Urban planning is a profession that concerns itself with the health and quality of life of urban places—cities and their suburbs, small towns and rural villages. In ...Can'tfindwhatyou'relookingfor?Mostofourcontentisnowonorlando.gov.Visitorlando.govnowtoviewourservices.Tuesday,22June,2021EspañolDowntownOrlandoI-4UltimateOrlandoVenuesTransitVisitOrlandoEspañolDowntownOrlandoI-4UltimateOrlandoVenuesTransitVisitOrlandoHomeCouncilOfficeoftheMayorDistrict1District2District3District4District5District6CityClerkCouncilAgendasCouncilInformationWatchOnlineDepartmentsNews&EventsNewsCityNewsMayorDyer’sBlogPressReleasesSubscribetoOurNewsletterEventsServicesResidentsVisitorsBusinessMenuHomeCouncilOfficeoftheMayorDistrict1District2District3District4District5District6CityClerkCouncilAgendasCouncilInformationWatchOnlineDepartmentsNews&EventsNewsCityNewsMayorDyer’sBlogPressReleasesSubscribetoOurNewsletterEventsServicesResidentsVisitorsBusinessHomeWhyDoWePlan?WhyDoWePlan?WHYDOWEPLAN?WhatIsUrbanPlanning?Urbanplanningisaprofessionthatconcernsitselfwiththehealthandqualityoflifeofurbanplaces—citiesandtheirsuburbs,smalltownsandruralvillages.InOrlando,thecentralcityoftheEastCentralFloridaregion,wehavebothestablishedneighborhoodsaswellasareasthatarerapidlytransitioningfromruraltosuburbanandurban.InordertokeepOrlandohealthyandvibrant,oururbanplannersworkwiththetransportationsystem,theeconomy,theenvironment,urbandesignandphysicalfacilities,andthecultureandpoliticsofthecommunity. Plannersworkdirectlywithpeople-–residentsandbusinessowners-–tocreateshort,medium,andlong-termvisionsbalancedwithmarketandculturalinfluences.Urbanplanningisfuture-oriented,lookingfive,twentyandevenfiftyyearsintothefuturetoanticipatethefutureconsequencesofcurrenttrendsandactivities,andtoensurepresentactionsenhancethelong-termqualityoflifeoftheCity.Residents,businessowners&Citystaffatacommunityplanningworkshop–ParramoreComprehensiveNeighborhoodPlanOur urbanplannersarecommittedtomeaningfulcommunityengagement,whichwillbeacc