Philadelphia Integrated Planning and Zoning Process
Gary Jastrzab (BAED ’76)
Gary Jastrzab is a Buffalo native and the retired executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design and Sociology from the University at Buffalo (1976), graduating cum laude and with special honors in Sociology. He also holds a Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania (1983). He is the immediate past president of the UB Alumni Association Board of Directors and leader of the UB Philadelphia Alumni Network. Gary and his wife, Wendy, reside in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Integrated Planning and Zoning Process began in 2010 as a multiyear effort to update and modernize the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning code. It consisted of three interrelated components: 1) to prepare the Philadelphia2035 Comprehensive Plan, consisting of a Citywide Vision and 18 individual District Plans; 2) to rewrite the Philadelphia Zoning Code and remap the city based on adopted District Plans, and; 3) to create a Citizens’ Planning Institute for educating residents about planning principles and issues, and to serve as the agency’s civic engagement arm.
Project Credits: Philadelphia City Planning Commission
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