A Comprehensive Plan by and for the people of Gretna, because our future matters, our community matters, and Gretna matters.
Gretna 2040 Comprehensive Plan
Gretna’s City Council officially adopted the Comprehensive Plan on February 18, 2025, marking a significant milestone for the city’s future. This achievement would not have been possible without the dedication and input of the Gretna community.
From public meetings and workshops to surveys and open house events, residents, business owners, and stakeholders played a vital role in shaping the vision for Gretna’s growth and development. Your voices, ideas, and feedback helped guide the planning process, ensuring that the final plan reflects the values, priorities, and aspirations of the community.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated and contributed along the way. Your engagement has helped create a roadmap for a vibrant, connected, and sustainable Gretna.
Stay involved as we move forward with implementation! Explore the adopted Comprehensive Plan and follow along for updates on how we’ll bring this vision to life.
ABOUT THE PLAN
The City of Gretna updated its Comprehensive Plan to guide growth over the next 10 to 20 years.
Gretna is growing at a rapid rate. The Comprehensive Plan will help to guide growth and ensure that the community has a say in the City’s development. The updated Comprehensive Plan addresses key issues such as sustainability, resiliency, and economic development. Gretna 2040 Comprehensive Plan is a holistic, forward-looking plan that can help Gretna create the future its community desires. Above all, this Plan capitalizes on what makes Gretna unique, helping to maintain its charming small-town feel, while still welcoming new opportunities for its residents and businesses.
The City of Gretna
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Participation was a key component of the comprehensive planning process.
A great comprehensive plan is one that is informed by community feedback. Throughout the planning process, there were several community engagement opportunities, including in-person workshops, online surveys, and more. Check out the materials below.
THE PLANNING PROCESS
The comprehensive planning process consisted of three phases.
Each planning phase informed the next. This phased approach helped the Planning Team gain a solid understanding of the community’s needs and address them appropriately.
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This phase included a dynamic community engagement process that involved a wide range of community voices including local stakeholders, residents, committees, and public agency representatives. The purpose was to gain a comprehensive understanding of Gretna's current conditions and the community’s strengths and opportunities.
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During Phase 2 the Planning Team worked with City leaders and stakeholders to generate a strategy for future land use and development. They also organized several visioning sessions and workshops. From this idea exchange, a series of solutions were proposed to address community planning issues and opportunities related to housing, economic development, downtown and neighborhood improvements, natural resources and open space, thoroughfares, and mobility.
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In Phase 3 the planning team prepared the first draft Comprehensive Plan. The first draft plan was presented during a final community open house to solicit additional feedback and input. After gaining community input, the team prepared a second draft plan and an implementation strategy. After final approval, the completed plan contains numerous planning strategies and recommendations, as well as a roadmap for implementing them.
DOCUMENTS
Plan documents were made available to the public throughout the planning process.
STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATION: The State of the City presentation provides an overview of the current conditions in Gretna covering topics such as land use, zoning, transportation, market assessment, and more.
WORKSHOP 2 EXHIBITS: The visioning workshop included informative and interactive exhibits that covered the City’s existing conditions, future goals and strategies, and potential growth scenarios.
ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY: The summary outlines the community input from the visioning events, presents the preferred hybrid growth scenario, and includes the survey responses.
WORKSHOP 3 EXHIBITS: The final workshop included a series of interactive exhibits that allowed participants to help set the vision, goals, and strategies for the Gretna Comprehensive Plan, explore design concepts for our city's growth over the next 10-20 years, and guide Gretna towards a vibrant future.
GRETNA 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Gretna 2040 Comprehensive Plan is a strategic blueprint created by and for the people of Gretna, emphasizing the importance of our collective future, community, and city.
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