Community Services

Vision Statement

Our vision for the Tenney-Lapham/Old Market Place Neighborhood is a neighborhood whose vitality is dependent upon neighbors helping neighbors. It is a neighborhood whose young people, college students, families and senior citizens all willingly look after one another. It's a neighborhood with vibrant, active neighborhood associations working hard to deliver important programs and services to its residents. It's a neighborhood where Lapham School serves as an important focal point for educating and meeting the needs of not only neighborhood children, but all neighborhood residents. And it is a neighborhood that is linked by a cross-Isthmus bus route to its sister, the Marquette-Schenk-Atwood Neighborhood, thereby allowing for a more efficient delivery of services to residents on both sides of East Washington Avenue.

Neighborhood Goals

Goal 1	Improvethe quality of life in the neighborhood by more effectively promoting anddelivering a broad array of community services to residents.
Goal 2	Increase the awarenessof services and programs for youth, adults, and senior citizens within theneighborhood.
Goal 3	Foster a greater sense of community within the neighborhood, sothat neighbors can provide important services to neighbors.
Goal 4	Improve access to servicesand programs for youth, adults, and senior citizens within the neighborhood.

Top Recommendations

1.	Striveto make Lapham Elementary School (1045 E. Dayton Street) a focal point forthe education of, and delivery of services to, not only neighborhood children,but all neighborhood residents.
2.	Work with Madison Metro to develop a viable systemto get Tenney-Lapham/Old Market Place and Marquette-Schenk-Atwood neighborhoodresidents across East Washington Avenue to take advantage of the many excellentservices found in each neighborhood.
3.	Recruit a grocery store to relocate in the neighborhoodthat is a similar size of the former Sentry grocery store at Fiore ShoppingCenter.

Awareness of Community Services

Issue: Over the last decade, the Tenney-Lapham/Old Market Place Neighborhoodhas experienced changes in its population. From 1980 to 1990, the neighborhood'spopulation increased by 779 (15.6%). The major changes include: 1) 36% (52)increase in married couples with children; 2) 108% (66) increase in singleparent families with children; 3) 63% (251) increase in children 17 yearsand under. Over the ten year time span, the number of families at or belowthe poverty level decreased from 9.7% to 8.9%.

As a proportion of the neighborhood's population, the senior citizen population(65 years and older) has gradually declined from 10% (500) to 8.9% (397).The TLOMP Neighborhood is concerned about the loss of seniors living inthe neighborhood. Emphasis on providing elderly housing opportunities inthe neighborhood (such as the Camelot and Tenney Apartments), providingquality, accessible community services, and attracting services to the neighborhoodthat are appealing to the senior population would possibly retain seniorcitizens in the neighborhood and serve as an attractant to other seniors.

