A federal ban and state or local restrictions threaten to hamper use even as popularity grows.
-Wisconsin State Journal
APRIL HOME BUILDING PERMITS UP 9% OVER LAST YEAR
Home construction remains weak historically, though.
-Wisconsin State Journal
COULD MADISON CREATE ITS OWN MILLENNIUM PARK?
A plan to create parkland over John Nolen Drive gets a new push from leading urban designers.
-The Cap Times
CITY PRESSES GORMAN ON UNION CORNERS BUILDING DESIGN
A new report says the architecture must provide "significant visual interest" for the high-profile site on East Wash.
-The Cap Times
MADISON PLAN COMMISSION APPROVES NEW UNION CORNERS LAYOUT
The neighborhood is on board with adjustments made to Gorman's plan for the long-dormant site.
-The Cap Times
HILLDALE APARTMENTS GET PLAN COMMISSION OK
Despite strong opposition from the Weston Place condos next door, development of a 12-story apartment building will move forward.
-The Cap Times
CITY TO AGAIN PUSH FOR 'PLATINUM' STATUS AS BEST CITY FOR BICYCLING
Kicking off Bike to Work Week, Mayor Paul Soglin announced a renewed effort to have Madison officially recognized as the best city in the U.S. for bicycling.
-The Cap Times
PROPERTY TAXES TO DROP NEARLY $200 FOR MATC
Taxes would drop 46.4 percent on the MATC portion of property tax bills across the 12-county district. On an average $230,831 home in Madison, that means an end-of-year tax bill would be $227.71, down $197.25 from last year.
-Wisconsin State Journal
FITCHBURG OPTS TO KEEP NINE SPRINGS FOR GOLF
Council members voted 7-1 Tuesday to keep the 33-acre plot of land for golf rather than adopting a plan to convert it into parkland.
-Wisconsin State Journal
DULUTH TRADING CO. TO BE FIRST TENANT IN MOUNT HOREB 'INNOVATION CENTER'
The space, located at First and Main streets, was most recently occupied by a BMO Harris Bank branch and was purchased by Duluth Trading owner Steve Schlecht with the idea of temporarily using it to alleviate crowding at the company's Belleville offices
-Wisconsin State Journal
DANE COUNTY ANNOUNCES NEW PARKS ENDOWMENT
The endowment, which is intended to help fund programming offered by many of the county parks friends groups, is launching with the offer of up to $50,000 in matching funds from Madison Community Foundation, Parisi said.
-Wisconsin State Journal
FOCUS ON DANE COUNTY: UW PROJECT EXAMINING FUTURE OF WATERSHED
A team of UW-Madison researchers is using fictional scenarios to develop new computer models, necessary to predict water conditions future generations could face.
-Wisconsin State Journal
