The suburb is actively exploring ‘upfill’ development in underutilized corridors
Monona, a city surrounded by a city famously surrounded by reality, might prove to be the real deal in the quest to house the influx of new residents Madison’s booming economy is expected to attract in the next several decades.
Wait, what? Housing — in “landlocked” Monona?
Hemmed in by Lake Monona and the city of Madison, Monona lacks the cornfields along its borders that are easy pickings for other communities to annex, subdivide and develop. Madison, Sun Prairie, Middleton and Fitchburg are where 85% of the 16,000 new rental housing units in Dane County were built from 2010 to 2021, according to the April 2024 Dane County Regional Housing Strategy report. Monona accounted for a scant 2%...
Ken Notes: The "burbs" could all have an impact, especially if they were to allow height and density. The problem is affordability and that will remain an issue for some time to come until we bring developers to the table and work together...
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