Northeast Area Plan Open House

During the kick-off meetings residents shared questions and comments about a variety of topics outside the purview of our Planning team. Staff are excited to share that an Open House has been scheduled to bring together residents and staff from various City agencies. The Open House will take place on Wednesday, March 29th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Madison College, Truax Main Building, 1701 Wright Street, Room D1630. 

What topics will be covered?
The following topics will be covered at the meeting. Each department will give a brief presentation on their topic to be followed by roundtable discussions. 

• Library – Imagination Center at Reindahl Park
• Community Development – Temporary and Permanent Shelters
• Parks – Neighborhood Park Development Planning & Sycamore Master Plan
• Metro Transit – Bus Rapid Transit and Route Restructure
• Engineering – Flood Inundation Studies
• Planning – Northeast Area Plan and Airport Part 150 Noise Mitigation Study
• Clerk’s Office – Polling Places and Elections
• Water Utility – Well 15 PFAs Treatment

The Northeast Area Plan kicked off in January 2023 and will address land use, transportation, housing, parks and open space, stormwater management, economic development, historic and cultural resources, and facilities and utilities. Equitable and inclusive public participation will be key to the success of the process to help ensure that it is accessible to a broad audience, including people who are traditionally underrepresented.

Interactive commenting map and survey

Tell us what you love about the neighborhood, your ideas for improvement and areas that need attention using the interactive commenting map.  Take the survey and let us know your thoughts to guide the Northeast Area in the coming years.

Call for Community Navigators

Interested in helping neighborhood residents participate in the planning process?  The City of Madison is funding 2-3 Community Navigator positions that will conduct outreach to current residents, property owners, business owners, and other stakeholders, with a particular emphasis on low and moderate income communities.  Learn more and apply.

Meetings

The first public engagment meetings were held on January 31, virtually at noon and hybrid at 6 pm.  Meeting recordings and presentation links are below.  If you are interest in having project staff give a presentation to your group, email Dan McAuliffe at dmcauliffe@cityofmadison.com

Presentation

Evening Meeting (hybrid)

Noon Meeting (virtual)

Stay informed about the plan!

The best way to keep up to date on this planning process is to join the project email list, which will provide information about public engagement opportunities and periodic status updates. 

Planning Framework

The Northeast Area Plan will be one of the first planning processes following the City’s new Planning Framework.  Approved by the Common Council on August 2, 2022, the Planning Framework is a shift in how Madison approaches planning for areas of the city. The new framework will simplify and standardize the City’s sub-area planning and it is intended to achieve more equitable outcomes by covering the entire city with 12 discrete Area Plan geographies.

Area plans will:

• Be updated every 10 years to ensure recommendations are timely and relevant.
• Address a consistent set of topics and include higher-level recommendations for land use, transportation, parks and open space, community facilities, and utilities
• Include public outreach and engagement during each phase of the planning process with special emphasis on reaching residents and communities typically underrepresented in City processes.
• Ensure all areas of the City and its peripheral growth areas have plans, and eliminate confusion created from overlapping plan geographies with different recommendations
• Facilitate enhanced coordination between City initiatives and divisions

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