RPA’s once-a-generation regional plans have guided the growth of the New York – New Jersey – Connecticut metropolitan area for nearly 100 years. Ideas and recommendations made in RPA’s first three plans, published in 1929, 1968 and 1996, have led to the establishment of some of the region’s most significant infrastructure, open space and economic development projects—including new bridges and roadways, improvements to our transit network, the preservation of vital open space and the renewed emphasis on creating sustainable communities centered around jobs and transit.
In late 2017, RPA released its Fourth Regional Plan, seeking to address the region’s most pressing issues—including housing affordability, overburdened transportation infrastructure, vulnerability to climate change, and failing governance structures. The plan was the product of five years of research and public engagement with residents, civic partners, business leaders and government officials.
The fourth plan was released as a
website, but many have requested that the fourth plan also be published as a book, an enduring point of reference for students, planners, community leaders, advocates, government officials, and armchair urbanists. We are launching this campaign to help fund and distribute a print run of the fourth plan to schools, libraries, community organizations and government offices across our region, as well as to supporters like YOU!