City planner Heidi Sperry speaks during an April 27, 2023 webinar to kick off the process to update the 2003 Central Area Plan over a slideshow depicting the boundaries of the affected areas downtown. [Planning and Development Department webinar]

The city has kicked off the public input process for updating the decades-old guiding document for the downtown area. The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) hosted a webinar last Thursday before opening up a survey for Chicagoans to share their priorities for the next 20 years of downtown growth and development. 

Later this month, Chicagoans are invited to an open house on the update to the Central Area Plan. Registration for the event is now open.