Need Help Planning?

Is your community developing a comprehensive plan? Are you taking an active part in planning? This page provides background information on the planning process and access to resources that can aid your local efforts.

Please choose a topic from the drop-down list below or the menu on the left for more information on the planning process and access to resources that can aid your local efforts.

The following documents are designed to help you get ready for the planning process.

• Comprehensive Planning Fundamentals (G3746) [exit DNR PDF 152KB]
• Preparing for the Comprehensive Planning Process (G3747) [exit DNR PDF 77KB]
• Wisconsin State Agency Resources for Comprehensive Planning [exit DNR PDF 1.1MB]
  

  Several state agencies have worked together to produce this directory, which includes many planning-related documents, maps, data sources, and other resources. You´ll find this directory on the Department of Administration´s Web site.

• Changing Landscapes Workshops
  

  The Changing Landscapes workshops are part of a larger effort to help support land use decisions in Wisconsin. Participants evaluate a selection of decision support and impact assessment tools in an effort to determine which tools are the most accessible and useful to local planners and decision-makers.