05: Developer presentation to UDC (Urban Design Commission)
• 1/27/05: Tenney Lapham Neighborhood Association monthly board meeting -- discuss steering group recommendations.
• 2/2/05: UDC, 4:45 PM, Room LL-110, Madison Municipal Building (public presence desired)
• 2/17/05: Public Meeting, 7 PM Lapham auditorium (Developer, architects and neighborhood)
• 2/21/05: Plan Commission, public comments encouraged, register at 5:45 PM, rm. 201 City County Building
• 3/1/05: Common Council approval
  

Links

• Tenney Lapham Neighborhood Association
• Best Practices Development Guide for Madison
• 627 E. Mifflin Development
• Union Corners Development
• 2005 East Washington BUILD committee
• 2000 East Washington BUILD report (3 MB pdf)
• East Washington Reconstruction website
• East Rail Corridor Planning Project
• Madison Environmental Group - Green Building technologies and practices
• Green roof article from NPR.org
• Dark sky articles by Audubon and Science Online.
• " Madison, A Model City " 1911 Madison planning book written by John Nolen

800 block email discussion listserver -- Want to be on it? Send a request to the address below.

Contact: David Waugh,

Last updated August 16,2006