Alton Community Engagement

A comprehensive plan is a guidebook for the city, looking 20 years into the future. In this role, the comprehensive plan serves as a navigational tool, a compass to evaluate alternative decisions and determine which are best aligned with the community’s vision. It starts with an aspirational vision of what people want the city to be in the future. Then, the Plan will provide a pragmatic, step-by-step action plan intended to accomplish specific outcomes to further the vision.

We need you, your friends, and neighbors to lend your voice to the future of housing, mobility, parks and open space, jobs and businesses, and how the city will evolve to benefit everyone. We are just at the beginning so your input will directly impact the vision for the city. Stay tuned to this Comprehensive Plan landing page for more details on how to get involved. You will have opportunities to provide your ideas online through surveys and interactive maps, in-person at places in your neighborhood, and through citywide community workshops
1.What do you love about Alton?
2.What do you want more of in Alton?
3.What do you want less of in Alton?
4.What are the hidden gems in Alton?
5.Inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s poetry-writing contest, if you were to write a Six-Word Story about the future of Alton, what would you say?
Example: A place where anyone calls home
6.What types of investment are needed in Alton for its future success?