Future development and planning should respect and strengthen existing communities, enhance their distinctive qualities, and provide more opportunities for residents to meet their daily needs. To that end, the City of Albuquerque has 12 City Community Planning Areas (CPAs). They are organized around Albuquerque's rich diversity of communities, each exemplifying a unique set of characteristics, environments, and lifestyles that set them apart as special places.
CPAs were first developed in 1995. People were given maps of the metropolitan region and asked to identify their house, their neighborhood, and their community. The resulting map outlined distinct Community Identity Areas which were adopted into the Comp Plan in 2001. As of 2016, the CPA boundaries have been revised to better match U.S. Census Tracts, allowing the City and County to gather demographic, employment, and commuting data and to track growth and trends over time.
Community Planning Areas (CPAs)
The City of Albuquerque organizes long-range community planning around 12 Community Planning Areas. These areas often have common interests, challenges, opportunities, and priorities in terms of planning and development.
Public Engagement
The voices of the community will shape the CPA assessments, and there are many ways to be involved! You can provide input into development decisions, long-range community planning, and community projects. Find out more by clicking the button below!
Data & Tracking
Data and maps can create a broad vision of a community and provide a baseline for understanding its current circumstances. Additionally, data informs policy development, project identification, and many other aspects of the assessments. Check out the link below for more.
CPA Assessment Cycle
Every CPA will have an updated assessment in each 5-year cycle. A team of three planners spends 16 weeks in 3 CPAs per year for 4 years. On the 5th year, recommendations to change City policies are incorporated into an update to the ABC Comprehensive Plan.
Schedule
The Community Planning Areas will each have an assessment completed in the five years between Comp Plan updates. The order for this 5-year cycle was approved by City Council in July.
One Year Process
Each Community Planning Area will have a one-year assessment process to develop a community vision for the future, collect data, identify priorities, and make recommendations for changes to implement the vision.