A cross section of community leaders said they like seeing Cieslewicz?s commentary. Founder and sole employee of Dave Cieslewicz and Associates ? the associate is his dog, Calvin, he said ? Cieslewicz also is leading an effort ? funded by local hospitals, the university and Madison Gas and Electric ? to revitalize the Greenbush and Vilas neighborhoods on the Near West Side. The broad goals are to start a community development corporation to help convert former student housing back to single-family homes, redevelop some areas with workforce apartments, and revitalize Regent Street, he said. As an adjunct professor, he?s teaching two courses at UW-Madison: Introduction to the City; and Politics and Policy of Green Urbanism.”I love the environment,” he said. “It?s a lot of fun to be around young, bright people.”
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