Neighborhood Planning Program
Mission
The mission of the Neighborhood Planning Program is to guide and assist Neighborhood Associations through Neighborhood Planning and Neighborhood Reinvestment Grants so that the quality of life within the neighborhoods of the City may be improved.
About Us
The City hired its first Neighborhood Planner in the early 1990’s and the Neighborhood Planning Program was formalized by City Council in 1998 with Resolution 14931. The Neighborhood Planning Program is an important tool promoting collaboration between the City and Neighborhood Associations to guide the future of Boise’s neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Planner is key to these efforts.
The Neighborhood Planner guides and assists:
The Neighborhood Planner also acts as a link between Neighborhood Associations and the City by:
- Helping Neighborhood Associations reach the right contacts for the City’s varied programs and services
- Ensuring that the City has an updated list of Neighborhood Association contacts
Contact the Neighborhood Planner
Geographic Area Planning
In the autumn of 2007, the City created the Geographic Area Planning Program. Geographic Area Planners (GAPs) are Planners in other work groups such as Current Planning, Design Review and Subdivisions. However, the City has determined that to provide improved services at the neighborhood level, assigning these Planners to specific geographies allows them to gain familiarity not only with the physical area that they are assigned to, but just as importantly, with the Neighborhood Associations of their particular geography.
Your Geographic Area Planners:
- Are your best first contact when you have a concern regarding a proposed development
- Assist the Neighborhood Planner on an as requested/as available basis
- Work with your Neighborhood Association, the City’s Comprehensive Planner and the Neighborhood Planner, regarding your interests and concerns with Boise’s updates to the City’s Comprehensive Plan
Contact the Geographic Area Planners
The Neighborhood Planner and your GAPs comprise your area team. Both the Neighborhood Planner and your GAPs are available to come to Neighborhood Association meetings by appointment. In matters concerning the updates to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, the Comprehensive Planner is also a key resource. Contact the Comprehensive Planner.
Porch Talk
• Fall 2008 Issue