Comprehensive Plan

What is the Comprehensive Plan?
The Comprehensive Plan is a guiding policy document that helps the City develop a shared vision for the future and the steps needed to get there. It is comprised of three volumes:

Volume 1: Baseline Report
The Baseline Report is a snapshot of existing conditions in Woonsocket. It includes inventories of what exists today as well as projections of future needs and trends. The Baseline Report was prepared at the beginning of the planning process to provide data and facts to help the City make decisions. If you want a “deeper dive” into the data that informed this Plan, please refer to the Baseline Report.

Volume 2: The Plan
Volume 2 is the main body of the Comprehensive Plan. The Plan includes the most important information to make sure everyone in the City is working toward the same goals. It tells the story of how residents envision the City 20 years from now, discusses the key themes the City needs to address to realize that vision, and then lays out some first steps for achieving that vision.

Volume 3: Implementation Program
The Implementation Program provides greater detail on individual implementation actions. Responsible parties, such as City departments or boards and commissions, are identified along with implementation timeframes. Since the Comprehensive Plan is revised every ten years, implementation actions are divided into short term (to be completed in one to two years), medium-term (to be completed in three to five years), and long-term (to be completed in six to ten years) implementation periods.