City Blueprint

The second Blueprint Annual Report was completed in November 2020, less than one year after the first report, in order to kick-off the FY2022-2027 Capital Improvements Program and ensure that capital projects remain aligned with the Blueprint Plan. View the November 2020 Blueprint Annual Report, which summarizes the year’s projects that show progress towards each […]

After years of watching Vancouver housing prices climb, driven in part by Chinese investment, Eveline Xia came to a painful realization: Despite having a Master’s degree and solid career prospects.

The annual Capital Improvements Program FY2021-2026 (CIP), which identifies necessary expenditures for capital projects over the next six years, was also presented by the Planning Commission in March to the City Council for consideration in the City’s budget process. The CIP was produced with valuable input from the City’s Departments of Public Works, Electric, Fire, […]

View the inspiring Oak Ridge Natural Assets Guidebook, produced in early 2020 by Legacy Parks Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Guidebook is the result of a collaborative project between civic and business leaders in response to the recommendation from the Oak Ridge Blueprint Plan that urges the exploration of both recreational opportunities […]

On January 13, 2020, Oak Ridge City Council unanimously approved (7-0) a Resolution endorsing the Vision for the Wilson Street Corridor, known as “Downtown Oak Ridge,” as a guideline for the City. The action also gave the City Manager consent to create an advisory task force of citizens to plan and execute special projects that […]