A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 2 to receive input from the public on the future of Regent Street and the South Campus neighborhood. This is the second in a series of five large-scale public meetings and will focus on initial concepts for future land use patterns and building heights. Several interactive activities are planned to engage business and property owners, residents, students, and others with and interest in this area who attend the meeting.

The meeting, which will begin at 6:00 p.m. at Neighborhood House Community Center, 29 S. Mills Street, is part of a process recently initiated by the City of Madison to develop a neighborhood plan to guide the future of the Regent Street - South Campus area. The process covers the area generally bounded by Monroe St., Randall Ave., Johnson St., Murray St., and Regent St. (both sides), and is scheduled to last through August.

The goal of this effort is to establish a clear set of land use policies to guide redevelopment, preservation, and other activities within the area in a comprehensive manner. The project will focus primarily on land use and physical design issues, including developing a set of design guidelines to that will address, at a minimum: allowable residential densities, building heights, scale, and massing. Other issues will also be addressed, including transportation issues (especially pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes, and automobile parking), parks and open space, and creating a vibrant business district.

This effort is being funded through $20,000 from the City of Madison, $20,000 from Dane County's BUILD Program, $15,000 from the UW-Madison, and approximately $20,000 from other donors.

Additional information can also be found on the project's website: www.cityofmadison.com/rsscplan

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