What's needed to reverse the spiral?
11:51 AM 4/19/04

"It's a visual thing." There's no feel of a neighborhood. You make things look better and people feel better." - Jeanne Retelle, who worked there for the Madison School District <

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"A community center for younger people to be able to have something to do. Some of the smarter kids are in gangs because they're not given what they need at home." - resident Terria Tiner <

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Redevelop the core of the area with a small commercial center, perhaps a coffee shop, small grocery and dry cleaner. "I'd basically re-create the whole neighborhood." - former Mayor Sue Bauman <

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"Create an overall vision." - Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz <

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Preserve low-cost housing - Salvation Army Maj. Paul Moore <

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"Leadership for the neighborhood must come from the neighborhood." - Urban League of Greater Madison executive director Steve Braunginn <

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The new medians are useless. "They should put up speed bumps." - resident Marissa Harris, 14 <

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"I'd like to see a joint planning council." - Former Fitchburg Mayor Mark Vivian <

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