Southeast Area Plan

Residents of Southeast area invited to share perspectives in community survey
The City of Madison’s Planning Division is mailing out postcards on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, to a group of randomly selected people living in the Southeast Area as part of the ongoing Area Alan process. The survey was developed in collaboration with UW-Madison Ph.D. Students in the Sociology Department. 

Those who are selected will receive a postcard with instructions on how to participate in the voluntary survey. Survey results will inform and shape plan recommendations that will have a lasting impact on the future of our City’s neighborhoods. The Area Plan will guide changes in the physical aspects of the community, including development from the private sector and infrastructure improvements from the public sector. Residents will have until February 10 to complete the survey. 

The postcards will be sent out to one-third of the people living in the Southeast Area.

The Planning Division will also be conducting a separate survey available to the public for those who were not randomly selected to gather additional feedback. Public link to the survey. If you receive a postcard, please use the link on it, and not the public link.  

Once the City has compiled the results of the first part of the survey, a second survey will be created based on the feedback received. The second survey will be sent out in the spring. Survey results will be posted in a report on the Plan Project web page later this spring. 

Commenting Map
Share what you love about the Southeast Area, along with your ideas and feedback on things that need attention on the Southeast Area Plan interactive commenting map.

The Southeast Area Plan
Area Plans guide changes that occur over time to the physical aspects of our community, such as land use, housing, transit, streets, bike paths, and other community facilities. They are steered by overarching City policies and feedback from stakeholders.

The Southeast Area is approximately 7,000 acres (10.9 square miles) and is generally bounded by the State Highway 30 to the north, Interstate 90 to the east, City of Monona to the west, and Siggelkow Road / Village of McFarland to the South. See map below. Additional background maps can be found under the Project Resources section.  

The City invites residents, community organizations, businesses, and other stakeholders to share feedback about the future of their neighborhoods. Keep up to date on events and ways to participate by subscribing to the email list.

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