Topic 1:  Land use_

• Keep high density housing in the higher noise sections of the neighborhood. Don't introduce new noise where not necessary.
• Consistent policy for all developers, Greenspace preservations and all development include multi-level parking, either above ground or underground (preferably)
• Zone for residential area not commercial use!
• Basically, I would like to keep the neighborhood quiet, hopefully more owner-occupants, more respectful renters, less littering, and less traffic.
• I oppose high-rise apartment buildings in older residential areas.
• Preserve historical residences--restore to original beauty.
• Encourage owner-occupied housing and eliminate more rental property, particularly those that are major "eye-sores."
• The city should develop programs to offer financial incentives for people to buy, rehabilitate and become owner-occupant landlords of 2 and 3 flats in the neighborhood.
• Don't allow any new buildings taller than three stories at Johnson and Paterson. Two would be better yet. Keep the height over on Washington.
• A sculpture garden along the Yahara would encourage use and provide badly needed public art space (Goal 4). I like the idea of street-cars and a transit hub, but a park-and-ride will increase traffic in the area (Goal 5).
• Change the manufacturing zoning in 1400 blocks of East Dayton and East Mifflin to residential, and maintain existing residential zoning--don't increase zoning in Trachte area. Development planned by Don Miller should stay where it is planned to be.
• If a property is currently a 3-8 unit, it should be allowed to stay that way. Future developments should be concentrated in desecrated areas.
• It is crucial who does the encouraging and what exactly is encouraged. Light rail is foolish! We should reject wasting still more money on transit. I am concerned that many of these goals sound good but will do more harm than good in practice.
• I am generally opposed to light rail but okay with a hub as in Goal 5.
• I propose re-developing the Reynolds lot into 1-to-2 unit housing that fits in with the look of nearby houses.
• Focus on child-friendly development to support the schools. Put in community recreation center with swimming for children and adults.
• I am unfamiliar with many of the terms used on this page (down-zone, for example).
• Encourage development of higher density housing that follows design principles of open structures and is integrated into the neighborhood. Pursue this goal over current focus on single houses and low-density housing.
• Regarding Goal 3, I don't see how a store of that size could be competitive with the Willy Street Co-op. It seems unnecessart to me with the co-op less than a mile away.
• For Goal 2, I would not want to discourage in-fill like the condos on the 1100 block of East Dayton. For Goal 3, what would the effect be on the Willy Street Co-op?
• It's unrealistic to think that there is the traffic to support a neighborhood store.
• Work to keep the neighborhood affordable.
• Down-zoning would be difficult. A conservation district plus a tight neighborhood plan would be more productive.
• Must have longer walk times across East Washington--fifteen seconds in NOT enough--we have kids, too!
• Goal 7, light manufacturing or tie in with Goal 3.
• Goal 5 is awesome, we need to reduce downtown/neighborhood car traffic if possible.
• Neutral for the grocery store idea: on the one hand, it would be nice to have such a store. On the other hand, it would probably not be commercially viable, and risks undermining Jenny Street Market, and to a lesser extent, the Willy Street Co-op.
• Goal 5, light rail is VERY important.
• I like multi-units (3 to 30) mixed with primarily single residence to increase the population/economic/age diversity within our neighborhood.
• Goals 1 and 2 are very parochial. In particular, goal 2 regulates residents who live in high-occupancy units to the lower portions of the neighborhood. All residents deserve respect from traffic and noise.
• I don't know the details of these plans but generally it's good to have both residential and business in the neighborhood (minus heavy industry). I'm okay with more density. Love the idea of East Washington being better used by people, not just cars.
• The traffic on Fordham is already becoming congested. But like everything else, you people won't stop until there's not a tree or a bush or a blade of green grass left.
• Good public transportation, with a focus on minimalizing the need for a car is critical for long-term viablity--this means that lightrail is a must!
• Thanks so much!
• #3--I think it would be better to support the grocery stores at Willy Street, Jenifer Street, and possibly at the transit hub or East Washington Street development.
• Goal 2--no additional multi-housing is needed in Madison. They current multi-housing is at 60% accupancy. Goal 5--opposed to light-rail. Goal 6--TLNA input is good, opposed to city subsidized development.
• Ensure that redevelopment does not increase truck/delivery traffic on residential streets.
• Goal 2--don't include East Johnson in this higher occupancy. Save the main Trachte office and use some of the trachte buildings for artist studios.
• Don't fight tall buildings on East Washington--that is exactly where they belong, but look for European public space ideals to humanize them.
• If goal 2 happens, then there will be a part of the neighborhood that is just an eyesore. Integrating apartment buildings in with homes makes it look more like a cohesive community.
• Besides a grocery store, it would be great if a great bakery found its way to our neighborhood. Possible to have a few more trash cans at different spot at Tenney Park. It is appalling all the trash people leave behind.
• These questions really set up an overly-constrained view of what the neighborhood could be. Free up your thinking! For more information on keeping Johnson as residential/mixed use, talk to your transportation chair, Patrick McDonnell--he understands!

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