Allegheny Forward

Allegheny County is updating its Comprehensive Plan, a bold, long-range framework designed to guide for growth and investments to help the county thrive over the next 25 years. This plan will shape the future of local communities by aligning land use, infrastructure, housing, culture, open space, and economic development priorities across all levels of government. More than just a vision, it will build upon existing planning efforts to deliver a clear set of actionable steps, grounded in collaboration and designed for real impact.

Allegheny Forward, the new plan, is a vision for the county’s future and an actionable roadmap to achieve it. It sets policies for development, conservation, and economic initiatives. Through 2026, Allegheny County will work to develop the new comprehensive plan and engage with the community to identify the issues the plan should address, the ways the county can address them, and how the county can best support its partners in addressing them.

Together, the Allegheny County community can create a more connected, resilient, and equitable county, now and for generations to come. Allegheny Forward will use stakeholder and public input to identify key issues and help set priorities for what this plan will address.

See County Executive Sara Innamorato's introduction to Allegheny Forward video.

Typical components of a comprehensive plan include elements like public facilities, recreation, environment, housing, economic development, public safety, and transportation.

About the Project

This plan will rely on community input to identify priorities. What are the most important problems to be addressed, opportunities to be targeted, and goals to be pursued?

To set priorities and generate ideas for improvements, the county is asking for residents' views through surveys, public meetings, and local events, and will hold work sessions with stakeholders i.e. partner organizations, community groups, and municipal officials.

Goals

Allegheny County is committed to creating a plan for all and delivering on the plan's promises. This means involving as many people as possible in developing the plan and creating connections to bring its recommendations to life. In late 2026, an action plan of goals and proposed strategies and improvements will be developed. As the plan is being developed, the county will:

• Involve citizens and stakeholders to help identify priorities and shape strategies
• Align how it does business to implement the plan
• Assist stakeholders in actions they can take to implement the plan

Join the Conversation

During Phase I in fall 2025, Allegheny County invited representatives from all 130 municipalities, and more than 200 stakeholder organizations, to participate in a series of workshops to begin identifying some opportunities and issues facing Allegheny County. While these discussions identified early themes, it's time for the broader public to be a part of the conversation and provide feedback and insights to help further the development of Allegheny Forward.

Phase II engagement will take place from December 2025 - March 2026.

Participate in the Comprehensive Plan

There are three different ways to provide input here! Use any or all engagement tools to provide feedback about how and where the Allegheny Forward plan should focus efforts.

Survey
Which issues that municipal leaders and stakeholders have identified so far are the most important in formulating an actionable plan?

Map
What communities within Allegheny County are thriving, and/or which communities are in need of investment and what kind?

Envision
What's one thing that Allegheny County can and should do to make it a better place to live or work?