CARPC is now accepting requests for assistance with plans or projects taking place in calendar year 2027. All Dane County cities, villages, towns, and nonprofit organizations are invited to request professional planning or technical support for their upcoming initiatives. We also welcome fee-for-service opportunities in Rock, Jefferson, Dodge, Sauk, and Columbia Counties.
Contact Caitlin Shanahan at caitlins@capitalarearpc.org to learn more and start the conversation.
OUR SERVICES
CARPC staff are equipped to assist with comprehensive plans, outreach and engagement, mapping, and data services. We also have experience creating area plans and topical reports on housing, parks and open space, natural systems management, and more. View our services menu for more information.
One of our core roles in the region is to support intergovernmental collaboration. If you’d like to develop agreements or build relationships with neighboring communities, including creating or updating a boundary agreement, we welcome conversation about how we may be able to assist.
RECENT PROJECTS
Recent and ongoing assistance projects include comprehensive plan update support for Rock County and the Town of Berry, an active transportation plan for the City of Evansville, growth area planning for the City of Fitchburg and Village of Oregon, and public meeting facilitation for the Town of Montrose. We will soon begin work on a housing data dashboard for the City of Sun Prairie, boundary agreement and growth area planning for the City of Stoughton, and administering the Town of Springfield’s Transfer of Development Rights and related land use planning programs.
COST
For plans and projects requiring more than 16 hours of staff time, CARPC and the requesting community will define the project scope, deliverables, timeline and estimated cost in writing. The cost of services will be determined based on the estimated number of project hours and hourly rate of staff involved, plus any direct costs for travel and materials.
Projects requiring less than 16 hours of staff time may be completed at no charge, depending on staff availability. We also have some capacity to reduce fees for communities able to demonstrate financial hardship.
CONTACT US TODAY
Please contact Caitlin Shanahan, Senior Community Planner, at caitlins@capitalarearpc.org to learn more and start the conversation. We invite you to share project ideas by October 1, 2025, for inclusion in our 2026 work program.
