Owl Creek neighborhood: Have never understood why anyone thought it was a good idea to locate low-income housing in such an isolated area

 

Orange arrow indicates location of Owl Creek.  Red arrows note the locations of nearest full-serivce grocery stores.

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Wisconsin State Journal, 2/221/2021

The city has been struggling to boost the Owl Creek neighborhood since it was created near a wetlands area behind industrial buildings Southeast of the Beltline and Highway 51 in the mid-2000s. The Owl Creek subdivision, 94 lots including five lots of open space, stalled in the Great Recession, with less than half of the development completed at the 39-acre site. 

In 2014, the city stepped in to buy 51 remaining lots for $510,000, used six of them to develop a neighborhood park, and is only now moving to sell 16 of the remaining lots in a first phase to complete the housing project.

One of Madison's least walkable neighborhoods.

 

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'It is possible to get on a bus."  

But probably not when you really need one.