V&A to help shape master plan for Dane County sustainability campus
MADISON, WISC. (EXCPERTS FROM NBC15.COM and LANDFILL.COUNTYOFDANE.COM) – In preparation for the less than 10 years of landfill space left at the Rodefeld Landfill, the Dane County Department of Waste and Renewables is preparing to start initial plans for a new waste campus to “redesign how the community’s waste is managed.” The project is proposed for the eastern portion of the Yahara Hills Golf Course. Dane County Department of Waste & Renewables said its vision of the campus will boost economic development in the area and create jobs by including waste processors,...
Read MoreMaking Madison more affordable
Dec. 12, 2021 (EXCERPTS FROM MADISON.COM/WSJ) – In this commentary, the Wisconsin State Journal editorial board describes how the planned Oliv Madison project is working to provide rooms rented at below-market rates for low-income students. Vandewalle & Associates is assisting this work by developer Core Spaces. “This is the kind of creativity and flexibility Madison needs more of to solve its affordable housing crisis. “The Madison City Council on Tuesday approved a student apartment building on State Street that granted the developer two extra floors of height (to 10 stories) in...
Read MoreOscar Mayer Special Area Plan Process Looks at Options
MADISON, WISC. (Excerpts from Madison.com) – Vandewalle & Associates has been working with the City and neighborhoods to develop a reuse plan for the abandoned Oscar Mayer plant and revitalize the surrnounding northside. Over eight months of community outreach, residents on the North and East side have expressed broad support for revitalizing the region. But many say the Oscar Mayer Special Area Plan would bring too much traffic and housing density to the neighborhood and result in the loss of key open space. And they oppose plans to locate a Metro Transit bus garage on the...
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