City seeks public input on Wisconsin corridor plan

What is your vision for the future of the Wisconsin Avenue corridor in Whitefish?

The city of Whitefish is hosting an open house on Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 5-7 p.m. at the Lodge at Whitefish Lake to solicit community input into the Wisconsin Avenue corridor plan that is currently under development.

City Planning Director David Taylor said the plan will look at how the corridor should develop, including appropriate future land uses, motorized and non-motorized transportation, infrastructure, economic performance, and potential improvements.

“The citizens of Whitefish and the residents and business owners along Wisconsin Avenue are invited to participate and help determine how this very important and congested corridor will grow over the next 20 years,” Taylor said.

This workshop kicks off the process and will help the steering committee outline some of the issues and possibilities to address in the plan.

Applied Communication of Whitefish is developing the plan over the next six months in conjunction with Robert Peccia and Associates, GSBS Richman Consulting, the Wisconsin Avenue steering committee, and the city planning office.

“With this plan, we hope to develop a vision for the area and identify market opportunities that are consistent with the neighborhood character and unique landscapes within the corridor,” said Kate McMahon, lead planning consultant with Applied Communication.

The corridor boundary is from the Edgewood Drive and Wisconsin Avenue intersection north of the viaduct down to the Houston Drive and Big Mountain Road intersection.

For more information, call the planning department at 863-2410.