Center for Land Use Education

10/21/2025

Planning & Zoning Webinar Series – Fall 2025: The Center for Land Use Education invites local officials to a 5-part lunch-hour series to learn about land use roles, tools, and decision-making.

Noon–1 PM Sessions:
• Oct 27 – Plan Commission
• Nov 4 – Zoning Board
• Nov 13 – Zoning Fundamentals
• Nov 18 – Subdivision Regulations
• Nov 24 – Comprehensive Planning
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$25/session | More info/registration: https://www.uwsp.edu/clue/center-for-land-use-education/planning-and-zoning-training/planning-and-zoning-webinars/

Registration closes at midnight before each session.
Open to all county, town, city & village officials.
Interested in hosting a local viewing session? Reach out at 715-346-3783!

10/01/2024

Check out our new video!
Growing numbers of EV fast chargers in Wisconsin

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04/22/2024

The St. Paul City Council unanimously passed a zoning proposal Wednesday that aims to prepare new surface parking lots for a future with more electric vehicles. The proposal says new surface parking lots with more than 15 spots would have to be EV capable.

03/11/2024

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/floodplain-zoning-webinar-series-2024-tickets-837748176347

Floodplain Zoning 3-part Webinar Series – March 21, March 28, April 4, 2024 (12:00-1:00PM)

03/09/2024

The YIMBY movement isn’t just for liberals any more. Legislators from both sides of the political divide are working to add duplexes and apartments to single-family neighborhoods.

02/28/2024

In Minnesota, a local water quality program might serve as a model for incentivizing the next steps in regenerative farming.

01/24/2024

Faith-based organizations are unlocking their real estate to develop affordable housing, but they face challenges from reluctant local residents, wary lenders and strict zoning laws.

01/23/2024

https://eventbrite.com/e/workshops-for-zoning-and-planning-officials-rhinelander-tickets-789293737817?aff=oddtdtcreator

Role of the Plan Commission - Tuesday, January 30, 2024 (5-8:00 PM); Role of the Zoning Board - Wednesday, January 31, 2024 (5-8:00 PM)

01/11/2024

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/role-of-the-zoning-board-of-adjustmentappeals-stevens-point-tickets-769685759827?aff=oddtdtcreator

This workshop will look at how zoning board decisions impact communities.

12/19/2023

The Ohio charging station signals the start of a wave of new projects paid for by the 2021 law.

11/30/2023

When winter storms come, most cities use salt to keep roads safe. But some places in Wisconsin reach for cheese brine as an environmentally-friendly solution.

09/13/2023

In an unusual approach, a land trust and a co-op collaborated to save a mobile-home park from corporate buyout.