City Planning Division Receives Florida Award of Merit for Neighborhood Planning

The City of Orlando’s Planning Division recently received a Florida Award of Merit in the Neighborhood Planning category by the American Planning Association’s Florida Chapter. The winning application highlighted community planning efforts in the area just south of Downtown Orlando and included the Downtown South Main Street district, the Orange/Michigan and South Downtown Vision Plans, and the recently approved Downtown South Neighborhood Improvement District (NID).

For the past several years, the Planning Division has been carefully planning for continued growth in the area south of Downtown, generally extending from the East-West Expressway to Michigan Street. The area is highly visible from I-4, within close proximity to Downtown and is anchored by one of our City’s largest employers, Orlando Health. The area is poised for even more growth and development as a SunRail commuter rail stop is planned at the Amtrak Station.

Community planning efforts and vision plans are expected to guide development and infrastructure investments in Downtown South for the next 20-50 years.  

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