City Planning Director
City of Milwaukee Dev Dept
Milwaukee, WI
Sam Leichtling is the City Planning Director for the City of Milwaukee’s Department of City Development, leading the City Planning Division in carrying out neighborhood and strategic planning, zoning and urban design initiatives, and advising the City Plan Commission. DCD is currently undertaking the Growing MKE initiative to update the Comprehensive Plan and the portions of the City of Milwaukee’s Zoning Code regulating housing development to advance the City’s goals for housing growth and choice. Recent major strategic planning projects carried out by DCD have included the development of the Water and Land Use Plan for Milwaukee’s Harbor District, the Equitable Growth through Transit Oriented Development planning initiative, Connec+ing MKE: Downtown Plan 2040, and the City of Milwaukee’s Anti-Displacement Plan.
Sam has worked for the City of Milwaukee since 2008, including serving as the Program Director for the City of Milwaukee’s Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation (NIDC), a City-affiliated non-profit that administers housing and neighborhood development programs.
Sam holds master’s degrees in Urban Planning and Public Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College. Sam is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and National Development Council certified Housing Development Finance Professional (HDFP).
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