2008 Comprehensive Plan Update

Overview

Bloomington is in the process of updating the Comprehensive Plan, which last underwent a full update in 2000. The Comprehensive Plan is a statement of Bloomington's goals and objectives with regard to land use, housing, transportation, parks, environmental resources, and other related elements. It outlines where Bloomington stands today as a city and where it desires to be in the future along with recommendations on how to reach desired objectives.

The Comprehensive Plan and its periodic update is required by Minnesota state law. It must be approved by the Metropolitan Council and must be consistent with adopted regional plans. More information about the Comprehensive Plan required elements and procedures can be found on the Metropolitan Council's website. On December 1, 2008, the City Council authorized transmittal of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update to the Metropolitan Council for their review. That review is expected to be complete around March of 2009, after which time the 2008 update can be formally adopted, replacing the 2000 Comprehensive Plan.

2008 Comprehensive Plan

Full document (large file) (14.2MB,147-page PDF)

Individual sections:

• Cover (4.36MB,1-page PDF)
• Acknowledgements (50KB,1-page PDF)
• Table of contents (50KB,2-page PDF)
• List of figures (37KB,2-page PDF)
• List of tables (37KB,2-page PDF)

1. Introduction (1MB,6-page PDF)
2. Land Use (1.2MB,22-page PDF)
• Land Use Guide Plan Map (2.42MB,1-page PDF)
3. Housing (1.22MB,18-page PDF)
4. Transportation (4.22MB,60-page PDF)
5. Airport Impact (1MB,6-page PDF)
6. Utilities (2.43MB,23-page PDF)
7. Community Facilities (2MB,17-page PDF)
8. Implementation (1.92MB,3-page PDF)

Related links

The following recent and ongoing planning efforts relate to and will inform the Comprehensive Plan Update:

• Strategic planning - Imagine Bloomington 2025
• Park master plan
• Alternative transportation plan
• Penn American District Plan
• Normandale Lake District Plan
• Airport South District Plan

For more information or if you have comments or suggestions concerning the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update, contact:

Glen Markegard, Senior Planner
Planning and Economic Development
PH: 952-563-8920, FAX: 952-563-8949
E-mail: planning@ci.bloomington.mn.us

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