Bridgeport's Master Plan

Urban Land Institute Report on Bridgeport

The City of Bridgeport invited a panel of experts from the Urban Land Institute to visit Bridgeport in January 2005. The City of Bridgeport and the Bridgeport Regional Business Council sponsored the panel. Click here to read the press release announcing ULI panel's visit.

The ULI panel was charged with advising the City of the potential of its developable land portfolio, along with a prioritization of proposed projects. Beyond the site-specific questions, the panel was asked to evaluate the City's economic development administration, permit approval process, and quality-of-life issues to uncover the potential roadblocks to development interest in Bridgeport.

The panel members directly interviewed more then 255 individuals from the Bridgeport community and beyond. Additionally, they interacted with hundreds more during their five-day visit to Bridgeport. Following their meetings, the panelists developed a series of recommendations, which are described in their report on Bridgeport.

Please be informed that ULI will no longer be providing free copies of the ULI Reports, however, copies could be purchased as follows:

TO PURCHASE A COPY PLEASE CALL: 1-800-321-5011
ULI MEMBERS : $10.00 plus shipping
NON MEMBERS : $12.00 plus shipping.

Click here to download a free copy of the ULI report on Bridgeport. 

Since April, a team of over 75 community volunteers has been meeting regularly to digest the ULI report and to plan the next steps for implementation.   These 75 volunteers were divided into three subcommittees and were tasked with reviewing ULI's recommendations and developing draft action plans that will be the focus of an October Summit with City residents, business leaders, and elected officials. Click on the links below to read the sub-committee reports.

1. City Administrative & Service Improvements

2. Improving Economic Development Delivery & Support

3. Real Estate Market Opportunities.