Process
Guided by leaders from business, government and community organizations, A Greater Madison Vision brought awareness to regional development issues and established public priorities for future growth. The Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) led the project and provided support to the initiative.
Phase 1
Launching in 2016, the project focused on capacity building, assembling a diverse steering committee, and investigating and analyzing methods to gather meaningful input from the public on their priorities for a growing region. Preliminary research produced a regional baseline assessment .
In the second year AGMV focused on direct outreach, education and engagement with organizations and communities, sharing information and gathering feedback on the key concerns people had about the impact of future growth on the region.
Phase 2
By 2018, the group began promoting the need for broad public input and finalized content for an innovative online survey which launched in September 2018 and stayed live for two months. The ten-minute survey asked Dane County residents and visitors to rank their priorities for growth.
After the survey completed, the project focused on sharing the results and analyzing the public’s priorities. Steering Committee members and supporters discussed policy and investment approaches to implement AGMV goals.
Phase 3
Drawing on the public priorities communicated through the AGMV process, CARPC established goals and objectives to serve as the basis of the 2050 Regional Development Framework . The Framework serves as a guide for incorporating big picture goals into individual decisions about where and how to grow.
AGMV priorities also led to the development of a green infrastructure plan for the Black Earth Creek watershed . This plan explores nature-based practices for alleviating flooding and water quality challenges in a watershed with many important natural resources and a history of extensive flood damage.
STEERING COMMITTEE (2016-2019)
Asterisks indicate Executive Committee Members
Godwin Amegashie*
Consultant
Ruben Anthony
Urban League Greater Madison
Juli Aulik
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
Zach Brandon
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
Dave Branson
Building and Construction Trades Council of SC WI
Gurdip Brar
Mayor, City of Middleton
Dan Brown
Ho-Chunk Gaming
Frank Byrne*
St. Mary’s Hospital
Justice Castañeda*
Common Wealth Development
Sharon Corrigan*
Dane County Board of Supervisors
Drake Daily
City of Sun Prairie
Jack Daniels
Madison College
Joe Daguanno
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Chris Ehlers
Veridian Homes
Paul Esser
Mayor, City of Sun Prairie
Cheryl Fahrner
Columbia County Economic Development Commission
Paulette Glunn
Northwest Dane Senior Services, Inc.
Kari Grasee*
American Family Insurance
James Hegenbarth
Park Bank
John Imes
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative
Paul Jadin*
MadREP
Sharyl Kato*
The Rainbow Project
Jenni Le
gBETA
Sabrina Madison*
Heymiss Progress
Mariam Maldonado
Luna’s Grocery
Sarita Mannigel*
Latino Chamber of Commerce
Ezra Meyer
Clean Wisconsin
Deb Nemeth
1000 Friends of Wisconsin
Kwasi Obeng
City of Madison Common Council
Leslie Orrantia
Wisconsin Collaborative Education Research Network
Mark Opitz
Madison Area Transportation Planning Board
Kevin Oppermann
Highland Spring Farm
Larry Palm*
CARPC
Harold Rayford
African American Council of Churches
Keith Reopelle
Dane County Office of Energy and Climate Change
Carl Ruedebusch
Ruedebusch Development & Construction, Inc.
Sue Springman
Village of Waunakee and The Mullins Group
David Stark
Stark Company Realtors
Steve Staton*
Village of Oregon
Andrew Statz
Madison Metropolitan School District
Nia Trammell
Urban League of Greater Madison
James Tye
Clean Lakes Alliance
Lyle Updike
Town of Sun Prairie
Donna Walker*
Alliant Energy
William White*
WhiteFish Partners
Dan White
Filament Games
Tom Wilson
Town of Westport & Madison Metro Sewerage District
Gary Wolter*
Madison Gas & Electric
Phillip Yang
Wisconsin Hmong Association
Alex Ysquierdo
Associated Bank