Rotering1[1]Dear Highland Park residents, employees and visitors:

Thank you for visiting the City’s downtown planning website. To maintain its continued vibrancy, Highland Park regularly revisits its Central District (Downtown) plan. 

Throughout its history, Highland Park approaches planning and development issues with great care and creativity.  This approach is reflected throughout our beautiful community. The continued success of our Downtown is vital to the community; it is everybody’s neighborhood. Downtown Highland Park is an important generator of jobs and tax revenues for the City, and it is the heart of the community, containing our major  civic buildings and playing host to numerous community activities large and small.

This website will provide you with a clear understanding of the direction of the Downtown Highland Park Plan, the process that we engaged in and the outcomes of the planning process. To date, the planning process has focused on four principal themes:

1. Creating a Vibrant Downtown
2. Promoting Commerce and Service
3. Advancing a Sustainable Downtown
4. Assuring a Well Functioning Downtown

You will find more information on the website about the specific areas of focus of each of these themes.  Please take the opportunity to explore the website. It contains historic plans and reports about Downtown Highland Park, a virtual walking tour, and a calendar noting important dates and meetings. We will update the website on a regular basis.

I look forward to your participation in this exciting project that will benefit Downtown and the entirety of Highland Park. For more information about the planning process, call 847 432-0867, email lsmith@cityhpil.com or check this website. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Nancy R. Rotering
Mayor
City of Highland Park