Rapid City Comprehensive Plan Update
Rapid City Comprehensive Plan Update
Welcome to the Rapid City Comprehensive Plan website! This website will serve as the home base for online participation, important information, and project updates. Our tools and pages will be updated as we move through this process, so check in often, register your email for updates, and share this site with your community!
Stop by the Dahl Arts Center on Thursday, September 4, from 4:00–6:00 PM to review the Draft Comprehensive Plan!
This years-long effort has been guided by thousands of community voices, and we are grateful to everyone who has contributed ideas and energy throughout the process. This Open House is your chance to see how those perspectives have come together in the draft and share your thoughts on what actions in plan should be prioritized in the coming years.
Everyone is welcome! Stop by to read through the Draft, ask questions, and add your voice to the vision for our community.
How can you get involved?
What do you love about Rapid City? What needs work? What do you wish to see in the future? Share your ideas, thoughts, input, and desires via the interactive tools included on this website.
SIGN UP:
Scroll down to the bottom of this page to enter your email to receive information about project events, ways to share, and project progress.
GET INFORMED:
Read up on important information about Rapid City so you can make informed decisions! This page will host links to existing plans, studies, and other important info as the project progresses.
SHARE:
Visit this page to start sharing! The tools on this page will change throughout the process so check in often to see how you can share your ideas for your community.
IDEAS MAP:
Some ideas and comments are better explained using a map. Visit the Idea Map by clicking on the tab at the top of this page to identify places you love or would like to see improved in Rapid City.
ATTEND:
Technology is great, but we also want to see and connect with you in person. Check out the Meetings and Events tab and mark your calendar to attend an upcoming event!
Project Timeline
Documents
The Idea
COMMUNITY GENERATED IDEAS
This initial phase sets the foundation for Rapid City’s Comprehensive Plan update by hosting conversations with the community and inviting them to infuse their creativity into the beginning stages of the project.
Concept
VISION AND VALUES
Building on what we heard from the community in Phase One, Phase Two is about diving deeper into some opportunities and issues that the city is facing, and starting to define a vision for the future.
Storyboard
TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES
This stage is to learn about trends that are facing the City and what opportunities can arise to help Rapid City accomplish the goals of the community.
Promotion
GOALS AND LAND USE
This fourth phase will focus on locational opportunities and strategies, specific to neighborhoods and areas of the City. This phase looks at how land can be better used in the future, and how areas of the city can look and feel.
Screening
DRAFT PLAN
This stage will focus on drafting key elements in the Plan (e.g. chapter sections, the future land use map, implementation framework, etc.).
The Premiere
PLAN ADOPTION AND CELEBRATION
This final event will focus on celebrating the hard work that the community has put into this plan and the adoption process. There will be a final Open House that the public is welcome to attend!
Who is leading this project?
The Rapid City Comprehensive Plan Update is a joint effort between Rapid City and the community! Logan Simpson is a consulting firm that will be assisting the City in facilitating public engagement, drafting the Plan, and managing this website!
For more information on the project and its purpose, visit the Learn More page!