Urbanism In A Big Box

Madison's Urban Design Commission makes a surprising recommendation.

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September 3, 2004, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In a big surprise, the city's Urban Design Commission recommended that all retail developments larger than 40,000 square feet - single big-box stores or multiple-store projects - have a second story to create a more urban setting...The recommendations, described as both a step toward urbanism on the city's outskirts and risky overregulation, will be considered by the Plan Commission and the City Council later this month."

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Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Commission offers big-box surprise

Thursday, September 2, 2004 in Wisconsin State Journal

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