2030 Comprehensive Plan Update

Overview and Timeframe

The project phases are presented in reverse chronological order, with the final phase at the top and preceding phases below.

Review and Adoption (2018-2019)

During a work session on March 12, 2019, City Council referred the Update to Planning Commission for review and recommendation, with instructions to structure the review around the 2030 Comprehensive Plan's six Vision Themes and to report their recommendations back to City Council for each grouping of sections on a rolling basis as they were finalized.

Planning Commission completed their review in April, May, and June of 2019, and submitted official recommendations to Council during that time frame.

City Council held public hearings for all of the content in the Update between June 4 and October 1, and have adopted all of the seventeen Plan sections as of November 12, 2019.

Plan Drafting + Public Engagement #3 (complete 2017)

After the third round of public engagement, the update process reached the stage of publishing updated drafts for review and comment. Review and inventory of all comments.

White Paper + Public Engagement #2 (complete 2016)

A White Paper that forecasts likely revisions to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan was adopted by City Council in 2016. The second round of public engagement was organized to solicit input about the White Paper.

In-Reach and Outreach + Public Engagement #1 (complete 2015)

• Group meeting with RCAC to review/obtain recommendations for public workshops.
• Departmental Focus Groups.
• Online Engagement Goes Live.
• Group meetings with Boards and Commissions.
• Public Workshops Round 1 - March 2015 - View the presentation.

Also, view the Trends and Issues to Consider handout from the meeting as well as the final Public Meeting Notes.

Phase I - Due Diligence (complete)

• Update of the Data Book, with accompanying the analysis of new trends in the data.
• Five-Year Comprehensive Plan Progress Report.
• Policy audit.

Public Review Draft

The City of Raleigh has published updated draft chapters of the plan based on the recommendations contained in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update White Paper from April of 2016. These have been made available here in installments; the final installment was published on October 26, 2017.

Public comment was solicited April 28 through December 17, 2017. Comprehensive Planning staff has revised the draft document to incorporate public comment. The blackline documents posted here reflect all changes made to the Comprehensive Plan as presented to City Council for their review.

The revised draft was presented to City Council in the fall of 2018 and the approval process is now underway.

Previous Public Meetings

Residents were invited to attend the public meetings to learn about how the Comprehensive Plan addresses five areas: Resiliency, housing, development transitions, transportation, and sustainability.

The following was the schedule for the five public meetings, with the theme for each meeting:

Wednesday, June 7
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road.
The theme was Resiliency, an operational philosophy that seeks to identify challenges before they arise and effectively prioritize strategic investments and community capacity building. The goal is to better adapt to, respond to, and recover from unforeseen events.

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Wednesday, June 14
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tarboro Road Community Center, 121 N. Tarboro St.
The theme was Housing or specifically increasing the supply of affordable housing, revitalizing neighborhoods, and enhancing the homeless-to-housing continuum.

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Tuesday, June 20
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Marsh Creek Community Center, 3050 N. New Hope Road.
The theme was development Transitions. As many people continue to move to the region and as interest grows in walkable urban living, Raleigh is beginning to grow up as much as it grows out.

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Tuesday, June 27
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Pioneers Building in Method Road Community Park, 514 Method Road.
The theme was Transportation. Provided will be a vision for future development of the city’s connectivity network for all modes of transportation, public transit systems, greenways, and bicycle and pedestrian networks.

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Tuesday, July 11
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Durant Nature Preserve, 3237 Spottswood St.
The meeting’s theme was Sustainability or focusing on the interdependent relationships of environmental stewardship, economic strength, and social integrity. These three elements define the vision for sustainability.

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Goals

This update evaluates several years of implementation, examining the implication of new data, responding to the latest trends, and resolving issues that have emerged. It is focused on integrating recent planning initiatives, incorporating new and emerging best practices, and refreshing stale policies and actions. The update reflects organizational realignment since 2009 and includes an updated layout and organization.

Related Plans

2030 Comprehensive Plan

10-Year Transportation Action Plan

Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)

City of Raleigh Parks System Plan

City of Raleigh Bike Share Program

GoRaleigh Bus Routes

Wake Transit Plan Update

Corridor Plan:

Six Forks Road

Maps & Resources

Maps:
Future Land Use
Urban Form

Resources:
Raleigh Demographics