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As we update Plan Tucson, a key question for our community is how best to plan for our city's future growth and evolution.

The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity, using data & analysis from the Pima Association of Governments (PAG), expects Tucson's population will increase by approximately 77,000 between 2022 and 2060. The General Plan is a tool to plan how to meet our current and future needs for housing, infrastructure, amenities, and employment opportunities for our community.

Through careful planning, we can guide future growth and development and move our City in a positive direction. Plan Tucson, the citywide general plan, includes goals and policies to support our growing housing, services, and employment needs. One such policy is the illustrative "Future Growth Scenario Map."

The Future Growth Scenario Map is an important tool for shaping Tucson's future because it influences (but does not determine) land use and development. The map, developed using data on infrastructural capacity, development trends, and community preferences, depicts a citywide development pattern that can accommodate our anticipated population growth. How our city is designed and built, in turn, has implications for climate resilience, transportation, infrastructure, open space, and more.

Please see the FAQ section on the right-hand side to learn more about the Plan Tucson Future Growth Scenario Map, including how it’s made and used.

Click "RESOURCES" on the right-hand side to learn how to interpret the Future Growth Scenario Map below. If you prefer to work on the Future Growth Scenario Map in a separate window, CLICK HERE.

Phase 2: Plan Tucson Future Growth Scenario Map

Staff used community ideas and other data about our city to draft a Future Growth Scenario Map.
Please explore the draft scenario below and leave your comments.

As we update Plan Tucson, a key question for our community is how best to plan for our city's future growth and evolution.

The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity, using data & analysis from the Pima Association of Governments (PAG), expects Tucson's population will increase by approximately 77,000 between 2022 and 2060. The General Plan is a tool to plan how to meet our current and future needs for housing, infrastructure, amenities, and employment opportunities for our community.

Through careful planning, we can guide future growth and development and move our City in a positive direction. Plan Tucson, the citywide general plan, includes goals and policies to support our growing housing, services, and employment needs. One such policy is the illustrative "Future Growth Scenario Map."

The Future Growth Scenario Map is an important tool for shaping Tucson's future because it influences (but does not determine) land use and development. The map, developed using data on infrastructural capacity, development trends, and community preferences, depicts a citywide development pattern that can accommodate our anticipated population growth. How our city is designed and built, in turn, has implications for climate resilience, transportation, infrastructure, open space, and more.

Please see the FAQ section on the right-hand side to learn more about the Plan Tucson Future Growth Scenario Map, including how it’s made and used.

Click "RESOURCES" on the right-hand side to learn how to interpret the Future Growth Scenario Map below. If you prefer to work on the Future Growth Scenario Map in a separate window, CLICK HERE.

Phase 2: Plan Tucson Future Growth Scenario Map

Staff used community ideas and other data about our city to draft a Future Growth Scenario Map.
Please explore the draft scenario below and leave your comments.

What questions do you have about the Plan Tucson Future Growth Scenario Map?

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  • Share We need to stress our cute roadrunners! That's a tourist attraction! on Facebook Share We need to stress our cute roadrunners! That's a tourist attraction! on Twitter Share We need to stress our cute roadrunners! That's a tourist attraction! on Linkedin Email We need to stress our cute roadrunners! That's a tourist attraction! link

    We need to stress our cute roadrunners! That's a tourist attraction!

    Azbo asked 12 days ago

    Thanks for your comment! We agree they're cute. The Sonoran Desert has lots of unique flora and fauna. Many policies in Plan Tucson recognize the importance of our desert ecosystem.

