Density backlash underway in Madison

It feels like there’s a backlash out there. 

A lot of Madisonians have always opposed greater densities and taller buildings. That’s nothing new. But recently the intensity of that opposition has grown. Last week Isthmus reported on heated opposition to a west-side development in which residents claimed that the city wasn’t listening to them. The city council, which met deep into the next morning, approved the Old Sauk Road development along with three other projects, including one near the airport that has generated opposition due to noise from F-35 fighter jets....

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Ken Notes: Reentering the workforce as a planner, I am finding that this is an issue EVERYWHERE we need to sit down an plan solutions in every community...