“Comprehensive planning, aggressively supported by public interest, will make and keep New Rochelle, a city practical and beautiful.” - City Plan for New Rochelle, 1929

Beginning in early 2012, New Rochelle began the important process of updating the city’s comprehensive plan. As a process that welcomes the public’s input and ideas, we hope you will take the time to read about the comprehensive planning process, the future of New Rochelle and the many opportunities for public involvement. Check back regularly for updates as the process moves forward!

To further encourage public input in the creation of the City’s new Comprehensive Plan, the Department of Development has launched an interactive, online forum website www.EnvisioNR.com.

The EnvisioNR site, run through a platform called MindMixer, features discussion forums to submit ideas, opinions and suggestions on specific questions as they relate to the comprehensive plan’s six focus areas:
- Economic Development
- Land Use + Zoning
- Mobility + Infrastructure
- Neighborhoods + Housing
- Open Space + Community Resources
- Urban Design + Preservation

The initial set of topics on the EnvisioNR forum focuses on Neighborhoods + Housing. Additional topics on other focus areas will be posted in the weeks and months ahead, allowing participants to revisit the site and give new feedback. All responses will be collected by the EnvisioNR team and reviewed for the next step in the planning process- the creation of recommendations for the city’s future.

To get started, visit www.EnvisioNR.com and sign up by clicking the purple “Sign Up Here!” box. Signing up is necessary to participate. By clicking on any of the listed questions, participants will be able to submit their own answers, support other participants’ answers, and vote on the best ideas.