Madison, WI Mulls Mandatory Tree Planting, Restricting Drive-Thrus
Wisconsin's capital city has long been known as a haven for radical, try anything once types -- now it seems that the city council has taken that attitude and applied it to restructuring their city for sustainability and saving the planet. How do they propose to revolutionize life in Madison? Why, a bunch of strict zoning measures and even a doomsday plan for when peak oil decimates day-to-day life in the capital, of course.Some of the more controversial proposals include: limiting the "number/density of fast food outlets and drive-through windows" to protect public health, discouraging individual parking options to promote public transit, and requiring two trees to be planted for every tree cut down.
Then, of course, there's the call to create a doomsday plan:
"11. Write the code to allow the city to function when automobile travel will be severely limited and oil-related products, including food and heating fuel, become prohibitively expensive because of the scarcity and high-cost of fuel."Some of the more reasonable suggestions come in the form of zoning changes, which places climate change at the center of debate. A new ordinance calls for a focus on preserving trees, more green space, better mobility -- all things that people would like their city to focus on anyway.
What do you think? Is it time to limit the Starbucks drive-thrus in your town? Maybe cut down on the already inadequate parking options, so drivers drive 5 miles each looking for a space?
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