Santa Fe Forward, formally known as the City of Santa Fe’s General Plan, is a long-term policy framework that will be updated to guide the city’s future development and priorities through 2050. Guided by broad, equitable, bilingual, and collaborative public engagement efforts, it will outline a shared vision, key goals, policies and strategies to address the community’s needs in areas including, but not limited to, land use, housing, transportation, public services, and sustainability.

The current General Plan Update was adopted in 1999 – over 25 years ago. Although many values from that plan are still relevant today, this is a great opportunity for an actionable framework and updated vision that aligns with modern goals and equitable/sustainable strategies that are reflective of today’s Santa Fe and modern-day challenges.

• Vision, Goals, and Policies
  A clear guiding statement that reflects the city’s long-term aspirations, with measurable goals and specific policies to achieve them.
• Land Use and Development
  A land use map outlining the distribution of land uses and regulations that guide development in different areas of the city.
• Housing, Neighborhoods, and Transportation
  Strategies for meeting housing needs, ensuring inclusive and affordable housing, and coordinating land use with multimodal transportation options to enhance connectivity.
• Natural Environment and Climate Change
  Measures to protect the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and plan for climate change mitigation and resilience.
• Public Services, Facilities, and Culture
  Plans for public infrastructure and services, including parks, libraries, utilities, and cultural facilities, to support a growing community.

This initiative is being led by the City of Santa Fe, supported by expert consultants from WSP, Leland Consulting Group, and Design Workshop. The Land Development Code, which is a separate effort occurring in parallel with Santa Fe Forward, is being led by the City of Santa Fe with Clarion Associates.

A variety of opportunities will be made available for community engagement including public open-houses, tabling events, virtual activities, and more.

• Provide us your input on the Get Involved page
• Attend our upcoming public events
• Visit our website for updates
• Follow the City of Santa Fe on all social media pages, and encourage others to do the same!

Your input will help create a stronger, more inclusive plan for Santa Fe’s future.

Community input is critical for the City of Santa Fe to determine how the city should develop over time. Your input will help identify priorities, challenges, and opportunities that matter most to the people who live and work in Santa Fe. This can include the areas that you think require more housing, areas that lack greenspace, areas with a lack of transportation options, and more. The Get Involved page will be a great way for you to share your thoughts! Your input will influence decisions made throughout Santa Fe Forward.

The City will work with the community over the next few years to update its General Plan. At the end of that process, the final plan will go to the Governing Body for their review which will determine whether it gets adopted.

Reference our Project Steps to stay informed on Santa Fe Forward’s progress.

Santa Fe Forward is happening alongside a multi-phase update to the Land Development Code (LDC), Santa Fe’s legal structure for implementing planning policies. The LDC will provide consistent, user-friendly regulations that include the best contemporary planning practices as it relates to historic preservation, housing, land use and more.

While these are two different plans, the Santa Fe Forward project team is expected to collaborate with the Land Development Code update project team across all three phases.

There are plenty of ways to get in touch with us! If you reach out to the following email address, the project team will get back to you as soon as possible: info@santafeforward.org

Our social media accounts are included on the bottom of this webpage as well. Be sure to follow us!