The City of Madison held a virtual public information meeting on July 19, 2023. You may access a copy of their presentation here, and a meeting recording here.

The City of Madison held their second virtual public information meeting on October 26, 2023. You may access a copy of their presentation here, and a meeting recording here.

On January 12, 2024, the Madison Community Development Authority issued a request for qualifications from developer teams to assist in the redevelopment of the site. You may review that initial call for qualifications here.

On March 8, 2024, the Madison Community Development Authority received proposals from six teams. All proposals may be viewed on the city’s website here. After a multi-step interview process, the Community Development Authority determined that the team outlined below was the most qualified to move forward with planning and redevelopment.

The Community Development Authority and planning team held virtual and in-person community engagement meetings on June 24, 2024, to listen to the community’s wants, needs, and dreams for the site’s reuse and redevelopment. You may access a recording of the virtual meeting here, and a summary of the feedback shared here.

The Community Development Authority and planning team held virtual and in-person community engagement meetings on September 23, 2024, to share the first look at a proposed master plan for the Park Badger redevelopment site. You may access a summary of feedback shared, and copies of the presentation, here.

The planning team completed the Master Plan Report, outlining the planning process, community and stakeholder engagement, and recommendations for planning and placemaking. View the complete report here.

The Madison Community Development Authority and the planning team held virtual and in-person community engagement meetings on April 15, 2025, to share updated designs for the Park Badger Redevelopment. You may access a summary of feedback shared, and copies of the presentation, here.

You may see some activity occurring on the site during this timeframe. Know that soil testing is taking place to measure and analyze the thermal properties of the subsurface soil. This is crucial for designing and optimizing geothermal heating and cooling systems and is simply a part of ongoing planning efforts.

The City of Madison is undertaking a broader effort to remove buildings throughout the city that have exceeded their useful life, including several structures on this site. While construction of the new development is still some time away, this demolition is part of a city-wide planning initiative aimed at using resources efficiently and preparing sites for future reinvestment.

It’s important to note that this work does not signal the immediate start of construction for the redevelopment project.

Madison Metro recently completed a major bus network redesign. As part of the network redesign the bus routes are longer and more direct to desintations, thereby riders need fewer transfers to get to their final destination, making the transfer points unnecessary. Currently, a few routes stop at the former transfer point to make transfers. By the end of 2025 this transfer activity will be relocated to stops on Hughes Place.

This is the anticipated construction period for phase one of the Park Badger Redevelopment effort.