City of Harrisonburg

This strategic plan outlines goals, objectives, and strategies for advancing arts, culture, and historic resources. The plan focuses on expanding a diverse range of art and cultural opportunities, creating distinctive public spaces through creative expression, and recognizing, promoting, and preserving the City's historic assets. Key priorities include supporting the Arts and Cultural District, implementing a 'percent-for-art' program, enhancing placemaking projects, and employing tools for historic preservation and education.

This document outlines the implementation strategy for the City of Harrisonburg's Comprehensive Plan, establishing 14 priority objectives for the 2019-2023 timeframe. Key focus areas include increasing resident civic participation, enhancing urban aesthetics through landscaping and design, promoting diverse and affordable housing options, and supporting workforce development initiatives. The plan also prioritizes environmental sustainability with goals for tree canopy protection and waste reduction, strengthening community resources like parks and recreation, improving transportation efficiency and alternative modes, and fostering economic growth through entrepreneurship and infill development. The plan emphasizes flexibility, regular review, and public involvement in its ongoing amendment process to remain vital and effective.

The City of Harrisonburg Comprehensive Plan outlines a vision for the community's future, identifying steps to achieve its preferred long-term direction. The plan focuses on key areas including land use, transportation, housing, education, culture, community facilities, environmental stewardship, and economic development. It aims to guide the City's growth and development policies, addressing physical characteristics, affordable housing, historic preservation, employment, and economic prosperity.

This document outlines the City of Harrisonburg's strategic plan for its parks and recreation system. The plan is designed to provide comprehensive recreation and self-development opportunities through a safe, welcoming, well-distributed, and accessible system. Key strategic objectives include supporting the parks and recreation system as a major community benefit, enhancing facilities and programs to serve the diverse needs of the community, developing an interconnected network of park and recreational facilities via greenways, and improving the appearance, safety, and maintenance of these facilities to foster community well-being, economic sustainability, and environmental sustainability.

This plan outlines the City of Harrisonburg's commitment to preserving and enhancing its natural environment for future generations, fostering community resilience, and promoting social responsibility. It aims to achieve this through public education on environmental issues, supporting sustainable development practices, and promoting voluntary programs for water and air quality improvement. Key strategic pillars include preserving and expanding natural habitat corridors and green spaces, increasing urban tree canopy, encouraging local urban agriculture for food equity, and implementing comprehensive waste reduction strategies.