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Northeast Area Plan

The City of Madison invites you to join us as we create the Northeast Area Plan! We’ll work with residents, community organizations, neighborhood associations, businesses and others to chart course of action for the next 10 years.  The Plan will cover land use, transportation, parks and open space, and other elements of the City’s Comprehensive 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.  Signup is along the right side of this page.

Draft Plan Recommendations and plan development
The DRAFT recommendations were presented at the December 17th open house. Staff is now working to incorporate those recommendations into a draft plan, expected to be release in April or May
December open house
 
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Project Schedule:

Project schedule

 

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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.

If you want to stay informed about the plan, subscribe to our Email list (see subscription tab on the right hand side panel).

Northeast Area Plan

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
Last Updated: 02/28/2024

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Upcoming Events

A public meeting presenting the draft Northeast Area Plan is expected to occur in April or May.  Details will be announced closer to the meeting date.

Past Meetings

Art Workshop

January 24, 2024

 

Northeast Area Plan/Wisconsin DOT Joint Event
December 18, 2023
Presentation Video
Presentation Slides
Review Draft Recommendations and add your thoughts
WisDOT Hwy 51 Presentation
 

US 51 (Stoughton Road) Public Involvement Meeting
September 27, 2023
Presentation
Handout
WisDOT survey


Burke Heights Neighborhood Walk
September 27, 2023
 

Northeast Area Connect
August 15th, 2023 - Reindahl Park
August 16th, 2023 - Sycamore Park
Materials

 

Sandburg Neighborhood Walk
July 12, 2023


Community Meetings - May 30 and 31, 2023
Meeting Materials

 

Northeast Area Open House - March 23, 2023
Multi-agency presentation
Project contacts and links
Comment and feedback summary

 

Community Meetings - January 31, 2023
Presentation
Evening meeting recording (hybrid)
Noon meeting recording (virtual)

Contacts

Dan McAuliffe
dmcauliffe@cityofmadison.com
261-9676

Angela Puerta
apuerta@cityofmadison.com 
267-8649