2. 240402 A substitute ordinance adopting the Growing MKE Plan as the Housing and Neighborhoods Element of the Citywide Policy Plan as part of Milwaukee's Overall Comprehensive Plan, and directing implementation.
As a resident, board member of a neighborhood organization, and real estate professional, I support adopting the Growing MKE Plan as it encourages more housing types and will expedite the approval process. I commend DCD Staff and consultants who have researched, analyzed, and performed significant stakeholder outreach over the past 2 years.
Zoning reform is the key to a city's future success. Density creates stability and opportunity for members of a population to thrive. GrowMKE's plan formalizes this idea in a workable model that is catered to our city in a way that maximizes opportunity for the future. I offer my support for this adoption.
In the interest of Racial Equity, neighborhood choice, and displacement are all racial equity issues that need to be resolved in Milwaukee with urgency. The policy changes proposed in Growing MKE take a giant step forward on all of these issues.
In the area of Housing Cost, policies and regulations that restrict housing diversity increase the cost of building new housing and limit the types of housing available within individual neighborhoods. This can increase housing costs for everyone. Recent studies have found that housing growth can help slow rent increases within a region while not contributing to the displacement of existing residents. As regards Public Health, experience in other cities has shown that creating dense, walkable and affordable neighborhoods also presents the opportunity to reduce health inequities by addressing environmental injustice, promoting food security, and improving access to healthcare in historically disinvested communities.
Resident engagement is quite important in developing programs such as this. Recent data indicates that residents of the areas of impact have been involved and are generally supportive.
Thank you for your consideration
Inventory, neighborhood choice, and displacement are all racial equity issues that need to be resolved in Milwaukee with urgency. The policy changes proposed in Growing MKE take a giant step forward on all of these issues. Inventory is a racial equity issue because when inventory is restricted, housing prices go up and people of color bear the brunt of that cost burden. Neighborhood choice is a racial equity issue because historical zoning laws made in the 1950s, and throughout the 20th century, have restricted neighborhood choice by limiting certain types of housing in certain neighborhoods. This is all by design. Now is the time for redesign! It is going to take new updates to the zoning code to honor Black and brown folks choice to live in the neighborhoods they want to. Displacement is a racial equity issue because if high demand neighborhoods are not allowed to grow upwards, they will grow outwards and displace people of color from our own neighborhoods.
As a Milwaukee resident who is living in an area where we will experience the impact of the zoning changes the most intensely, deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration.
I strongly support the passing of this plan, although I wish to see the reinstatement of multifamily in RT3 and RT4. I do not believe that people who live in new multifamily residences should be generally positioned to live on busier and less pleasant streets, which is likely to happen if every multifamily proposal has to go through an additional process. As someone who lived on a very pleasant street (Cass) with very appropriate multifamily residences, I would love to see more of these types many of streets. However, overall, this plan is a wonderful change for our city, and I was impressed this summer with staff's outreach at dozens of events and in many neighborhoods.
As a lifelong Milwaukee resident who cares deeply about my community and city, I must express my strong opposition to proceeding with this plan at this time. It is absolutely crucial that any vote on this matter be postponed. There are numerous voices that have not been heard, particularly those of the underrepresented and marginalized communities. The plan currently fails to reflect the needs and perspectives of these groups.
Moreover, there are troubling indications that many residents remain unclear about the plan and the rationale behind its recommendations, despite repeated requests for further explanation and discussion with the City and other authorities. To ensure we develop the best possible plan for everyone it affects, we need more effective and comprehensive engagement with all communities. This essential step has been neglected, resulting in a flawed proposal.
We must delay any voting on this plan to provide a truly inclusive and equitable opportunity for all residents to understand the plan and to contribute their input. Let us take the time needed to create a plan that truly represents and benefits everyone.
As a Milwaukee resident deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration.”
I support this well-crafted Growing MKE plan for zoning that supports the development of a range of culturally-relevant housing options with healthy and walkable neighborhood development overall. Thank you!
Policies and regulations that restrict housing diversity increase the cost of building new housing and limit the types of housing available within individual neighborhoods. This can increase housing costs for everyone. Recent studies have found that housing growth can help slow rent increases within a region while not contributing to the displacement of existing residents. Milwaukee needs more housing that is more affordable for more people. The Growing MKE Plan helps make that a reality.
I support this plan. I’m glad to see that we will have more housing options to choose from. I do think the RT3 and RT4 options should be brought back in to give the community the full range of housing stock to choose from. The benefit of this zoning change will be widespread for all of Milwaukee county. Other municipalities will be able to look positively to Milwaukee as an example.
I support the Growing MKE Plan. I have been a planner for 25 years and an elected official for 13 years. I have seen what a history of bad policy creates- we need to make significantly better policy that allows people of color to have access to the choices, amenities and access to resources that white people have access to and consider to be normal and good for them. I ask you to vote yes to allow this important change and a chance to move our public policy forward to a modern era. I hope this is the first of many steps to creating an equitable society.
