Tempe receives award for General Plan 2030
Tempe receives award for General Plan 2030
TEMPE, Ariz. - The City of Tempe Development Services Department won the
Arizona Planning Association (APA) Award for Best General Plan at the APA
Conference Awards Luncheon on Sept. 23. The Arizona Planning Association
recognizes and encourages outstanding achievements that contribute to
advances in the planning field. The annual awards program is how APA members
find out about new and innovative approaches to addressing complex planning
issues.
Tempe's General Plan 2030 covers everything from land use and design to
transportation, public services and economic development. General Plan 2030
was ratified on May 18, 2004 by 73 percent of the voters, and now serves as
the guiding long range planning document for the city. The plan won the
award for a City/town with a population greater than 25,000, or County with
population greater than 200,000. The plan was evaluated for its contribution
to planning innovation, the quality and professional presentation of the
document, the success of plan implementation, its comprehensiveness and its
significance to furthering planning goals and principles.
For more information, call (480) 858-2391 or visit
http://www.tempe.gov/gp2030 . For information on
the Arizona Planning Association,
http://www.azplanning.org/.
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TEMPE, Ariz. - The City of Tempe Development Services Department won the
Arizona Planning Association (APA) Award for Best General Plan at the APA
Conference Awards Luncheon on Sept. 23. The Arizona Planning Association
recognizes and encourages outstanding achievements that contribute to
advances in the planning field. The annual awards program is how APA members
find out about new and innovative approaches to addressing complex planning
issues.
Tempe's General Plan 2030 covers everything from land use and design to
transportation, public services and economic development. General Plan 2030
was ratified on May 18, 2004 by 73 percent of the voters, and now serves as
the guiding long range planning document for the city. The plan won the
award for a City/town with a population greater than 25,000, or County with
population greater than 200,000. The plan was evaluated for its contribution
to planning innovation, the quality and professional presentation of the
document, the success of plan implementation, its comprehensiveness and its
significance to furthering planning goals and principles.
For more information, call (480) 858-2391 or visit
http://www.tempe.gov/gp2030
the Arizona Planning Association,
http://www.azplanning.org/.
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