Funding Policy
The RiverWalk is a partnership between riverfront property owners and the City. In exchange for permanent public access along the river, the City provides financial assistance for the construction of RiverWalk improvements. To create a predictable and equitable development process, the City adopted a formal policy in October 2006 that defines the City’s cost sharing formula for all future RiverWalk segments in which City funds are utilized.

The RiverWalk funding policy states that when the City provides funds for a portion of the construction of RiverWalk segments on private property, the City’s cost share shall be established at 70% of RiverWalk construction costs up to $2,000 per linear foot and 50% of the dock wall costs up to $800 per linear foot (adjusted annually based on the industry index, using 2006 as the Base Year). Read the resolution adopting the policy.

Regulations
To ensure compliance with the Public Trust Doctrine, the City worked in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to create a Riverfront Comprehensive Plan, titled Riverlink Guidelines, that would comply with the State Constitution and the Public Trust Doctrine. Read the Riverlink Guidelines.

In 1993, a resolution creating the RiverWalk Site Plan Review Overlay District (SPROD), was adopted. The purpose of the RiverWalk SPROD is to provide an opportunity to create new RiverWalk segments which are compatible with their neighbors while encouraging creativity, variety and excellence in design and layout.Read the RiverWalk Site Plan Review Overlay District Guidelines.