Madison on Track 2045
A community-based planning effort to shape the future of Madison through an update of the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
Linking the past, driving the future.
What is Madison on Track 2045?
As a comprehensive plan, Madison on Track 2045 will be a policy document for use by city leaders, developers, business owners, and citizens to make decisions about future growth, development, policy, and capital improvements. It will also serve as a vision for the City, developed by the community, for the community, based on community-wide values and inputs.
Comprehensive plans have been used for decades to aid decision-makers in the process of building and maintaining cities. Madison on Track 2045 will help the City plan strategically for both short and long-term growth scenarios so that decisions can be based on sound information, core values, and agreed-upon goals, strategies, and priorities. This organized and steady approach, enabled by Alabama statute, will help Madison keep perspective as the City looks toward 2045.
Planning…It’s not just for adults anymore.
Video from a workshop with Madison students during the West Side Master Plan process.
Your Feedback, In Action!
September 2022
Thanks to all who participated in one or more of the events during Community Planning Week held July 25th-29th, 2022. The ideas and feedback you shared in person and via the online community survey have been collected, evaluated, and summarized in the document linked below. The results of the community survey and the future land use workshops are being used to develop the overall vision statement for the plan and guide future growth scenarios based on community values - these scenarios will be brought back to you for consideration as the plan enters the drafting stage. Stay tuned for more information coming soon!
You can help shape Madison’s future!
Community Planning Week is On Track!
Join us for a week of engagement - July 25th-29th, 2022
July 2022
The Madison on Track 2045 planning process continues with an intensive community planning week scheduled for July 25-29th, 2022. There will be multiple opportunities throughout the week for residents to share their vision for Madison’s future. Join us at one of three community workshops, stop in at a public open house, or visit us at the Downtown Madison Farmer’s Market to share your ideas, reflect on input, and provide feedback on plan direction. You may also share your ideas by taking the Community Survey below - and encourage your family, friends, and colleagues to do the same! The survey will remain open through August 15th, 2022.
Find out more about the events on tap for the week by clicking below!
Madison on Track 2045:
Phase I is in Progress!
February 2022
The comprehensive plan update is underway! Phase I of the project includes extensive community analysis and the preparation of a Community Profile. It is truly foundational, serving as the research, diagnostic, and visioning effort upon which the balance of the plan’s development will rely. This phase kicked off in early February 2022 with the consultant team in Madison to meet with City staff, elected and appointed officials, key stakeholders, and the Plan Advisory Committee. During this time a kick-off public workshop was also held. Check out the “Plan Progress” page for outreach outcomes from this first engagement. Sign up for our mailing list at the bottom of this page or visit the “Get Involved” tab below for more information on how you can stay involved in the plan’s progress!
Ready to learn more?
Madison on Track 2045 will be shaped by the City’s past land use development patterns, economic growth, transportation network, and capital investment priorities - understanding where Madison has been is the first step towards planning for Madison’s future! Learn more about existing conditions, past and present policy, and current local, regional, and national trends that will influence Madison on Track’s development.
Get Involved in Madison’s Future!
Click here for upcoming opportunities to share your vision for Madison.
Connect with Us!
We want to hear from you! Contact us to learn more about the project and how you can become involved in the process.