Growing MKE Draft Plan - Coming soon!
Please check back the week of April 29th to view the plan and offer feedback. In the meantime, save the date for one of the May events.
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How will Milwaukee choose to grow?
Help set the framework for housing growth in the city!
What is Growing MKE?
The Department of City Development (DCD) is leading an effort called Growing MKE. Growing MKE is a citywide planning effort that will set a framework for housing growth and choice in Milwaukee. The project will result in a proposed amendment to the Citywide Policy Plan and updates to the City’s Zoning Code.
We aren’t starting from scratch… Growing MKE will advance the goals and recommendations from several recent City of Milwaukee planning efforts. These plans were shaped through stakeholder and resident input and include recommendations to increase housing supply within the city of Milwaukee. Goals also include supporting new housing that creates walkable urban neighborhoods, increasing transit options and access to jobs, and providing more quality, affordable housing choices for all Milwaukeeans. This project will also advance Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s vision for economic prosperity, which includes updating the City’s Zoning Code to support new development and growth.
Thank you to all who have provided feedback so far. We are currently drafting the plan amendment and will have it available for public review late spring/early summer. For now, please explore the website and learn more about the project.
Public Meetings
- Wednesday, May 15: Virtual Information Meeting
- 12-1pm
- Register at: https://tinyurl.com/298ch463
- ASL, Spanish, and Hmong translation available
- Tuesday, May 21: Public Meeting at the Mitchell Street Library
- 5:00-7pm (Open house style- you can stop by any time)
- Mitchell Street Library, 906 W Historic Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
- Spanish translation available
- Thursday, May 23: Public Meeting at the Washington Park Senior Center
- 5:00-7pm (Open house style- you can stop by any time)
- Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W Vliet St, Milwaukee, WI 53208
- Hmong translation available
Library "Office Hours"
What do we mean by “office hours” at a library? These are pop-up stands at your local library. Staff sets up an information table and is available to chat about the project with anyone who drops in.
- Wednesday, May 8: Washington Park Library
- 3:30-5:45pm
- 2121 N Sherman Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53208
- Thursday, May 9: Villard Square Library
- 3:30 – 5:45pm
- 5190 N 35th St, Milwaukee, WI 53209
- Friday, May 10: Central Library
- 3:30 -5:45pm
- 814 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233
- Saturday, May 11: East Library
- 10:30am-1pm
- 2320 N Cramer St, Milwaukee, WI 53211
- Monday, May 13: Center Street Library
- 3:30 – 5:45pm
- 2727 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53210
- Tuesday, May 14: Capitol Library
- 3:30 – 5:45pm
- 3969 N 74th St, Milwaukee, WI 53216
- Wednesday, May 15 Zablocki Library
- 3:30-5:45pm
- 3501 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215
- Thursday, May 16: Bay View Library
- 3:30-5:45pm
- 2566 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
- Monday, May 20: Good Hope Library
- 3:30 -5:45pm
- 7715 Good Hope Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53223
- Wednesday, May 22: Tippecanoe Library
- 3:30-5:45pm
- 3912 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
- Friday, May 24: Atkinson Library
- 3:30-5:45pm
- 1960 W Atkinson Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53209
Community Events and "Pop-ups"
- Tuesday, May 21: Wilson Park Senior Center
- 9:30am-12pm
- 2601 W Howard Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53221
- Wednesday, May 22: Clinton Rose Senior Center
- 9:30am-12pm
- 3045 N Dr. Martin Luther King, 3045 N Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr,
- Tuesday, May 28: McGovern Senior Center
- 9:30am-12pm
- 4500 W Custer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53218
Coming soon! Check back on April 30th
Explore the Resources page for:
- Materials from past events
- Links to other Citywide housing plans (e.g. Climate & Equity Plan, Collective Affordable Housing Plan)
- Growing MKE and zoning informational videos
Draft Recommendations - December 6 Virtual Meeting - English
Draft Recommendations - December 6 Virtual Meeting - Hmoob
Draft Recommendations - December 6 Virtual Meeting - Español
What is Zoning?
Click here to view the videos on YouTube.
