In October, I wrote about a zoning case involving a property that was to be annexed into the city of Springfield from Woodside Township and developed into multifamily housing units. As a member of the Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission, I had reservations about the zoning change. The street, South Park Avenue, lacks sidewalks, curbs […]
Steven Simpson-Black
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We have a city plan. Now what?
The biggest hurdle in Springfield’s urban planning process is the actual implementation of our comprehensive plan. The most recent one, Springfield’s 2037 Comprehensive Plan, references transit and also calls for individual neighborhood plans to be developed. It was approved by the city council, but other levels of government have to go along with it, voluntarily, […]
