Orlando, Florida
"In Orlando, our goal is to become America's premier future-ready city." - Buddy Dyer, Mayor
In Orlando, our goal is to become America’s premier Future-Ready City. While we cannot predict exactly what the future holds, having a well-planned, collaborative vision for the future of Orlando is key to advancing opportunities for all and ensures our city is in the best possible position to take advantage of the innovative and technological advances coming our way.
That is why the City of Orlando has engaged other governments, our business community, educational partners, utility providers, nonprofits and our residents to develop a future-ready roadmap. This roadmap will serve as a guide to ensure we continue to advance and embrace new opportunities to help address community challenges and ensure our city remains one of the best places in America to live, work and raise a family.
The city partnered with VHB and a group of other local consultants to help guide the development of our Future Ready master plan and roadmap and engagement with stakeholders to further define and organize actionable efforts across seven pillars:
Connectivity
Energy
Health and Safety
Placemaking
Mobility
Water
Materials
Input was gathered in the first half of 2020 in a number of ways including internal city stakeholder discussions, focus-area roundtables for each pillar, public workshops and an online survey. Additional input was obtained using a virtual workshop and virtual meeting room during the second half of 2020 and early 2021.