My City Family Survey

What is the Stamford 2035 Comprehensive Plan?

The Stamford 2035 Comprehensive Plan is a strategic roadmap designed to guide the city's development over the next decade. This plan aims to reflect the voices of Stamford residents and ensure a vibrant future for all families.

The plan envisions that in 2035, Stamford will be:

1. A City of Opportunity
2. Healthy
3. Connected
4. Affordable
5. Prosperous

Stamford 2035 helps the city create a work plan to achieve these visions over the next decade.

Your feedback is essential to prioritize strategies that align with your family's needs and vision for Stamford. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts in this survey. Your insights will directly influence the city's planning efforts.

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Help us prioritize specific strategies to achieve these visions!

How should Stamford become a city of opportunity? Choose the top 2 strategies that will make the biggest impact in your neighborhood.
Encourage growth in areas with strong infrastructure and public transportation access.Support vibrant, mixed-use spaces in neighborhood centers where people can live, work, and enjoy shopping, dining, and learning.Protect the character of existing single-family neighborhoods while allowing for thoughtful updates when needed.Make Downtown more pedestrian-friendly to improve quality of life and create a lively shopping and dining district.Establish an infrastructure department to improve the delivery of city projects like road upgrades and bridge repairs or services like trash collection and water treatment.Create programs that help residents get involved in planning decisions and support local groups in shaping their communities.
Why? (Optional)

Improve the city's ability to respond to floodingProtect natural areas like forests, wetlands, and parksPlant and maintain more treesLink parks, outdoor plazas, and waterfronts with a citywide greenbelt systemMake buildings and transportation systems more energy efficientPromote community health through prioritizing local food production and access to healthcare servicesInvest in clean air, water, and noise control, especially along the I-95 corridor.
Why? (Optional)

Improve road safety for all usersReduce traffic congestionImprove and expand transit serviceDesign roads to accommodate different types of transportation, such as walking, biking, driving, and public transit
Why? (Optional)

Make housing more affordable for families with moderate incomesEnsure homes are affordable for families with lower incomesProvide support for the homelessHelp more people buy homes and create better opportunities for homeownershipProtect and increase options for smaller, more affordable housing typesOffer more housing choices that meet the needs of young adults and seniors
Why? (Optional)

Enhance workforce development opportunities to help people gain the skills they need for good jobs and connect them with employersSupport small business growthTransform vacant office parks into places that are more useful for Stamford residentsRevitalize neighborhood commercial districtsEnsure every Stamford neighborhood is equipped with high-speed wifi
Why? (Optional)