All - This is a plea for anyoe who cares about good land use and pedestrian/bike/transit friendly development to take a moment to emailor call the entire City Council in opposition to the current proposal for Phase II of the Hilldale redevelopment (aka - Whole Foods.)
There have been multiple editorials in the paper, and even one on WISC news (Neil Heinen) saying that this is bad land use. The Madison Planning Commission has TWICE voted it down by substantial margins because of it's suburban design and surface parking. Yet the project could be approved over these objections at Tuesday's Council meeting. The concerns raised by the Commission and by neighbors of Hilldale include: * the proposed building is one story and would replace several multistory buildings * a large surface parking lot is proposed, while the existing structure has underground parking * The immediate area already contains two grocery stores * The proposed development is "suburban style" and too car focused * The proposal is inconsistent with the stated desire of the developer to make Hilldale pedestrian oriented We need everyone to speak up, and please get a couple of friends or neighbors to do so as well. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 266-4071 and voice your opinion. These two methods will make sure the message goes to the entire Council, not just your alder. If you want to go farther, call or email the mayor's office. [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 266-4611. If you want to be a real hero, come speak at the Council meeting on Tuesday, May 2, 6:30 PM at the City-County Bldg. Here are some links to recent news stories: 'no' Again To Whole Foods: http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/html/archive_files/tct/2006/04/18/1540060.php Sentry Takes On Whole Foods http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/html/archive_files/tct/2006/04/24/1540727.php Whole Foods Plan Heads For Council Showdown: http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/html/archive_files/wsj/2006/04/25/1540739.php Whole Foods Not A Victim: http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/tct/2006/04/26/1540904.php Plan Commissions Right on Whole Foods http://forums.ibsys.com/replytotopic.cfm?sitekey=c3k&Forum=111&Topic=13734> Thanks! -- Robbie _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