As a resident of Bay View, I support this plan. It is vital that we increase the density of our community to achieve greater financial resiliency, and to work toward the goals laid out in the Climate and Equity Plan. Before moving to Milwaukee, my wife and I lived in areas that were extremely focused on single family zoning. Living near "KK" has a huge improvement to our quality of life, and there are still ways we can improve the livability of the area. Also, all of our fellow Milwaukeeans deserve a livable neighborhood too. This plan provides a carefully considered roadmap to to further livability, financial resiliency, and progress towards the goals laid out in the Climate and Equity Plan. Transportation is an important part of these goals. Now, while the stated goals of the Growing MKE Plan are that we should minimize parking, the recommendations stop short of suggesting the elimination of parking minimums, leaving the topic for potential future updates. We should take a stronger stance on this topic and eliminate all requirements. Regardless, I urge the Commission to approve the plan, and look forward to these changes taking effect.
I am very glad to see this plan moving forward; however, I am saddened by the watering-down with the removal of multi-family from RT3 and RT4. These small housing types are necessary for a growing city and must be allowed in as many places as possible. Allowing a mix of housing types, densities, and sizes in individual neighborhoods, on all streets creates a lively and wonderful neighborhood. Places like the East Side wouldn't be the same, energetic, great places they are without the prevalence of small apartments alongside larger ones and detached houses. This plan needs to be as robust as possible and allow for as many housing choices as possible throughout the city, on every street type.
I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement as a Resident of milwaukee community and very active member of milwaukee community as a collective. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.
I am Mrs GransberryAs a senior Milwaukee resident I am deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is very crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.
As a Milwaukee resident of the 53218 area I'm deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. I'm disappointed I was not included in the engagement or outreach efforts to include my voice or my neighbor's voices. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.
“As a Milwaukee resident deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.”
As a black resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I am appalled by the strategic planning for Wisconsin to continue to get rich off of the back of the poor, not considering the negative consequences. It will have on the Community and his people. I am highly disturbed by the amount of developers trying to anchor their leverage in order to continue to probably pimp our communities. This will have a negative impact on low income communities, but no one is considering them us me when they are making these outrageous decisions without communicating with the community first.
“As a Milwaukee resident deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration.”
As a Milwaukee resident deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.
As a resident, board member of a neighborhood organization, and real estate professional, I support adopting the Growing MKE Plan as it encourages more housing types and will expedite the approval process. I commend DCD Staff and consultants who have researched, analyzed, and performed significant stakeholder outreach over the past 2 years.
Zoning reform is the key to a city's future success. Density creates stability and opportunity for members of a population to thrive. GrowMKE's plan formalizes this idea in a workable model that is catered to our city in a way that maximizes opportunity for the future. I offer my support for this adoption.
In the interest of Racial Equity, neighborhood choice, and displacement are all racial equity issues that need to be resolved in Milwaukee with urgency. The policy changes proposed in Growing MKE take a giant step forward on all of these issues.
In the area of Housing Cost, policies and regulations that restrict housing diversity increase the cost of building new housing and limit the types of housing available within individual neighborhoods. This can increase housing costs for everyone. Recent studies have found that housing growth can help slow rent increases within a region while not contributing to the displacement of existing residents. As regards Public Health, experience in other cities has shown that creating dense, walkable and affordable neighborhoods also presents the opportunity to reduce health inequities by addressing environmental injustice, promoting food security, and improving access to healthcare in historically disinvested communities.
Resident engagement is quite important in developing programs such as this. Recent data indicates that residents of the areas of impact have been involved and are generally supportive.
Thank you for your consideration
Inventory, neighborhood choice, and displacement are all racial equity issues that need to be resolved in Milwaukee with urgency. The policy changes proposed in Growing MKE take a giant step forward on all of these issues. Inventory is a racial equity issue because when inventory is restricted, housing prices go up and people of color bear the brunt of that cost burden. Neighborhood choice is a racial equity issue because historical zoning laws made in the 1950s, and throughout the 20th century, have restricted neighborhood choice by limiting certain types of housing in certain neighborhoods. This is all by design. Now is the time for redesign! It is going to take new updates to the zoning code to honor Black and brown folks choice to live in the neighborhoods they want to. Displacement is a racial equity issue because if high demand neighborhoods are not allowed to grow upwards, they will grow outwards and displace people of color from our own neighborhoods.
As a Milwaukee resident who is living in an area where we will experience the impact of the zoning changes the most intensely, deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration.
I strongly support the passing of this plan, although I wish to see the reinstatement of multifamily in RT3 and RT4. I do not believe that people who live in new multifamily residences should be generally positioned to live on busier and less pleasant streets, which is likely to happen if every multifamily proposal has to go through an additional process. As someone who lived on a very pleasant street (Cass) with very appropriate multifamily residences, I would love to see more of these types many of streets. However, overall, this plan is a wonderful change for our city, and I was impressed this summer with staff's outreach at dozens of events and in many neighborhoods.