GOAL	RECOMMENDATION	IMPLEMENTATION
Delivering Community Services Issue: The availability and quality of community services plays animportant role in the quality of life in the neighborhood as well as residents'perceptions of what makes the Tenney-Lapham/Old Market Place Neighborhooda great place to live. Community services can be broadly defined as rangingfrom those found outside the physical boundaries of the Tenney-Lapham/OldMarket Place Neighborhood, such as the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, to neighborhood-basedresources, such as Tenney Nursery and Parent Center, and, finally to neighbor-to-neighborresources, such as shoveling snow for an elderly neighbor. The Tenney-Lapham/Old Market Place Neighborhood wants to ensure it providesan array of community services to its diverse residents. In discussionswith neighborhood leaders and local service providers, the lack of a centrallocation from which services can be delivered is a critical need in theneighborhood.
Goal 1: Improve the quality of life in the neighborhood by more effectivelypromoting and delivering a broad array of community services to residents.	Striveto make Lapham Elementary School a focal point for the education of, anddelivery of services to, not only neighborhood children, but all neighborhoodresidents. Lapham School (1045 E. Dayton Street) is the logical sitefor the delivery of neighborhood-based programs and services. It is thecenter of the neighborhood, waiting to become the "neighborhood center."Building a strong partnership between the neighborhood and the school iscrucial to the survival of both. A school building that is accessible toneighborhood residents for meetings, programs, youth and senior activitieswill engender greater financial and political support from neighborhoodresidents, while at the same time improving the quality of life for thosesame people. It is a partnership that can only have a positive effect onthe neighborhood.	TLOMP Neighborhood Associations, LaphamSchool
	Work collaborativelywith Lapham Elementary School, Madison School Community Recreation (MSCR),Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, Near Eastside Coalition of Older Adults (NESCOA),and an array of other non-profit organizations to provide programs and activitiesfor youth, families, and senior citizens. One of the objectives of theTLOMP Neighborhood is to conduct focus groups to help collect informationto better target programs and services to the desires of the community.	TLOMPNeighborhood Associations, Lapham School, MMSD, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center,NESCOA
	Bring a grocery storeback into the neighborhood. The loss of the Sentry Grocery store atthe Fiore Shopping Center was an important loss to the neighborhood. Recruitinga similar-sized grocery store into the neighborhood was one of the mostfrequently mentioned desires of neighborhood residents at the two publicmeetings, in the neighborhood survey, and during the public comment periodfor the plan. Senior citizens in particular (especially those that livein the Camelot Apartments) have indicated that the loss of the Sentry storethreatens their independence and ability to remain in the neighborhood.	FioreCompany, CED Unit, and MG&E Economic Development Department
Awareness of Community Services Issue: Over the last decade, the Tenney-Lapham/Old Market Place Neighborhoodhas experienced changes in its population. From 1980 to 1990, the neighborhood'spopulation increased by 779 (15.6%). The major changes include: 1) 36% (52)increase in married couples with children; 2) 108% (66) increase in singleparent families with children; 3) 63% (251) increase in children 17 yearsand under. Over the ten year time span, the number of families at or belowthe poverty level decreased from 9.7% to 8.9%. As a proportion of the neighborhood's population, the senior citizen population(65 years and older) has gradually declined from 10% (500) to 8.9% (397).The TLOMP Neighborhood is concerned about the loss of seniors living inthe neighborhood. Emphasis on providing elderly housing opportunities inthe neighborhood (such as the Camelot and Tenney Apartments), providingquality, accessible community services, and attracting services to the neighborhoodthat are appealing to the senior population would possibly retain seniorcitizens in the neighborhood and serve as an attractant to other seniors.
GOAL	RECOMMENDATION	IMPLEMENTATION
Goal 2: Increase the awareness of services and programs for youth, adults, and senior citizens within the neighborhood.	Establisha Community Services Committee as a standing committee of the Tenney-Laphamand Old Market Place Neighborhood Associations to facilitate better deliveryof program information and heighten the importance of community serviceissues in the neighborhood. One of the charges of the committee wouldbe to bring senior citizen and youth issues to the attention of the fullneighborhood council through ad-hoc senior and youth representation.	TLOMP Neighborhood Associations
	Organizea service providers forum with local organizations to begin the dialogueabout and promotion of community services available in the neighborhood.One of the outcomes of the service providers forum is to start to builda relationship between the neighborhood association and the various serviceproviders in the Isthmus area.	TLOMP Neighborhood Associations
	Develop a TLOMP Resource Service Directory that identifiesfacilities, programs, community services, and other resources availableto neighborhood residents. A directory of services would provide residentswith the knowledge of programs and services that are available in the neighborhoodand throughout Madison.	TLOMP Neighborhood Associations,MG&E