  • Share Roller Hockey is an adult/child activity that has been offered in Tucson for over 30 years. The ability to provide a less expensive alternative to ice hockey is paramount in some of our communities. Roller Hockey is a sport that will encourage students to go to college because not only does U of A, NAU, ASU and GCU all have Roller Hockey programs, but almost every major college across America is seeing the growth of Roller Hockey. The facilities that are available to use in Tucson are changing. The Tucson Indoor Sports Center will be closed in two years for the new casino. The space at the Boys and Girls club is uncovered without lights and the facility on Davis-Mothan is only available to base employees. Can we work on either fixing the existing rink to make it usable year-round? Or possibly establish a plan/location for a new sports center that will not only host Roller Hockey but also volleyball and indoor soccer? on Facebook Share Roller Hockey is an adult/child activity that has been offered in Tucson for over 30 years. The ability to provide a less expensive alternative to ice hockey is paramount in some of our communities. Roller Hockey is a sport that will encourage students to go to college because not only does U of A, NAU, ASU and GCU all have Roller Hockey programs, but almost every major college across America is seeing the growth of Roller Hockey. The facilities that are available to use in Tucson are changing. The Tucson Indoor Sports Center will be closed in two years for the new casino. The space at the Boys and Girls club is uncovered without lights and the facility on Davis-Mothan is only available to base employees. Can we work on either fixing the existing rink to make it usable year-round? Or possibly establish a plan/location for a new sports center that will not only host Roller Hockey but also volleyball and indoor soccer? on Twitter Share Roller Hockey is an adult/child activity that has been offered in Tucson for over 30 years. The ability to provide a less expensive alternative to ice hockey is paramount in some of our communities. Roller Hockey is a sport that will encourage students to go to college because not only does U of A, NAU, ASU and GCU all have Roller Hockey programs, but almost every major college across America is seeing the growth of Roller Hockey. The facilities that are available to use in Tucson are changing. The Tucson Indoor Sports Center will be closed in two years for the new casino. The space at the Boys and Girls club is uncovered without lights and the facility on Davis-Mothan is only available to base employees. Can we work on either fixing the existing rink to make it usable year-round? Or possibly establish a plan/location for a new sports center that will not only host Roller Hockey but also volleyball and indoor soccer? on Linkedin Email Roller Hockey is an adult/child activity that has been offered in Tucson for over 30 years. The ability to provide a less expensive alternative to ice hockey is paramount in some of our communities. Roller Hockey is a sport that will encourage students to go to college because not only does U of A, NAU, ASU and GCU all have Roller Hockey programs, but almost every major college across America is seeing the growth of Roller Hockey. The facilities that are available to use in Tucson are changing. The Tucson Indoor Sports Center will be closed in two years for the new casino. The space at the Boys and Girls club is uncovered without lights and the facility on Davis-Mothan is only available to base employees. Can we work on either fixing the existing rink to make it usable year-round? Or possibly establish a plan/location for a new sports center that will not only host Roller Hockey but also volleyball and indoor soccer? link

    Roller Hockey is an adult/child activity that has been offered in Tucson for over 30 years. The ability to provide a less expensive alternative to ice hockey is paramount in some of our communities. Roller Hockey is a sport that will encourage students to go to college because not only does U of A, NAU, ASU and GCU all have Roller Hockey programs, but almost every major college across America is seeing the growth of Roller Hockey. The facilities that are available to use in Tucson are changing. The Tucson Indoor Sports Center will be closed in two years for the new casino. The space at the Boys and Girls club is uncovered without lights and the facility on Davis-Mothan is only available to base employees. Can we work on either fixing the existing rink to make it usable year-round? Or possibly establish a plan/location for a new sports center that will not only host Roller Hockey but also volleyball and indoor soccer?

    EESkelly asked 12 days ago

    Thanks for your comment. I have forwarded your comment to the Parks and Recreation department. 

  • Share Growth needs to be concentrated in logical transportation places. Interstates etc. Put work, housing and shopping in one place so there is no need for long distance travel into the DT Or Davis Monthan, on Facebook Share Growth needs to be concentrated in logical transportation places. Interstates etc. Put work, housing and shopping in one place so there is no need for long distance travel into the DT Or Davis Monthan, on Twitter Share Growth needs to be concentrated in logical transportation places. Interstates etc. Put work, housing and shopping in one place so there is no need for long distance travel into the DT Or Davis Monthan, on Linkedin Email Growth needs to be concentrated in logical transportation places. Interstates etc. Put work, housing and shopping in one place so there is no need for long distance travel into the DT Or Davis Monthan, link

    Growth needs to be concentrated in logical transportation places. Interstates etc. Put work, housing and shopping in one place so there is no need for long distance travel into the DT Or Davis Monthan,

    Fancy face asked 4 months ago

    Thanks for your feedback

  • Share How do we get our communities filled in!? on Facebook Share How do we get our communities filled in!? on Twitter Share How do we get our communities filled in!? on Linkedin Email How do we get our communities filled in!? link

    How do we get our communities filled in!?

    Jess asked 4 months ago

    Thanks for your feedback, I have shared your question with Planning and Development Services. I'll update this response when I have more details from them.

  • Share How can we encourage infill development in the more developed areas of the city? on Facebook Share How can we encourage infill development in the more developed areas of the city? on Twitter Share How can we encourage infill development in the more developed areas of the city? on Linkedin Email How can we encourage infill development in the more developed areas of the city? link

    How can we encourage infill development in the more developed areas of the city?

    John Bernal asked 4 months ago

    Thanks for your feedback, I have shared your question with Planning and Development Services. I'll update this response when I have more details from them.

