Read what Green Downtown Program Manager Matt Covert has to say about decking over John Nolen Drive in Madison. And check out these successful cut and cover examples: Chicago Columbus Duluth
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Could Madison create its own Millennium Park?
Should the city bury the messy intersection where John Nolen Drive, Blair Street and Willy Street converge to create a Madison version of Chicago’s Millennium Park?
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Walk Appeal Video-Part 3
During this Walk Appeal video, Green Downtown Program Manager Matt Covert continues his Walk Appeal tour to State Street.
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What’s most important to you about your neighborhood?
The answer about what’s most important about your neighborhood is walkability. Recent studies have championed the physical health benefits of designing for walkability, the improvements in community health and wellbeing from new residential construction in walkable areas, and the economic value of walkability in terms of dollars spent in the local economy.
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Walk Appeal Video-Part 2
Matt points out the difference in thinking between building now vs. 40 years ago. See how a current apartment building on Johnson Street doesn’t consider the pedestrian, while a new building in progress will have walk appeal.
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Walk Appeal video-part 1
Green Downtown Program Manager Matt Covert led a group of landscape architecture students on a Walk Appeal tour. Watch this short clip to learn more about Walk Appeal and check back soon for additional videos.
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