{"id":39,"date":"2015-07-15T12:07:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:43:33","slug":"planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/sustainability\/about\/planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-climate-action-carbon-amp-resilience-plan\">Climate Action: Carbon &amp; Resilience Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 14th, 2017, Chancellor Mone signed the <a href=\"http:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-guidance\/the-commitments\/#Climate_Commitment\">Climate Commitment<\/a> setting UW-Milwaukee on a path forward to reduce emissions and plan for resiliency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/panthers-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/lgfrost_uwm_edu\/Ee_y_jGZNetGh0xO3dstWy8B3vsh2SKo2PSr16Wxg7SmTw?e=rni5Pu\">Climate Action- Carbon and Resilience Plan<\/a> goals are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assess the risk and need for future natural resource needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce patterns of consumption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eliminate unnecessary emissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop capacities to help absorb future shocks and stresses to our social, economic, and technical systems and infrastructures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, an advisory committee set the planning project planning charter into action. The committee focused on assessing and planning for the vulnerabilities and strengths of 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s campus community, infrastructure, and environmental features and assets as they relate to climate change. This assessment and planning effort concluded in 2022 with the tools campus needs to prioritize the risks of climate change and a report to support actions needed for mitigation and adaptation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the spring of 2022, all governance groups endorsed the plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/panthers-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/lgfrost_uwm_edu\/Ee_y_jGZNetGh0xO3dstWy8B3vsh2SKo2PSr16Wxg7SmTw?e=rni5Pu\">51ÁÔÆæ Climate Action- Carbon &amp; Resilience Plan<\/a> is available for access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uw-milwaukee-planning\">UW-Milwaukee Planning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustainability is infused in various campus planning efforts. The 51ÁÔÆæ Master Plan of 2010 adapted 51ÁÔÆæ stakeholder planning carried out by the Environmental Sustainability Committee. All the strategic goals of 51ÁÔÆæ are supported by our sustainability efforts. And 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s 2013 Transportation Plan embraced multiple forms of alternative transportation objectives and ideas that would alleviate single-driver commutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uwm-master-plan\">51ÁÔÆæ Master Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/panthers.sharepoint.com\/sites\/CPM\/Shared%20Documents\/Website\/Campus%20Plan%20History\/2010-Master-Plan-Report.PDF?ga=1\">University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Master Plan<\/a> provides a framework to guide the University\u2019s development over time. It is best understood as a physical expression of the University\u2019s academic plan and strategic goals. The university environment envisioned by the Master Plan will affirm the realization of these goals and objectives. In particular, the plan seeks to ensure that the people needed to further the mission, both those already on campus and potential new recruits, will have access to the academic, research, and support facilities they need to succeed.&#8221; &#8211; from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Master Plan Preface, page 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uwm-strategic-plan\">51ÁÔÆæ Strategic Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To enable a strong and vibrant future, 51ÁÔÆæ developed an <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/officeofresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/02\/OR-2014-Strategic-Plan-DRAFT.pdf\">ambitious and comprehensive strategic plan<\/a> to transform into a powerful public research university that generates lasting change. The plan identifies four major campus goals and a set of associated strategic initiatives. It also contains a framework for making choices as opportunities and needs arise, in the context of budgetary constraints and the University\u2019s long-term financial sustainability.&#8221; &#8211; From the Campus Strategic Plan Draft (Nov. 2, 2014), page 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uw-milwaukee-transportation-and-parking-study\">UW-Milwaukee Transportation and Parking Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In 2013, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (51ÁÔÆæ) Department of Parking and Transit, the 51ÁÔÆæ Physical Environmental Committee (PEC), the 51ÁÔÆæ Parking and Transit subcommittee, and a consultant team led by Nelson\\Nygaard, embarked on a comprehensive review of all aspects of the campus transportation and parking system. With a mandate to balance parking budgets, multiple barriers discouraging the use of buses and bikes, and a campus community clamoring for improvements to the current systems, 51ÁÔÆæ was in need of a broad multi-modal perspective on how to maximize their existing services, and a targeting plan for implementing changes quickly. The 51ÁÔÆæ Parking and Transportation Study Report is the summation of the efforts of these stakeholders to identify the key issues, propose strategic improvements to the system, and cultivate support from the greater 51ÁÔÆæ community to implement cost-effective solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As 51ÁÔÆæ continues into the 21st Century following a pattern of growth and expansion into the greater Milwaukee region, a greater premium is being placed on the existing campus footprint. More people are interested \u2013 if not dependent \u2013 on coming to the Kenwood campus to learn, work, and socialize. However, there are several compelling transportation challenges to overcome, including: an unlimited demand for limited parking supplies on campus; aging and disparate transit services; notable physical and financial barriers to walking and biking; and a scattered allocation of financial and staff resources to parking and transit systems that is bearing a limited return. The current conditions are a warning; if no action is taken in this point in time, the University\u2019s commitment to multimodal transportation and sustainability will fall behind other institutions, the quality of life amongst the community of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s affiliates and neighbors will degrade, and Wisconsinites will absorb the negative externalities to come.&#8221; &#8211; From the UW-Milwaukee Transportation and Parking Study Final Draft, page 4 (May 12, 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uw-milwaukee-bike-hub-study\">UW-Milwaukee Bike Hub Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/panthers-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/knelson6_uwm_edu\/EXuHpTKlFmFPpKazF43jS38BJkLUmyF8kdyOMv3hbMhwwQ?e=mCHy6U\">51ÁÔÆæ Bike Hub&nbsp;Study<\/a> provides recommendations&nbsp;for improving bicycling&nbsp;connections to the Kenwood&nbsp;campus, connections within&nbsp;campus, and improvements to&nbsp;bicycle parking at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate Action: Carbon &amp; Resilience Plan On February 14th, 2017, Chancellor Mone signed the Climate Commitment setting UW-Milwaukee on a path forward to reduce emissions and plan for resiliency. 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