Tampa Comprehensive Plan: Building Our Legacy A Livable City Adopted
The Tampa Plan became effective at the end of April.
Five years in the making the Livable City Plan was adopted by Tampa City Council on February 5, 2009. The Livable Plan acknowledges that Tampa is a wonderful city in which to live, offering diversity and a rich urban life that nurtures residents’ creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, as well as concern for each other and future generations. Together, these characteristics have shaped a city that attracts people from every corner of the world. But the plan then asks- what about tomorrow?
The new plan provides a framework for a Livable future and a strategy for directing growth in the City of Tampa over the next 20 years. It recognizes that as a city approaching build-out, Tampa’s future is about rebuilding and urbanizing, about "growing up" because we have limited opportunities to grow out. It is not a synthesis of previous plans; it is a new plan for a new city.
The purpose of the Plan is to create an attractive and safe city that evokes pride, passion and a sense of belonging. To create a city that attracts investment with its high quality of life that people of all ages and backgrounds are proud to call “home.”
A city with:
- Beautiful architecture and excellent urban design that add to our identity
- Vibrant neighborhoods that are part of a complete community;
- Affordable housing choices that meet the needs of everyone throughout their life;
- Attractive, tree-lined streets with shops and housing that are made for walking;
- A comprehensive, high quality and affordable transit system that lets people move around the city quickly and conveniently;
- A strong and competitive economy that creates and sustains well-paid, stable, safe and fulfilling employment opportunities for all who live here;
- A vibrant Downtown;
- Clean air, land and water;
- A great place for children;
- Green spaces of all sizes and public squares that bring people together;
- A wealth of recreational opportunities that promote health and wellness;
- A spectacular waterfront that is healthy, diverse, public and beautiful;
- Cultural facilities that celebrate the best of city living; and
The plan became effective at the end of April, 2009.