As a lifelong Milwaukee resident who cares deeply about my community and city, I must express my strong opposition to proceeding with this plan at this time. It is absolutely crucial that any vote on this matter be postponed. There are numerous voices that have not been heard, particularly those of the underrepresented and marginalized communities. The plan currently fails to reflect the needs and perspectives of these groups.
Moreover, there are troubling indications that many residents remain unclear about the plan and the rationale behind its recommendations, despite repeated requests for further explanation and discussion with the City and other authorities. To ensure we develop the best possible plan for everyone it affects, we need more effective and comprehensive engagement with all communities. This essential step has been neglected, resulting in a flawed proposal.
We must delay any voting on this plan to provide a truly inclusive and equitable opportunity for all residents to understand the plan and to contribute their input. Let us take the time needed to create a plan that truly represents and benefits everyone.
As a Milwaukee resident deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration.”
I support this well-crafted Growing MKE plan for zoning that supports the development of a range of culturally-relevant housing options with healthy and walkable neighborhood development overall. Thank you!
Policies and regulations that restrict housing diversity increase the cost of building new housing and limit the types of housing available within individual neighborhoods. This can increase housing costs for everyone. Recent studies have found that housing growth can help slow rent increases within a region while not contributing to the displacement of existing residents. Milwaukee needs more housing that is more affordable for more people. The Growing MKE Plan helps make that a reality.
I support this plan. I’m glad to see that we will have more housing options to choose from. I do think the RT3 and RT4 options should be brought back in to give the community the full range of housing stock to choose from. The benefit of this zoning change will be widespread for all of Milwaukee county. Other municipalities will be able to look positively to Milwaukee as an example.
I support the Growing MKE Plan. I have been a planner for 25 years and an elected official for 13 years. I have seen what a history of bad policy creates- we need to make significantly better policy that allows people of color to have access to the choices, amenities and access to resources that white people have access to and consider to be normal and good for them. I ask you to vote yes to allow this important change and a chance to move our public policy forward to a modern era. I hope this is the first of many steps to creating an equitable society.
As a resident of Bay View, I support this plan. It is vital that we increase the density of our community to achieve greater financial resiliency, and to work toward the goals laid out in the Climate and Equity Plan. Before moving to Milwaukee, my wife and I lived in areas that were extremely focused on single family zoning. Living near "KK" has a huge improvement to our quality of life, and there are still ways we can improve the livability of the area. Also, all of our fellow Milwaukeeans deserve a livable neighborhood too. This plan provides a carefully considered roadmap to to further livability, financial resiliency, and progress towards the goals laid out in the Climate and Equity Plan. Transportation is an important part of these goals. Now, while the stated goals of the Growing MKE Plan are that we should minimize parking, the recommendations stop short of suggesting the elimination of parking minimums, leaving the topic for potential future updates. We should take a stronger stance on this topic and eliminate all requirements. Regardless, I urge the Commission to approve the plan, and look forward to these changes taking effect.
I am very glad to see this plan moving forward; however, I am saddened by the watering-down with the removal of multi-family from RT3 and RT4. These small housing types are necessary for a growing city and must be allowed in as many places as possible. Allowing a mix of housing types, densities, and sizes in individual neighborhoods, on all streets creates a lively and wonderful neighborhood. Places like the East Side wouldn't be the same, energetic, great places they are without the prevalence of small apartments alongside larger ones and detached houses. This plan needs to be as robust as possible and allow for as many housing choices as possible throughout the city, on every street type.
I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement as a Resident of milwaukee community and very active member of milwaukee community as a collective. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.
I am Mrs GransberryAs a senior Milwaukee resident I am deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is very crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.
As a Milwaukee resident of the 53218 area I'm deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. I'm disappointed I was not included in the engagement or outreach efforts to include my voice or my neighbor's voices. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.
“As a Milwaukee resident deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.”
As a black resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I am appalled by the strategic planning for Wisconsin to continue to get rich off of the back of the poor, not considering the negative consequences. It will have on the Community and his people. I am highly disturbed by the amount of developers trying to anchor their leverage in order to continue to probably pimp our communities. This will have a negative impact on low income communities, but no one is considering them us me when they are making these outrageous decisions without communicating with the community first.
“As a Milwaukee resident deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration.”
As a Milwaukee resident deeply invested in the future of our community, I strongly urge the CPC to consider delaying the vote on this plan to prioritize more community outreach and engagement. It is crucial that all voices, especially those from marginalized and underrepresented groups, have the opportunity to be heard and contribute to the decision-making process. By taking additional time to foster inclusive dialogue and understanding, we can ensure that the plan reflects the diverse needs and aspirations of our entire community. Thank you for your consideration to halt the approval of this plan.