Oscar 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...
Read MoreMeredith Perks
Meredith Perks is an Assistant Planner at Vandewalle & Associates, Inc. She brings to the team a unique combination of professional experience along with an avid interest public service, local community and economic development, downtown redevelopment, and a deep love of her city. Working as Regional Director for Senator Joe Donnelly, Meredith traveled to communities across Indiana and learned about their unique assets and character as well as the innovative approaches they were taking to face their challenges.
Read MoreJackie Mich
Jackie’s work in zoning and current planning has involved development review, zoning code amendments, and complete zoning code rewrites. Her work in transportation planning has included visioning and public participation efforts in support of the Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan, as well as analyzing impacts related to ongoing WisDOT highway studies.
Read MoreMike Slavney
Mike Slavney, FAICP Principal Planner – Community Planning and Growth Management Mike Slavney is the director of planning services for Vandewalle & Associates. In this role he coordinates the firm’s activities in providing general planning services to municipalities, state agencies, and organizations. He is a nationally recognized leader in zoning, growth management, development review and negotiation, farmland and open space preservation, intermunicipal planning, participatory techniques, indirect and cumulative impact analysis, and plan implementation. Mr. Slavney was...
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