TRRG is currently involved in the city process of updating the General Plan, known as Plan Tucson. Below are links to General Plans from other communities. They provide an interesting comparison to Plan Tucson, particularly in the level of importance they place on neighborhoods, treating them as an important component of their communities.
Phoenix General Plan update 2025
Document highlights Phoenix’s commitment to historic preservation
Phoenix: Historic Neighborhoods Coalition
Flagstaff Regional Plan: Scenario Planning
. . . the administrative agency occupies a peculiar position in our government, being not directly accountable to the citizenry, claiming the authority of expertise that the public does not readily grant, and often exercising vast, difficult-to-control discretionary powers to shape policies in ways that can affect the vital interests of all citizens.
Why Government Fails So Often – And How It Can Do Better – Peter Schuck – 2014