Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required.
Title
Approving a Transportation Access Master Plan by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to guide the future development of the 700 & 800-blocks of University Avenue and 400-blocks of North Lake Street and East Campus Mall. 8th Ald. Dist.
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WHEREAS on August 4, 2008, the Plan Commission approved a conditional use permit to allow the University of Wisconsin-Madison to construct an addition to the Chazen Museum of Art at 750 University Avenue, which followed an earlier approval by the Plan Commission on January 14, 2008 of a demolition permit for the former Peterson Office Building on the same site, and
WHEREAS Resolution 08-00772, passed by the Common Council on August 5, 2008 approved the conversion of East Campus Mall between University Avenue and State Street to a pedestrian and bike facility with an agreement with the University of Wisconsin for the maintenance of East Campus Mall, and
WHEREAS Resolution 08-01070, passed by the Common Council on December 2, 2008 approved plans for the restoration of East Campus Mall in accordance with the Permit to Excavate in the Right of Way and an agreement to provide maintenance of East Campus Mall from University Avenue to State Street, and
WHEREAS construction of the addition to the Chazen Museum will coincide with the University’s construction of the section of East Campus Mall between University Avenue and the State Street Concourse, and
WHEREAS the demolition of the Peterson Office Building, the construction of East Campus Mall and the Chazen Addition were conditioned upon the University working cooperatively with the City to complete a master plan for the blocks bounded by N. Park Street, State Street, N. Lake Street and University Avenue to address property access, service and street capacity related to future University developments on the block including the Chazen Addition, School of Music Performance Facility and Academic Building, and
WHEREAS the City Engi...
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