REDIDENT INPUT SOUGHT FOR CITY OF NEW HAVEN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

New Haven, CT) - The City of New Haven is seeking resident input about
housing, environmental, transportation and economic concerns in order to
update its Comprehensive Plan, an important planning document that will
serve as a guide for New Haven’s planning goals and objectives for the
next ten years. 

The City of New Haven’s Comprehensive Plan is a long-range plan that
provides the vision and guidance for the physical growth and development
of the city over a ten year period. It is a realistic assessment of the
existing condition of the city, a blue print of the city’s vision for
the future, and a policy guide for achieving the city’s planning
goals. It serves as a decision making guide for residents and elected
and appointed local government officials in matters relating to land
use, public investments, and capital improvement programs. 

“I encourage all New Haven residents to take a few minutes and share
their valuable input by filling out this brief survey. The collective
results will be included in the Comprehensive Plan update and will help
to shape the City’s future,” said Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. 

The survey is quick and easy-it only takes approximately 15 minutes to
complete. The survey is available online in English at
http://svy.mk/10xKSuN   and in Spanish at http://svy.mk/19TZ0Vr . The
survey will be available online for six weeks, until August 19th. 


The update of the City’s Comprehensive Plan is mandated by the state
of Connecticut to happen every ten years. The Comprehensive Plan focuses
primarily on the physical development of the city. More specific public
policy issues such as public safety or education are partially covered
by the plan but are more thoroughly addressed by other agency plans. In
addition to serving as a guide for the next ten years, the Comprehensive
Plan update functions as a yardstick to measure the progress made by the
Comprehensive Planning goals and recommendations set in 2003, as well as
other changes in the city. 

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