Regional Planning
The Commission, as the areawide planning agency for Southeastern Wisconsin, is responsible for making and adopting a master plan for the physical development of the Region, including the use of land and supporting transportation and utility facilities. To accomplish this, the Commission prepares individual plan elements that together comprise the Region’s comprehensive plan.
Current Regional Plans
Each regional plan element below is intended to address an identified areawide developmental or environmental problem. The individual elements are coordinated through an areawide land use plan, which is currently presented in VISION 2050.
VISION 2050
VISION 2050 is Southeastern Wisconsin’s long-range land use and transportation plan.
Housing
The Regional Housing Plan contains 50 recommendations to support decent and affordable housing for all residents of Southeastern Wisconsin.
Parks & Open Space
The Regional Park and Open Space Plan includes recommendations for open space preservation and outdoor recreation across Southeastern Wisconsin.
Natural Areas
The Regional Natural Areas Plan seeks to identify and protect what remains of the Region’s landscape as it existed pre-European settlement and identifies other areas vital to maintaining endangered, threatened, and rare plant and animal species.
Water Quality
The Regional Water Quality Management Plan provides for sound watershed planning and preservation and was designed to make the Region's waters “fishable and swimmable” to the extent practical.
Water Supply
The Regional Water Supply Plan identifies appropriate sources of water supply to meet projected water demands in Southeastern Wisconsin by 2035.
Chloride Study
The Regional Chloride Impact Study is analyzing the environmental impacts of chloride (salt) on the Region’s surface water and groundwater resources.
Food System
The Regional Food System Plan is addressing the food system from a regional perspective, focused on improving access to healthy foods for residents of Southeastern Wisconsin.
Economic Development Strategy
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Southeastern Wisconsin is a strategy-driven plan for regional economic development prepared collaboratively with the Milwaukee 7 Regional Economic Development Partnership.
Other Major Regional Efforts
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
The TIP is a listing of all transportation improvement projects proposed to be carried out in Southeastern Wisconsin by State and local governments over the next four years.