Title: 5 Municipal Development Plan Examples
Headings: 5 Municipal Development Plan Examples
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5 Municipal Development Plan Examples
A municipal development plan could help your city manage change and growth in the long-term.
Laura Chandler
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Do you have a complete municipal strategy? If not, it will be much harder for you to create an achievable development plan.
5 Municipal Development Plan Examples
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Have you taken your municipal strategy into consideration?
If your municipality has (or is planning to create) a municipal development plan, be sure to consider the following:
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Content: Have you taken your municipal strategy into consideration? While municipal development plans and municipal strategic plans aren’t synonyms, there is a great deal of overlap between the two. For example, while they are similar in terms of goals, a development plan looks at these goals “from a land use and development perspective” (according to the city of Canmore, Alberta ). Additionally, a development plan is meant to “shape the city’s urban form and direct the development and implementation of more detailed plans” (according to the city of Edmonton, Alberta ). A strategic plan, on the other hand, takes all areas of a city into consideration, including citizen services, operational efficiency, employee development, revenue and expense management, and public safety. If your municipality has (or is planning to create) a municipal development plan, be sure to consider the following: Your budget. A city strategic plan takes into account a city’s main goals (objectives) for a three- to five-year period. Those goals can then be used to allocate your budget. Because municipal development plans typically look at a much longer time period (20+ years), it may be difficult to determine your budget with a development plan alone.