RFP for the City of Fayetteville: 2025 Comprehensive Plan Public Participation Process

City of Fayetteville

The City of Fayetteville, Arkansas has begun the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan currently known as the General Plan 2020. The purpose of this update is to: 1) Create a community vision that will help guide decisions about growth, development, and the protection of natural resources; and 2) Develop policy frameworks that lead to the realization of the community vision. In order to achieve these objectives, the City of Fayetteville needs an innovative and extensive public participation process that involves a significant percentage of the City's population and highlights smart growth and new urbanist principles. The 2025 Comprehensive Plan participation process should accomplish the following objectives over the course of 3-5 months:

•Plan and conduct an innovative and extensive public participation charrette process, developing a high level of communication between professional staff and the citizens of the community that will result in a sustainable plan;

•Develop and articulate a community vision and concrete goals for the City to work toward over the next 20 years; and

•Provide continuous feedback throughout the public participation process.

Nestled in the Ozark Hills of Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville is a rapidly growing city of close to 70,000 people. Home to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville has been cited as one of the most livable cities in America due to its job growth, arts scene, vibrant downtown and over 3,000 acres of community parks and lakes. Also cited as one of the top 15 cities in America for retirement by AARP in 2003, Fayetteville offers one of the lowest costs of living and unemployment in the nation. Rapid growth in the region poses challenges that the City of Fayetteville intends to address through the Comprehensive Plan 2025 update.

The complete RFP can be found on the City of Fayetteville website. For questions about obtaining the RFP, please contact the Purchasing Department at (479) 575-8256.