Neighborhood Renaissance Program

Neighborhood Plans

     The outcome of the neighborhood outreach effort will be a Neighborhood Plan.  The plan will outline the neighborhood’s vision and goals, existing conditions, demographics, challenges, assets, opportunities and recommended improvements.  Improvements may be land use, transportation and circulation, parks and open space, accessibility, community design and safety, environmental factors, infrastructure, economic development, new programs and development.

     The main component of the plan is the list of improvement actions or the “how to” steps to achieve the goals.  This may include time frames, potential partners, responsible parties, potential and available funding sources, and performance measures for evaluating progress.  The goals and actions will be in priority order.   Check out one of San Jose’s neighborhood plans on the right-hand column of their Neighborhoods web page.

     The plan and its implementation is not the end of the City’s work with the neighborhoods.  The City’s work with the neighborhoods is on-going and continuous.  It is a new way of doing business that actively includes citizens in govenment..