More than 20,000 people will be moving to the study area over the next 25 years.  They will need places to live, work, recreate, shop, access community services, and more.  This survey will help the study team and decision-makers better understand public desires for managing the impending growth - both from a land use and transportation perspective.

Land Use Visioning

RESIDENTIAL
Among the options below, select up to three (3) housing placetypes that you most prefer for the area in the future.

Placetypes represent a development pattern or types of land uses that could be encouraged through policies, incentives, and/or development regulations.

Small Lot Residential
Midsized Lot Residential
Urban Neighborhood
Mixed-Density Residential / Missing Middle Housing
Rural Living
Trail-oriented Development
Conservation Neighborhood
Other
Closed to responses

NONRESIDENTIAL
Select up to 3 images below that represent the nonresidential or mixed-use "placetypes" you would like to see encouraged in land use policies for the area.

Highway Commercial
Mixed-Use Neighborhood
Office and Industrial Center
Town Center
Protected Open Space
Agriculture and Rural Businesses
Other
Closed to responses

The Study will be testing the transportation, environmental and economic impacts of different land use scenarios. Review the descriptions and rank your preferred scenarios.

The Study will be testing the transportation environmental and economic impacts of different land use scenarios. Review the descriptions and rank your preferred scenarios.
Closed to responses

Optional comments: What is your biggest concern or priority for land use and development in the area?

Closed for Comments

Project Process

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Understand Environmental and Utility Conditions in the Area

April - August 2025

This phase of the project resulted in the creation of the Environmental Plan document, which details the environmental features that act as resources and constraints in the area, like waterways, specific soils, and protected lands. This document also examines the availability and capacity of water and sewer systems in the area to understand how these factors will affect development in the future.

The Environmental Plan document is currently undergoing internal review and will be posted to this page once finalized.

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Identify a Regional Land Use Vision

July - December 2025

The project team is working to create a singular land use vision for the entire North Falls Lake area. This vision will be based on existing plans, feedback received from the community, and a technical review of different ways the community could grow over the next thirty years. The product will be an understanding of what the area could look like in 2055 - where there will be homes, shops, employment centers, and what areas will remain natural and rural.

We want your feedback! Please take the survey and complete the map activities available on this page to help inform this vision. Share this page with your friends and neighbors and encourage them to provide their input before these activities close on October 31st, 2025.

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Develop a Transportation Plan

December 2025 - May 2026

Based on the regional land use vision developed in the previous step, the project team will identify the transportation system that will be needed to support the area in the future. This may include improvements to existing roads, new roads, walking and bicycling paths, and/or transit services, as appropriate. 

Stay Tuned! In March or April of 2027, this webpage will be updated to show planned improvements and will provide another opportunity for the community to provide your feedback. An in-person open house meeting will also be held during this time.