Community Planning Areas are mapped areas that may have common interests, challenges, opportunities, and priorities in terms of planning and development.
Community Planning Areas were first adopted in the City's Comprehensive Plan in 2001, and the map was updated in 2017.
There are 12 Community Planning Areas in the City of Albuquerque. Click the map below to go to an interactive map.
The Planning Department engages residents, business owners, property owners, community groups, and other key stakeholders to shape the future of their community on an ongoing, proactive basis. The goal of the CPA assessments is to have more equitable planning for all Albuquerque communities through intentional, community-based engagement.
The 2017 update of the Comprehensive Plan added a new Community Identity Chapter 4 organized around Community Planning Areas, a new strategic direction for long-range planning in each of these areas to the Implementation Chapter 14, and Appendix E to describe how the City will plan with stakeholders in each of the City's 12 community planning areas.
Community Planning Area assessments were planned to begin in June 2020. Given the COVID-19 public health emergency, this schedule was revised and pushed back to start in 2022.
See Frequently Asked Questions related to planning and COVID-19 here:
Per the Comp Plan, City Council ultimately decides the order of the Community Planning Area assessments. The Planning Department recommends an order based on a priority needs analysis.
- Prior to the COVID-19 epidemic, City Council decided on the order of CPA assessments for a cycle from 2021-2025,
- The Planning Department recommended an adjusted schedule, which City Council adopted for a cycle from 2022-2027.
See the first cycle of CPA assessments is from 2022-2027.
Each assessment will last one year, and the schedule of events for each assessment will vary based on the needs and priorities of each community.
Contact Us
You can also send ideas via email:
"Plan the Plan" Meetings
The Long Range team held meetings throughout Albuquerque in October 2019 to gather ideas about how assessments can and should be done.
A summary report of input gathered at the "Plan the Plan" meetings is posted here, including:
- Ideas for creative engagement events.
- What should the 16-week assessment schedule include?
- What community groups and community leaders should we contact to prepare for planning efforts in your area?
- What meeting locations and community events are best used in your area?
This complementary summary includes demographic information based on an evaluation with follow-up questions:
"Plan the Plan" Survey
The Planning Department asked for the same kind of information in a survey in October 2019.
Designing the CPA Assessment Process
The Long Range team hosted 6 meetings in October 2019 to talk about how Community Planning Area assessments could and should work!
In these “plan the plan” meetings, Long Range staff asked for help designing the assessment process itself.
- What information should be gathered/shared?
- How should community members be engaged?
- What outreach will be most effective in each area?
- What fun events can we create that would be both useful and encourage participation from everyone (especially folks we don’t typically hear from)?
The information we gathered in these meetings was used to shape public engagement and outreach strategies during the assessments.
The deliverable at the end of each Community Planning Area assessment is a report with goals, priorities, actions, and recommendations. Recommendations may be for new or revised policies, new or revised regulations, projects, partnerships, or actions by individuals, community organizations, or institutions.
Priority Needs Analysis
Long Range staff also shared the strategy for the needs analysis that will help determine the order that staff recommends to Council for which Community Planning Area goes first. City Council is expected to make the final decision in December/January.
Each of the following meeting dates and times had the same content, so participants could choose a daytime, weekend, or evening time and a location that was most convenient.
- A full, hot meal was served from a local vendor.
- Activities for youth 6+ were available.
- Spanish interpretation was available at each meeting.
- Interpretation in other languages was available if requested at least 48 hours before the meeting.
"Plan the Plan" Meetings in October 2019
- 10/1 Tuesday, 5:00pm –7:00pm, Johnny Tapia Community Center (Wells Park) NW
- 10/3 Thursday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Taylor Ranch Community Center NW
- 10/5 Saturday, 10:00am – 12:00pm, Jeanne Bellamah Community Center NE
- 10/15 Tuesday, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, International District Economic Development Center SE
- 10/17 Thursday, 10:30am–12:30pm, Jack Candelaria Community Center (San Jose) SE
- 10/19 Saturday, 10:00am–12:00pm, Los Duranes Community Center NW
Public Input Summary
Meeting Materials
- Review the presentation
- Review the Needs Analysis Poster
Flyer / Volante
- October 2019 "Plan the Plan" flyer in English