  • Share Comment Only - Future rail based transit corridors radiating from the DT area with high density mixed use development near it should be encouraged, housing affordability is a serious issue, density is what is needed to address this. It is also what makes for an efficient city from both an environmental and land use perspective, we don’t need to become another sprawling Phoenix. Communities thrive when people are connected, not spread apart. on Facebook Share Comment Only - Future rail based transit corridors radiating from the DT area with high density mixed use development near it should be encouraged, housing affordability is a serious issue, density is what is needed to address this. It is also what makes for an efficient city from both an environmental and land use perspective, we don’t need to become another sprawling Phoenix. Communities thrive when people are connected, not spread apart. on Twitter Share Comment Only - Future rail based transit corridors radiating from the DT area with high density mixed use development near it should be encouraged, housing affordability is a serious issue, density is what is needed to address this. It is also what makes for an efficient city from both an environmental and land use perspective, we don’t need to become another sprawling Phoenix. Communities thrive when people are connected, not spread apart. on Linkedin Email Comment Only - Future rail based transit corridors radiating from the DT area with high density mixed use development near it should be encouraged, housing affordability is a serious issue, density is what is needed to address this. It is also what makes for an efficient city from both an environmental and land use perspective, we don’t need to become another sprawling Phoenix. Communities thrive when people are connected, not spread apart. link

    Comment Only - Future rail based transit corridors radiating from the DT area with high density mixed use development near it should be encouraged, housing affordability is a serious issue, density is what is needed to address this. It is also what makes for an efficient city from both an environmental and land use perspective, we don’t need to become another sprawling Phoenix. Communities thrive when people are connected, not spread apart.

    Chris asked 4 months ago

    Thank you for your feedback

  • Share Tucson needs more transit, light rail everywhere, and busses and trams that don’t sit in traffic but have their own right of ways. Please stop with the ever widening of streets that only add more traffic, never decrease it. Make our cities as liveable and safe as they were before every road had to be 6 lanes with a median. I don’t think treating Grant and Oracle like they’re freeways has done anything to enrich the surrounding neighborhoods. on Facebook Share Tucson needs more transit, light rail everywhere, and busses and trams that don’t sit in traffic but have their own right of ways. Please stop with the ever widening of streets that only add more traffic, never decrease it. Make our cities as liveable and safe as they were before every road had to be 6 lanes with a median. I don’t think treating Grant and Oracle like they’re freeways has done anything to enrich the surrounding neighborhoods. on Twitter Share Tucson needs more transit, light rail everywhere, and busses and trams that don’t sit in traffic but have their own right of ways. Please stop with the ever widening of streets that only add more traffic, never decrease it. Make our cities as liveable and safe as they were before every road had to be 6 lanes with a median. I don’t think treating Grant and Oracle like they’re freeways has done anything to enrich the surrounding neighborhoods. on Linkedin Email Tucson needs more transit, light rail everywhere, and busses and trams that don’t sit in traffic but have their own right of ways. Please stop with the ever widening of streets that only add more traffic, never decrease it. Make our cities as liveable and safe as they were before every road had to be 6 lanes with a median. I don’t think treating Grant and Oracle like they’re freeways has done anything to enrich the surrounding neighborhoods. link

    Tucson needs more transit, light rail everywhere, and busses and trams that don’t sit in traffic but have their own right of ways. Please stop with the ever widening of streets that only add more traffic, never decrease it. Make our cities as liveable and safe as they were before every road had to be 6 lanes with a median. I don’t think treating Grant and Oracle like they’re freeways has done anything to enrich the surrounding neighborhoods.

    NoMoreStroads asked 4 months ago

    Thanks for your feedback

  • Share City "planning" has created a wasteland where there used to be small businesses on the north side of Grant between Country Club and Alvernon. This has gutted the Palo Verde Neighborhood. Yet there is not a single point of future growth indicated there in the map. on Facebook Share City "planning" has created a wasteland where there used to be small businesses on the north side of Grant between Country Club and Alvernon. This has gutted the Palo Verde Neighborhood. Yet there is not a single point of future growth indicated there in the map. on Twitter Share City "planning" has created a wasteland where there used to be small businesses on the north side of Grant between Country Club and Alvernon. This has gutted the Palo Verde Neighborhood. Yet there is not a single point of future growth indicated there in the map. on Linkedin Email City "planning" has created a wasteland where there used to be small businesses on the north side of Grant between Country Club and Alvernon. This has gutted the Palo Verde Neighborhood. Yet there is not a single point of future growth indicated there in the map. link

    City "planning" has created a wasteland where there used to be small businesses on the north side of Grant between Country Club and Alvernon. This has gutted the Palo Verde Neighborhood. Yet there is not a single point of future growth indicated there in the map.

