Nolen
in the '90'sJohn Nolen was one of the U.S.'s most prolific and skilled
city planners. A surprisingly large part of his 1909 plan for
Madison has been carried out. As the State Capital city located
in one of the fastest growing regions of Wisconsin, Madison and
Dane County now face increasing development pressures and sprawl
that threatens the rural landscape and small towns and villages.
In 1994 Design Coalition helped a citizen committee coordinate
a conference on land use and planning. Nolen's plan was the starting
point for envisioning a future for the county. The 2-day session
brought new urbanist and architect Andres Duany, regional planner
Phil Lewis and authors James Kunzler and Peter Katz together with
hundreds of local planners, developers, activists and citizens.