Planning Department

Resilient Jacksonville looks to the future of our city for the next 50 years and provides a roadmap for adapting to a changing climate, accommodating a growing population, guiding new urban development, and planning for uncertain shocks and stressors. The Strategy builds on many recent efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Matthew and Irma and leverages local expertise with science-based assessments to identify specific, implementable actions and prioritize investments that will strengthen the city’s resilience. 
 
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2025 Annual Update - Since the release of the award-winning Resilient Jacksonville strategy in 2023, the City has demonstrated a clear and ongoing commitment to advancing resilience. The Office of Resilience continues to apply a science-based, data-driven approach to decision-making, with an emphasis on strategic planning and methods tailored to the City’s scale and complexity.

2024 Annual Update - Over the past year, the City has been working diligently to implement this vision, using a science-based approach to prioritizing actions and investments. The newly established Office of Resilience has added capacity and expertise to lead the implementation of Resilient Jacksonville with the same rigor as used in the development of the strategy. In the first year alone, the City has fostered a culture of resilience and moved swiftly to implement actions, with 38 of the 45 actions currently underway. 
 
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