PROGRAM STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS : Recent situation of neighborhood plans in the U.S.A.

Abstract

By the amendment of the City Planning Law in 1992, local governments are mandated to adopt a master plan. The master plan has to be organized on both city-wide and neighborhood levels. Neighborhood planning programs are well established in the U.S.A. The purpose of this paper is clarify the outline of the recent situation of neighborhood plans. We will focus on the relationship between city-wide and neighborhood plans, the system of measuring neighborhood boundaries, and reasons for initiation of neighborhood plans.