    Etaoin Shrdlu asked 4 months ago

    Thanks for your feedback. You can add the kind of future land uses that you'd like to see in that area via the survey! You can encourage your neighbors to participate as well if you'd like.

  • Share Do not need high rise residential buildings. We all ready have enough issues with crime and drugs. More people more crime. on Facebook Share Do not need high rise residential buildings. We all ready have enough issues with crime and drugs. More people more crime. on Twitter Share Do not need high rise residential buildings. We all ready have enough issues with crime and drugs. More people more crime. on Linkedin Email Do not need high rise residential buildings. We all ready have enough issues with crime and drugs. More people more crime. link

    Do not need high rise residential buildings. We all ready have enough issues with crime and drugs. More people more crime.

    Scrapalicious asked 4 months ago

    Thank you for your feedback. I have shared your comment with the Tucson Police Department with a request for some data on the correlation between high rises and crime. I will update this response when I have that data.

  • Share What is being done to mitigate the open air drug use in the ward 3? I want to be proud of my neighborhood, and that makes it hard. on Facebook Share What is being done to mitigate the open air drug use in the ward 3? I want to be proud of my neighborhood, and that makes it hard. on Twitter Share What is being done to mitigate the open air drug use in the ward 3? I want to be proud of my neighborhood, and that makes it hard. on Linkedin Email What is being done to mitigate the open air drug use in the ward 3? I want to be proud of my neighborhood, and that makes it hard. link

    What is being done to mitigate the open air drug use in the ward 3? I want to be proud of my neighborhood, and that makes it hard.

    Rcon93 asked 4 months ago

    Thank you for your question. I have shared it with the ward 3 office and Tucson Police Department. Here is TPD's response:

    1. Sector Officers who are assigned specifically to Ward 3 areas patrol those locations and work to mitigate criminal activity in between responding to calls for service.   
    2. POPP Deployments (Problem Oriented Precision Policing) are an evidence-based strategy where officers work in high crime areas before a call for service is needed, knowing that this technique has proven to decrease criminal activity in the area. Officers park in the area, make contact with locals, and address any criminal activity they come across. The area of 1st/Fort Lowell is one of our ongoing POPP deployment locations.   
    3. Bicycle Deployments: In conjunction with the Ward 3 office and surrounding business/residential neighbors, ODW bike deployments occur a minimum of two times/week. Officers on bicycle focus their efforts on addressing open air drug markets, prostitution, and organized retail theft.   
    4. Zebra Officer Deployments: Officers designated to work special projects within ODW are designated as “Zebra” officers. Although they can assist with 911 calls for service, they are specifically tasked to work high crime/high call for service generating areas to determine the root causes of crime in the area. Once identified, Zebra officers work with liaisons throughout the city (Transportation & Mobility, Environmental Services, Code Enforcement, City Court, etc.) to formulate strategies to resolve these problems.   
    5. Community Service Officers (CSOs - these are non-sworn professional staff members and do not carry a gun) patrol these areas and relay information back to their co-workers in patrol, so they can deploy sworn officers in an effective manner. They assist as an additional part of our “eyes and ears” in the community.   
    6. ODW’s Community Response Team (CRT) deploys on a weekly basis to address high crime issues in ODW. These issues include, but are not limited to, illegal drugs, gun crime, violent crime, felon apprehension, prostitution, and burglaries.   
    7. Collaboration with our local courts to place more stringent restrictions on individuals who are repeat offenders and continue to be released back into the public.  
    8. TPD's Specialized CORE (Community Outreach Resources and Engagement) deployments to help those struggling with addiction receive resources.  
    9. ORT (Organized Retail Deployments) are focused on reducing shoplifting and theft in our area. These crimes are often committed by those who use the stolen items as a means of exchange for illegal drugs. 
    10. Baker Unit Deployments include 2 officers who ride together in one vehicle and focus their attention on high crime areas, including open-air drug markets. These deployments occur each day and rotate among all the different patrol squads, so that the experience and perspective of each officer can be applied to help resolve these issues. 
    11. The COT's Community Safety Health and Wellness (not part of the police department) deployments occur regularly in these areas to help contact and provide resources to those participating in the open-air drug markets.  
    12. PSP (Public Safety Partnerships) is a Department of Justice collaboration with TPD where we work with others throughout the country on best practices to reduce violent crime in our community. We participate in regular meetings with our federal partners (FBI, U.S. Marshals, DEA, AG office, PCAO, etc.) to ensure continuity in prosecution of violent offenders. Some of these offenders are connected to the open-air drug trade/market.