Madison should ensure safety, maintain a sense of fun, encourage business growth and seriously consider commuter rail as part of its new Downtown plan.
The city is holding public meetings this week on the future of Downtown. Anyone who lives, works or visits the central city is encouraged to participate.
The city ‘s last Downtown plan is almost two decades old. Since then, the area bound by Park, Regent, Proudfit and Blair streets has seen significant change, some of it guided by a “Downtown 2000 ” plan, adopted in 1989.
The state Capitol and UW-Madison continue to anchor and enrich the city ‘s center. But the private sector has made huge investments in Downtown ‘s future.