Reports & Resources
Public participation is an important part of government decisions affecting many aspects of our lives. The Regional Planning Commission believes that having people participate in its work can help to accomplish positive things and give people a voice.
The Commission updated its Public Participation Plan in 2016 including two plan appendices described below. The plan outlines how the Commission plans to achieve public participation in its regional planning and programming efforts. The Commission also prepared a brochure to help simplify and condense the contents of the Public Participation Plan.
The plan is based on the Commission's three-part goal to:
The Division of Public Involvement and Outreach works with other SEWRPC divisions, and directly with the public.
Some of the outreach techniques used in public participation include study newsletters and fact sheets, brochures with condensed content, presentations and briefings whenever and wherever convenient for groups, ongoing comment opportunities, and public meetings scheduled early in the planning process and at multiple junctures. Announcements to the general public and interested parties occur by newsletters and other direct mailings, email notices, news releases, paid advertisements, and SEWRPC website postings.
Most of these products and events also contain a component particularly intended to benefit minority populations and low-income populations, for example, scheduling public meetings at minority neighborhood centers and in central city locations accessible by public transit. As well, Public Involvement and Outreach staff personally contact minority, low-income, and central city neighborhood organizations to provide tailored messages and alternatives for individual meetings. Important suggestions for these processes are provided by the Commission's Environmental Justice Task Force and the advisory committees that help to guide each planning effort.
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission P.O. Box 1607 Waukesha, WI 53187-1607
If you have any questions, or would like to schedule a briefing or presentation, please contact:
Nikki N. Payne Public Involvement & Outreach Manager 262-953-3210 npayne@sewrpc.org
Summary Brochure (January 2017)
Public Participation Plan for Regional Planning for Southeastern Wisconsin (January 2017)
Appendix A - Public Participation Plan for Transportation Planning (January 2017)
Appendix B - Regional Transportation Consultation Process (January 2017)
Public Involvement and Outreach Accomplishments: 2019 Regional Transportation Consultation Activities: 2019 Public Involvement and Outreach Accomplishments: 2018 Regional Transportation Consultation Activities: 2018 Public Involvement and Outreach Accomplishments: 2017 Regional Transportation Consultation Activities: 2017 Public Involvement and Outreach Accomplishments: 2016 Regional Transportation Consultation Activities: 2016
Public Participation Quantitative Evaluation:
Environmental Justice Task Force webpage
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
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Phone: (262) 547-6721 Fax: (262) 547-1103 E-mail: sewrpc@sewrpc.org