	As part of the NorthIsthmus Reader, regularly publish a community service column that focuseson youth, family, and senior issues along with a description and telephonelisting of services and programs.	TLOMP NeighborhoodAssociations
	Encourage city,county, school, and neighborhood-based organizations to meet regularly toshare information about the neighborhood and to work collaboratively onneighborhood projects. A team approach of key organizations workingtogether to share information about the neighborhood, to formulate strategiesto reach the outcome, and to collaboratively carry-out the steps to implementthe activity, service or program is an important step to ensure a high levelof service.	TLOMP Neighborhood Associations
	Develop a neighborhood-based "Welcome to theNeighborhood" program. Founded on the old "Welcome Wagon"concept, this would be a neighborhood-based effort designed to personallywelcome new residents to the neighborhood. Block captains would be usedto deliver a packet of materials to new residents that would include suchthings as the neighborhood newsletter, the Resource Directory, the Renter'sHandbook developed by the Housing Task Force, and the new business districtpromotional flyer. Local businesses would be encouraged to provide discountcoupons in the packet to encourage patronage of local stores. A scheduleof neighborhood meetings could be provided as well to encourage active participationin the neighborhood.	TLOMP Neighborhood Associations,MG&E
	Request that City-sponsoredservices be made more accessible to neighborhood residents by bringing representativesof those service agencies into the neighborhood. For example, City loanprogram staff could come to Lapham School once a month and be availableto answer questions, provide loan information, etc. Bringing City governmentto the neighborhood might be a more effective means of delivering the importantservices that the City has to offer.	TLOMP NeighborhoodAssociations
	Encourage neighborhoodresidents, business community, and neighborhood-based organizations to developa program that would provide paying jobs to youth (12 years and older) andteach employment procedures and job skills.	TLOMPNeighborhood Associations, East Johnson Business Association (EJBA), Wil-MarNeighborhood Center, Lapham School
GOAL	RECOMMENDATION	IMPLEMENTATION
Goal 3: Foster a greater sense of community within the neighborhood, so that neighbors can provide important services to neighbors.	Developa neighborhood-based "Neighbor Helping Neighbor" system that isfounded on the principles of helping one another, and is operative throughoutthe neighborhood, rather than on a block-by-block basis.	TLOMP Neighborhood Associations, East High School
	Develop a senior resource network through the neighborhoodassociation that links neighborhood seniors with neighborhood seniors.	TLOMPNeighborhood Associations
	Strengthenintergenerational programs with Lapham Elementary, Marquette Elementary,O'Keeffe Middle, and East High schools.	TLOMP NeighborhoodAssociations
	Develop a neighborhoodvolunteer network that links neighborhood volunteers with neighborhood residentsneeding assistance.	TLOMP Neighborhood Associations
Accessibility to Community Services Issue: East Washington Avenue, and to a lesser extent, E. Johnson and E.Gorham, are significant barriers to the movement of neighborhood residentsbetween the Tenney-Lapham/Old Market Place Neighborhood and the Marquette-Schenk-Atwood(MSA) neighborhoods. School officials, senior citizens, young people, peoplewith disabilities, and community service providers all cite the difficultyin crossing these busy thoroughfares as a major obstacle. During the year-longplanning process, those same groups have consistently cited a simple solutionto the problem - a cross-Isthmus bus route that would quickly and efficientlyget people across East Washington without having to travel to the CapitolHub.
GOAL	RECOMMENDATION	IMPLEMENTATION
Goal 4: Improve access to services and programs for youth, adults, and seniorcitizens outside the neighborhood.	Work with MadisonMetro to develop a viable system to get TLOMP and MSA neighborhood residentsacross East Washington Avenue to take advantage of the many excellent servicesfound in each neighborhood. A Local Motion type of bus system wouldmake places such as the Madison Community Health Center, Wil-Mar NeighborhoodCenter, and St. Vincent De Paul more accessible to TLOMP residents. Likewise,it would make Lapham School, PICADA, Central Hispano, and the East JohnsonBusiness District more accessible to MSA residents. Such a bus route negatesthe need to develop duplicate services on each side of East Washington andlinks these sister neighborhoods together in many positive ways.	MadisonMetro

Introduction
Summary of Neighborhood Issues
Summary of Recommendations
Neighborhood Boundaries
Neighborhood Profile
Relationship to the Isthmus Neighborhoods / Census Information
Community Services Recommendations
East Johnson Business District Recommendations
Housing Recommendations
Parks and Open Space Recommendations
Redevelopment Recommendations
Sidewalks, Streets, Terrace and Other Public Infrastructure Recommendations
Transportation Recommendations

Maps

Original Plat for Tenney Park
Neighborhood Asset Map
East Johnson Business District
Historic Districts and Landmarks
Tenney-Lapham / Old Market Place Neighborhood Zoning Map
Residential Structures Map