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Your Ideas Will Shape Our City’s Future
This is the place to check for up-to-date information about the Neighborhood Planning Process, including upcoming events, maps and reports. This page will be updated as information changes.
About the NPP Steering Committee
The Neighborhood Planning Process Steering Committee is charged with ensuring the goals of the process are accomplished. The Steering Committee believes citizen participation is an important element to achieving the most out of this process. To encourage this, the Committee is available to speak to businesses, non-profits, and other organizations that would like to know more about the Neighborhood Planning Process. If you would like a member of the Steering Committee to come speak to your organization please call (319) 286-5076.
Framework PLAN
NEIGHBORHOOD & AREA MAPS
The Neighborhood Planning Process will focus on three areas of Cedar Rapids, which include several neighborhoods:
- North Area – Time Check/Northwest, Ellis Park, Taylor Area and Cedar Lake
- Central Area – Downtown, Medical District and Cedar Lake
- South Area – Czech Village, Oak Hill Jackson/New Bohemia and Cedar Valley/Rompot
Many of these neighborhoods overlap because of common interests and connections among all of these neighborhoods.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Schedule of Events
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Frequently Asked Questions
River Corridor Redevelopment Plan: Phase I
City of Cedar Rapids Website: Phase I Resources
Corridor Recovery: Phase I Resources
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is neighborhood planning?
Neighborhood planning is a series of meetings and discussions between residents and city planning experts to identify needs and then develop action plans for the overall improvement of Cedar Rapids neighborhoods. The process begins January 10, 2009. Results will be shared with the City Council and the entire community in May 2009.
Who should participate?
Click here for more Frequently Asked QuestionsMany Cedar Rapids neighborhoods are in a unique position to make drastic improvements as we plan, reinvest and rebuild from the flood. These plans and reinvestments will impact the entire city and therefore all neighborhood residents are encouraged to participate.
