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Planning Connections
August 2023
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APA-WI Annual Meeting planned for 2023 Conference APA-WI’s bylaws require the organization to hold an annual meeting, which is typically held each fall at the conference for the convenient attendance of conference goers. The annual meeting includes Board Officers providing an update on various activities from the past year, ongoing activities and highlights of the year ahead. We also acknowledge outgoing board members, and advertise the upcoming chapter election, or announce results. The annual meeting is planned for 7:00 AM Thursday morning before conference sessions. I hope you’ll join us! | |
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WI-APA Legislative Committee Update
APA-WI is seeking a dedicated advisor to provide information and analysis in the form of case law update opinions that are relevant to urban planning from the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court in collaboration with the APA-WI Legislative Committee and VP of Policy and Advocacy. Deadline for submissions: Friday, August 18, 2023 by 5:00PM CST. More information in the formal RFP.
| The WI-APA Legislative Committee meets monthly and is working on several white papers - including code recommendations for multi-unit residential buildings. If you would like to be part of these discussions and/or receive more regular updates and opportunities to review, please sign up using this LINK | |
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APA-WI Videography Series
APA-WI is pleased to announce the second in a series of statewide video interviews highlighting the great work of planners across the state to elevate our profession and provide you with useful information about the impact planners make in Wisconsin. New videos will likely be released once per month. We believe this content will offer you an efficient way to learn from and connect with APA’s great people.
This month we feature Heather Cleveland, the owner and founder of Green Bicycle Co. in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a unique consulting, retail, and experiential boutique business. Heather is a certified planner through AICP and holds a BS in Civil Engineering and a Master of Urban Planning degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Heather has a vast array of experience in environmental consulting and non-profit organizations. Additionally, Heather has travelled the world through her time in the U.S. Army and a tour in Iraq, continued support as a mentor of UW-Milwaukee Engineers Without Borders work in Guatemala, and most recent culinary training at Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland. Heather is a compassionate listener and visionary that quickly sees processes and systems and finds inspiration and challenge from different viewpoints and experiences. Heather’s interview highlights community engagement strategies and approaches to transportation in planning.
Link: https://youtu.be/rwpT9D12N1k
If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact Jason Gilman, APA-WI President at jbgplanning@outlook.com
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2023 APA National elections cycle is underway!
This is your opportunity to vote for APA Board of Directors and AICP Commission, as well as Division leadership. Ballots were emailed to all members on August 10th - checkyour inboxes!
Wisconsin is in APA Region IV, and this board seat is on the ballot this cycle. APA-WI Past-President Josh Clements, AICP, is slated for a three-year term. Sara Copeland is also slated for this seat. APA-WI endorses Josh for the APA Board of Directors, Region IV. Josh is in his 6th year of APA-WI board service and has exhibited the character of a leader with great integrity and a commitment to his service by being accessible and engaged throughout all Chapter work. In addition, Josh has taken on several additional roles including conference planning work, strategic plan on communications, and executive committee responsibilities. Josh currently serves the APA Chapter Presidents' Council as the Liaison to the AICP, contributed to the update of the AICP Code of Ethics in 2021, and contributed to the APA Legislative Advocacy Day in Washington DC during four years. Josh is a UW-Madison graduate and City of Sun Prairie Planning Director.
APA-WI endorses the re-election of Edna Ely-Ledesma, PhD, for APA Director At-Large. Also slated for this seat are Bruce Stiftel, FAICP and Linda Amato, FAICP. Edna is an APA-WI member and Assistant Professor in the Department of Planning & Landscape Architecture at UW-Madison. Edna's is the Director of the Kaufmann Lab for the Studies and Design of Food Systems at UW-Madison, where her research, teaching, and mentoring focuses on understanding the development of the smart, green, and just 21st century city, in particularly the cultural landscapes of immigrant populations, micro-economies, and their development of a new understanding of city place. Edna is a leader in the Latinos and Planning Division, served on the APA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee, and was a contributing author to the "2019 Planning for Equity Policy Guide" and the "Planning for Equitable Economic Development Policy Guide." Edna was elected to the APA Board in 2021.
If you are having trouble accessing your consolidated election ballot, please check the email that is linked to your MyAPA account. Ballots were distributed August 10-11 from noreply@directvote.net. If you have issues accessing your ballot, please contact Survey and Ballot Systems technical support at 952-974-2339 or email: support@directvote.net
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A note from Peter Herreid, Grant Administrator, Wisconsin Land Information Program
Announcing the release of 2023 Wisconsin Comprehensive Plan and Local Land Regulations Inventory Report and the associated inventory data.
During the past year, I inventoried comprehensive plan adoption dates, general zoning ordinances, subdivision (land division) ordinances, and webpages hosting such ordinances. The accompanying report analyzes this inventory, with the following key findings:
· Over half of Wisconsin’s local government comprehensive plans are out of date.
· 479 local governments (25%) exercise general zoning or subdivision regulations AND do not have a current comprehensive plan, which may put them at more risk for violation of the Comprehensive Planning Law’s consistency requirement.
· 39% of local governments have no ordinances posted online or are lacking a significant portion of ordinances posted online.
For each of Wisconsin’s 1,922 counties, cities, villages, and towns, the Comp Plan and Land Regs Inventory spreadsheet lists:
· Last known date of comprehensive plan adoption
· Whether a general zoning ordinance has been adopted
· Whether a subdivision ordinance has been adopted
· Link to the local government’s ordinances webpage, if available
Please let me know if you have any comments or corrections, or would just like to discuss this report.
Peter.herreid@wisconsin.gov
608-267-3369
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Strong Town's hosts a competition for the Strongest Town each year, and Port Washington made it to the Final Four! Join us for the Strong Town Workshop in Port Washington.
Port Washington City Hall
Wednesday, August 23, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Port Washington, Wisconsin.
The capacity for the event is 40! Please sign up today. More details to follow.
Contact Heather Cleveland, heather@greenbicycleco.com, with questions.
Strong Towns mission is to replace America’s post-war pattern of development, the Suburban Experiment, with a pattern of development that is financially strong and resilient. They advocate for cities of all sizes to be safe, livable, and inviting. They work to elevate local government to be the highest level of collaboration for people working together in a place, not merely the lowest level in a hierarchy of governments. More information on Strong Towns
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Join APA-WI Members on LinkedIn
When we can’t physically come together to share ideas, questions and problems, technology is here to help. APA-WI has a great option to connect with fellow members to discuss everything and anything related to planning: our private LinkedIn Group! It doesn’t matter if you focus on rural or urban planning, policy or governmental relations, are a veteran or up-and-coming planner, this is the place to connect and chat! Click here to JOIN TODAY!
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