City of Springfield, Illinois Misty Buscher - Mayor

To set the course for land use and development across Springfield for the next twenty years, the City of Springfield partnered with the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission to develop a roadmap for our community’s future.

An 11-person steering committee guided the land use planning process and included the mayor, city staff, as well as citizens. The city also partnered with the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission to oversee the process which includes the below final report that was completed in October 2017.

The City of Springfield passed the 2017-20137 Comprehensive Plan on January 9, 2018. The final plan document can be found below.