Field House renovations are intended to create an entryway

In mid-March Madison learned that a much-maligned spire will disappear from Camp Randall. But lost in the excitement is news that it’s part of a plan to renovate the nearby Field House and create a large, new, outdoor gathering place.

“It will help activate the space and provide another venue for football Saturdays and events throughout the year at the Field House,” says Gary Brown, UW-Madison director of campus planning and landscape architecture.

One of the goals is to create a sense of arrival, an entryway to the UW campus. Right now, it’s a cluster of semi-adjacent intersections, combining Breese Terrace, Monroe Street, Regent Street, the Southwest Commuter Bike Path and — officially — Little Street. (Yet another cross-street, Crazylegs Lane, was officially closed by the city a year ago.)...

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Ken Notes: NICE!! and I for one will not miss the statue, we could donate it to Minnesota or Ohio State as a gesture of friendship and goodwill...