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Eastside News is published six times a year by the Goodman Community Center. We publish super-local news and information about events, issues, resources and programs at Goodman and in our community on the east side of Madison.
More than 14,000 copies of this 24-page paper are mailed directly to households in Goodman's service area, as well as over 5,000 to subscribers throughout the city. Copies are also available at several area businesses and at the Goodman Center. The newspaper is written and produced primarily by GCC staff and volunteers. Our advertisers' support and donations make publishing this valued community resource possible.
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July / August Cover Story
Rick Dahms
Demand for housing in Madison soars
Is Madison facing a slow-burning crisis?
By Katie Pulvermacher, Eastside News
According to the latest city growth projections, the city of Madison had approximately 134,800 homes at the start of 2025. It is expected to add over 9,300 new households holding around 18,400 people by 2030. This has led to a significant increase in apartment construction to meet the rising demand for available housing.
“This imbalance is forcing more and more people who work and shop in Dane County to live outside of Dane County,” executive director of Smart Growth Greater Madison, Inc. Bill Connors said. “Housing prices and rents in Madison and Dane County keep rising in part because of this imbalance — and in part because it is more expensive to construct new housing anywhere and everywhere.”
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