New York City Lacking Adequate General Plan?

"A bolder approach [for Bloomberg] would borrow another big idea from across the pond -- the London Plan. More formally known as London's Spatial Development Strategy, this land use planning document articulates a coherent, long-term vision that says where development should occur, and what it should look like. What is truly unique about the London Plan, however -- and what makes it noteworthy for policymakers in New York -- is the way it links to and is supported by other strategic plans covering topics like transport, noise, waste management, air quality, economic development and energy. To borrow a term from British policy debates, London's strategies emphasize 'joined up' thinking, with each individual strategy reflecting and supporting key themes found in other policy documents."