In a first for Madison and maybe the country, an investor group wants to create a new neighborhood centered on low-cost housing, farming, racial justice and wealth building. It’s being proposed for an area of mostly wetlands and open agricultural land on the Far East Side.

City Council rejected a Landmarks Commission vote, paving the way for a massive housing complex near Tenney Park at the former home of CUNA.

A proposed change to Madison's downtown zoning would allow more stories in new buildings if at least half the new space is for affordable housing.