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Long Range Planning Team

Learn more about the Long Range Planning Team in the Urban Design & Development Division of the City of Albuquerque's Planning Department.

What We Do

The Long Range Planning team is responsible for working with stakeholders in the community to assess how well existing policies, regulations, and City programs are working to meet their goals, maximize opportunities, and address concerns. Specifically, Long Range Planning develops assessments, policies, and program recommendations to guide the physical design and development of Albuquerque. In general, Long Range planners develop and implement coordinated planning for quality growth and development of the City. Doing so balances social, economic, and environmental goals. Long Range planning helps understand how the future will be shaped by the historic past and the dynamic present.

How We Serve You

Long Range planners conduct Community Planning Area (CPA) Assessments with community stakeholders to recommend policies, regulations, and priority projects that help move the community toward the community's vision.

Long Range Planning is also responsible 10-year updates to the ABC Comprehensive Plan. Long Range also helps manage updates to Rank 2 Facility Plans as needed. Long Range provides planning assistance to other Departments and agencies as needed.

Long Range Planning involves thinking about the future and how best to improve quality of life for Albuquerque residents. The Long Range team works with the community, staff from Council Services, other City Departments, and outside agencies, institutions, and other community partners to develop goals, priorities, policies, and regulations. Ongoing analysis serves to keep the City’s goals, policies, and regulations up to date with new development trends, community priorities, new technologies, economic development opportunities, and demographic/societal changes.

Ranked City Plans

The City adopts several types of plans to guide private development and public projects, shape Department priorities, and manage City resources. Lower-ranking plans should be consistent with higher ranking plans. In the event of conflict, the provisions of the higher-ranking plan governs.

  • Rank 1: The Comprehensive Plan is the Rank 1 plan. This citywide plan has broad goals and policies for all areas of the built and natural environment, coordinated with Bernalillo County.
  • Rank 2: Facility Plans are Rank 2 Plan that provide policy guidance to coordinate a citywide facility or resource, such as Major Public Open Space or Electric Systems.
  • Rank 3: Rank 3 plans identify actions and procedures for individual City facilities or smaller geographic areas that have common characteristics and/or conditions. Examples include resource management plans, Master Plans, and Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plans.

 

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