Madison LakeWay project scaled back, as ambitious plans run into fiscal reality
GEORGE WIEBE
Updated
Sasaki's 2023 proposal for reimagining Madison's Lake Monona Waterfront, now known as the Madison LakeWay. Portions of the project have changed since the video was produced, although other elements are still part of the plan.
A rendering of the skyline pier, a wide pedestrian space jutting out from the southwest section of John Nolen Drive overlooking the Isthmus. Although envisioned as part of the first phase of the LakeWay redevelopment, it has been removed amid concerns about cost.
A sketch of the scaled-down viewing platform proposed to take the place of the much larger skyline pier originally planned for the Lake Monona shoreline.
The Madison LakeWay project calls for dramatically remaking much of the Lake Monona shoreline Downtown. But the first phase has already been scaled back after organizers failed to meet funding goals.
The Madison LakeWay project calls for dramatically remaking much of the Lake Monona shoreline Downtown. But the first phase has already been scaled back after organizers failed to meet funding goals.
A rendering of the skyline pier, a wide pedestrian space jutting out from the southwest section of John Nolen Drive overlooking the Isthmus. Although envisioned as part of the first phase of the LakeWay redevelopment, it has been removed amid concerns about cost.
A sketch of the scaled-down viewing platform proposed to take the place of the much larger skyline pier originally planned for the Lake Monona shoreline.
