Plans & Studies
Over the years, the City of Ithaca has generated, commissioned, or co-commissioned many reports, studies, surveys, applications, and agreements relevant to planning and economic development. A number of these documents contain recommendations that continue to be relevant today. Some of these documents may take a while to download, depending on your computer and connection speed (file sizes are listed next to the documents).
- Adopted Meadow Street Corridor Design Guidelines (2000)
- Adopted Meadow Street Design Guidelines: Part 1 (PDF - 2,676 KB)
- Adopted Meadow Street Design Guidelines: Part 2 (PDF - 1,432 KB)
- DeWitt Park - A Cultural Landscape Report (2000) (PDF - 4,263 KB)
- Cayuga Lake Waterfront Plan -- December 2004 (PDF - 14,526 KB)
- Collegetown Area Form Districts (CAFD) Regulations (2014) (PDF - 4,442 KB)
- Collegetown Urban Plan & Conceptual Design Guidelines (2009) (PDF - 47,607 KB)
- Comprehensive Plan (2015) (PDF - 219,945 KB)
- Comprehensive Plan (2015) (web version)
- Downtown Ithaca Housing Demand Market Study (2011)
- Downtown Traffic Circulation Study (July 2001) (PDF - 5,074 KB)
- Economic Development Plan: A Program for Action (September 1998) (PDF - 6,120 KB)
- Energy Action Plan (2013) (PDF - 1,354 KB)
- Fewer Cars in Ithaca! Recommendations for Transportation Demand Management Strategies for Ithaca, NY (September 2004) (PDF - 48,789 KB)
- Inlet Island Land Use Committee Report (1992)
- Inlet Island Land Use Committee Report: Part 1 (PDF - 15,980 KB)
- Inlet Island Land Use Committee Report: Part 2 (PDF - 12,024 KB)
- Inlet Island Promenade Master Plan (2003) (PDF - 11,524 KB)
- Inlet Island Urban Design Plan (1998) (PDF - 8,958 KB)
- Ithaca Bicycle Plan (1997) (PDF - 5,832 KB)
- Ithaca-Cornell Parking Study (1998) (PDF - 6,836 KB)
- Ithaca - A General Plan (1971) [often called the "Comprehensive Plan" or "Master Plan"]
- Ithaca - A General Plan: Part 1 (PDF - 13,916 KB)
- Ithaca - A General Plan: Part 2 (PDF - 24,018 KB)
- Ithaca - A General Plan: Part 3 (PDF - 25,216 KB)
- List of Plans & Studies Amending General Plan (2007) (PDF)
- Ithaca Dredging Project: Final Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) (November 2011) (PDF - 6,169 KB)
- Ithaca Public Art Plan (2003) (PDF - 883 KB)
- Ithaca's Trees: Master Plan, Inventory, & Arboricultural Guidelines for Public Trees (2014) (2,869 KB)
- Northside Plan (2003) (PDF - 4,198 KB)
- Planning Department Program Analysis Report (1998) (PDF - 431 KB)
- Planning Study Report - Preliminary (1924)
- Planning Study Report - Preliminary: Part 1 (PDF - 27,661 KB)
- Planning Study Report - Preliminary: Part 2 (PDF - 26,486 KB)
- Six Point Traffic Plan Evaluation (2001)
- Six Point Traffic Plan Evaluation (PDF - 2,711 KB)
- Six Point Traffic Plan Evaluation Illustrations (PDF - 2,186 KB)
- Southwest Area Design Guidelines (2000) (PDF - 3,909 KB)
- Southwest Area Land Use Plan (1994) (PDF - 903 KB)
- Southwest Area Land Use Plan Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)
- Southwest Area Land Use Plan Final GEIS (May 25, 2000) (p. 1-284) (PDF - 125, 675 KB)
- Southwest Area Land Use Plan Final GEIS ((May 25, 2000) (p. 285-484) (PDF - 80,256 KB)
- Southwest Area Land Use Plan Draft GEIS Overview (PDF - 75 KB)
- Southwest Area Land Use Plan Draft GEIS (1999) (PDF - 412 KB)
- Appendix D: Environmental Site Assessment (PDF - 2,269 KB)
- Maps: Alternatives 1-6 (PDF - 354 KB)
- Drainage Study Report (PDF - 79 KB)
- Transportation Report (PDF - 201 KB)
- Utilities Evaluation Report (PDF - 65 KB)
- Visual Impact Assessment (PDF - 112 KB)
- Economics Study (PDF - 873 KB)
- Public Comment Process Overview (PDF - 85 KB)
- Public Hearing Transcript (January 24, 2000) (PDF - 210 KB)
- Public Hearing Transcript (January 25, 2000) (PDF - 158 KB)
- Findings Statement of Southwest Area Land Use Plan GEIS (2000) (PDF - 101 KB)
- Strategic Housing & Neighborhoods Plan (1987) (PDF)
- Surroundings: Ithaca, NY - A Manual for Peripheral Streets Improvements (1978) (PDF - 45,284 KB)
- Cornell University West Campus Residential Initiative Draft Environmental Impact Study (2002)
- Cover Memo (PDF - 17 KB)
- Cover Page (PDF - 711 KB)
- Table of Contents (PDF - 453 KB)
- Summary Statement (PDF - 411 KB)
- Title Pages (PDF - 441 KB)
- Chapter 1 (PDF - 5,478 KB)
- Chapter 2: Part 1 (PDF - 5,223 KB)
- Chapter 2: Part 2 (PDF - 6,343 KB)
- Chapter 3 (PDF - 1,529 KB)
- Chapter 4 (PDF - 861 KB)
- Chapters 5 and 6 (PDF - 444 KB)
- Addendum 1: Cover (PDF - 21 KB)
- Addendum 1 (PDF - 727 KB)
- Addendum 1: Figures List (PDF - 390 KB)
- Addendum 2: Cover (PDF - 21 KB)
- Addendum 2 (PDF - 1,387 KB)
- Addendum 2: Figures List (PDF - 451 KB)
- Addendum 3: Community Character & Parking Alternatives (PDF - 681 KB)
- Addendum 3: Figures 1-2 (PDF - 2,415 KB)
- Addendum 3: Figures 5-8 (PDF - 4,211 KB)
- Addendum 3: Figures 9-10 (PDF - 1,014 KB)
- Addendum 3: Figures 12-14 (PDF - 3,794 KB)
- Addendum 3: Figures 15-16 (PDF - 1,307 KB)
- Addendum 3: Figures 17-19 (PDF - 3,915 KB)
- Addendum 3: Figures 20-21 (PDF - 2,173 KB)
- Addendum 3: Figures 22-25 (PDF - 4,698 KB)
- Addendum 3: Figures 26-32 (PDF - 7,384 KB)
- Addendum 3: Water Tank - Cover (PDF - 470 KB)
- Addendum 3: Water Tank - Table of Contents (PDF - 441 KB)
- Addendum 3: Water Tank (PDF - 2,208 KB)
- Addendum 3: Water Tank Scope (PDF - 439 KB)
- West End Urban Design Plan (1998)
- West End Urban Design Plan Summary (1999) (PDF - 454 KB)
- West End Urban Design Plan (November 1998) (PDF - 8,650 KB)
- West Hill Master Plan (1992) (PDF - 4,560 KB)