Capital Region Sustainable Communities Partnership - Strengthening economic opportunity, environmental resources, and quality of life.
Type of Jurisdictions Involved
City
County
Regional Plan Commission
State
Town
Other
Specific Jurisdictions Involved
- Capital Area Regional Planning Commission;
- Madison Area Transportation Planning Board (MPO);
- Dane County;
- Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District;
- Madison Metro Transit;
- City of Madison;
- City of Fitchburg;
- City of Middleton;
- City of Monona;
- Village of Waunakee;
- Towns of Westport, Windsor, Springfield, Dunn, and Sun Prairie;
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources;
- UW-Madison Department of Urban and Regional Planning;
- Various private partners including Urban League of Greater Madison, Dane County Housing Authority, and others
Type of Agreement
Informal collaboration initiative
Implementation and Incubation
- Summer of 2010 - entities got together and formed the Capital Region Sustainable Communities to seek funding for collaborative approaches to regional challenges
- Secured a three-year Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Factors Involved
- Importance of regional collaboration to maintain and enhance the region's positive attributes
- Multi-jurisdictional nature of the region's challenges
- Challenges necessitate collaboration between units of government, and between the public and private sectors
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