Year 2035 Regional Land Use and Transportation System Plans for Southeastern Wisconsin

The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has completed the review and update of the land use and transportation system plans for the seven-county Southeastern Wisconsin Region. The new year 2035 regional land use and transportation plans are intended to provide a vision for, and guide to, land use development and redevelopment and transportation system development in the Region for 20 or more years into the future. The new land use plan, along with the new transportation system plan, represent the fifth major long-range regional land use and transportation planning effort conducted by the Commission. The first such plans - for 1990 - were adopted by the Commission in 1966, the second-generation plans - for 2000 - were adopted by the Commission in 1978, the third-generation plans - for 2010 - were adopted in 1994, and the fourth-generation plans - for 2020 - were adopted in 1997. While the fourth-generation plans, which have been amended and extended to the year 2025, have served the Region well, it was time to review and update the plans, in light of year 2000 U.S. Bureau of Census population data, year 2000 regional land use inventory data, and year 2001 regional travel survey data. The new plans replace the existing plans, and serve as a guide to land use development and redevelopment and transportation system development to the year 2035.

The review and update process included the concurrent planning of land use and transportation system development. The transportation system plan is based on, and designed to serve, the land use plan. Both the land use and transportation system plans are based on updated population and employment forecasts developed by the Commission. The population and employment forecasts were completed first – in the Summer of 2004, the regional land use plan was completed next – in the Fall of 2005, and, finally, the regional transportation system plan was completed in mid 2006.

The development of new population and economic forecasts, and the review, update, and extension of the regional land use plan and the regional transportation system plan was guided by three Advisory Committees – one for each component of the overall review and update process. The Advisory Committees are intended to promote intergovernmental and interagency coordination, and to serve as direct liaisons between the Commission planning effort and the local and State governments that will be responsible for implementing the recommendations of the plans.

Throughout the review and update process, this website served as a source of comprehensive information regarding the process, as well as providing an opportunity to submit comments. Please use this website to access the final plans, as well as other materials.