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Pflugerville officials adopt city’s Aspire 2040 comprehensive plan
The updated comprehensive plan identifies six guiding principles for Pflugerville. GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Diverse and equitable
Environmentally sustainable
Community oriented
Safe and healthy
BY CARSON GANONG
director, said continued development of additional infrastructure through- out the city that accommodates walking and biking would be vital to reaching that goal. “Initially, it would be by car—mak- ing sure you can get to everything by vehicle in 10 minutes,” Barron said. “Working our way through increased trail systems and development of opportunities throughout the community … at the end, you can walk to all of these services within 10 minutes.” Other land use and development goals identified in the Aspire 2040 comprehensive plan include diversi- fying the types of housing available, proactively securing land for future development and developing com- munity identity. The 2040 plan also updates the chapters on transportation, fiscal resilience, public services, economic
PFLUGERVILLE Following a creation process that began in fall 2020, the city of Pflugerville officially adopted its Aspire 2040 Comprehen- sive Plan in April. The plan replaces the 2030 Com- prehensive Plan and identifies goals across all city departments that will help guide operations in the coming years. The 2040 plan updates several chapters from the 2030 plan, with the most sweeping changes coming to the land use, growth and develop- ment chapter. One addition to the chapter is a focus on developing walkable “10-minute neighborhoods,” defined by city staff as neighborhoods where residents can reach any service they might need in 10 minutes or less. Emily Barron, Pflugerville’s planning and development services
Fiscally responsible
Economic opportunities for all
THE ROAD TOADOPTION The Aspire 2040 Comprehensive Plan went through extensive planning before being adopted. Fall 2020: first community meeting and survey Winter 2021: second community meeting and survey Spring 2021: third community meeting and survey Summer-fall 2021: preparation of plan chapters Winter 2022: preparation and review of plan chapters Spring 2022: plan adoption
development, infrastructure and community facilities. A few of the goals identified throughout the chapters include expanding public transit options, ensuring public facilities keep up with growth, diversifying the city’s tax base and developing environ- ments to attract growing, innovative businesses. “Planning and development ser- vices presents this plan to [council], but it really is an entire city team effort because all parts of the city are touched by this plan,” Barron said. A breakdown of information in the Aspire 2040 Comprehensive Plan, as well as the plan itself, is available at www.pflugervilletx.gov.
SOURCE: CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE/ COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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