Miracle! Or magic? Design teams can fix Lake Monona!
~~~ Big news! Three finalists in the Lake Monona Waterfront Design Challenge have figured out how the city can fix Lake Monona’s water quality problems–while also redeveloping the shoreline and…
Postscript to Part IV: What about DNR’s municipal stormwater laws?
~~~ Part IV of “What Else Could Hurt Lake Monona?” told the story of how Monona Terrace failed to
“What Else Can Hurt Lake Monona?” Part IV: Oops! Monona Terrace is not a model stormwater control facility after all
{Above-Monona Terrace, September 2022. Photo-Maria Powell ~~~ See the postscript to this piece As described in Part III, Monona Terrace proponents argued that the center would not only not cause…
“What Else Can Hurt Lake Monona?” Part III: “Unimaginable toxic horrors” remain unmeasured
~~~ hen government shifts from merely presenting the facts on a public project to an orchestrated campaign that avoids any negatives, Joe Taxpayer never knows if he’s getting the truth…
Lessons from the past: Beware the Chamber of Commerce Juggernaut!
In the 1990s, a powerful Chamber of Commerce Juggernaut finally made Frank Lloyd Wright’s Monona Terrace happen after decades of failed attempts. Who was part of this Juggernaut? Greater Madison…
Monona Terrace, model stormwater pollution control facility?
*** Previous posts described how, from the 1930s to the 1950s, the City of Madison filled the Lake Monona shoreline with refuse to make Law Park, and how the Frank…
“What Else Can Hurt Lake Monona?” Part II: Let’s build Monona Terrace on top of a carcinogen-leaching landfill in the lake!
This piece will be edited in coming days. If you see mistakes or problems, or have something to add, please let me know: mariapowell@mejo.us “EIS committee members received a report…