The new Municipal Urban Plan is taking shape and aims for adoption by the Council by early 2027. After nearly thirty years of proposals and discussions, the administration led by Mayor Raimondo Cacciotto presents its vision for the city's development, starting from the Preliminary Plan approved in 2023. At the heart of the proposal, outlined by Urban Planning Councilor Roberto Corbia, are the right to housing, environmental sustainability, the enhancement of services, and tourism development .
The numbers outline the scope of the new urban planning tool : 580,000 potential cubic meters in new residential areas, of which 20 percent, or approximately 115,000 cubic meters, will be earmarked for public and social housing to facilitate housing access for young people and families . The Plan also envisions 375,000 square meters of new public spaces in the city and another 90,000 in the suburbs, through the urban equalization mechanism, which will allow the Municipality to acquire green spaces and services without resorting to expropriation. Tourism is also expected to be significant, with 3,000 potential new hotel beds: 2,000 in the urban development areas and 1,000 through the redevelopment of existing structures and new developments in the suburbs.
A 20 percent incentive is also planned to improve the quality of services at existing hotel facilities . Strategic choices include limiting urban sprawl, with the ring road identified as the new city boundary, and strengthening the suburbs as centers of residential and economic development. The timetable includes at least five meetings of the Planning Commission, with stakeholder involvement, before the City Council vote.
The goal is to achieve adoption by early 2027, when the safeguard measures will also be implemented . This will be followed by a phase of public comment, meetings with citizens and associations, and joint planning with the Region to verify consistency with the Regional Landscape Plan. Only after that will final approval be achieved. Finally, the Casa del Piano at the Quarter is planned to open, a space dedicated to consulting the documents and encouraging citizen participation .
