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City Planning Department

Mid-City Communities Plan Update

Projected Completion: 2026

Aerial view of City Heights

The Mid-City Communities Plan Update serves as the long-range vision for land use, mobility, urban design, public facilities and services, natural resources, historic and cultural resources, and economic development. This plan update envisions the development of active, pedestrian-oriented areas to support opportunities for homes and mixed-use development connected to residential areas, public spaces and transit. The Community Plan Update also envisions a mobility network that serves vehicles and encourages walking, rolling, biking and transit use. It acknowledges the natural network of canyons and open spaces as an integral part of the community.

Strategic Plan Priority Areas of Focus

This initiative focuses on the following priority areas of the Strategic Plan:

Create Homes for All of Us

Focuses opportunities for housing within mixed-use and residential areas.


Protect & Enrich Every Neighborhood

Identifies opportunities for public spaces and pocket parks, trails and joint-use facilities.
Provides guidance for the future identification and preservation of historical resources and districts that embody architectural and cultural history.


Advance Mobility & Infrastructure

Identifies opportunities for mobility infrastructure that improves walking/rolling, biking and transit connections.


Champion Sustainability

Promotes opportunities for urban greening and street trees to address stormwater runoff and climate change.
Protects canyons, open spaces and sensitive habitats.


Foster Regional Prosperityy

Promotes employment uses as economic drivers connected to regional transit.

Website: /planning/mid-city-communities-plan-update