Transforming Downtown for All

For more than two decades, Orlandoans have been focused on downtown. Since 2014, downtown’s growth has been guided by a planning effort dubbed Project DTO, with the Downtown Orlando (DTO) Vision Plan – which set forth ten Vision Themes for the future of downtown – and the DTO Outlook – which outlined a method by which new projects were identified and prioritized for funding. These plans set forth big ideas and early directions for implementation, including downtown having the best education in Florida, being a great location for business and a place with stellar music, arts sports and entertainment.  The new UCF Downtown and Valencia College Downtown Campus, the recruitment of Electronic Arts and Travel and Leisure with 2,000 employees collectively as well as the addition of Inter&Co stadium home to the Orlando City Lions and Pride are examples of our collective efforts to realize our vision.

While some of these opportunities have been realized, the city and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) want to supercharge the plan’s implementation with more specific and directed actions. Initiated in early 2022, the DTO Action Plan builds on downtown Orlando’s earlier visioning work by creating an action-driven plan that focuses on streets, civic spaces, mobility options, and neighborhoods — key systems that contribute to our collective experiences as a downtown community and downtown’s competitiveness in its region — with the ultimate goal of realizing downtown Orlando as both a substantive environment for civic life and as an authentic regional destination.

Combined, Project DTO is a vision-driven and research-based effort with a strategic framework and a set of actions for advancing the competitiveness, vibrancy, and growth of downtown Orlando.

Learn more about each of the plans and actions that are transforming our downtown.

DTO Vision Plan (2014)

Vision Plan

DTO Outlook

DTO Action Plan (2024)

Summary

Framework Plan (Coming Soon)

Understand the vision for a thriving downtown, the analysis conducted to establish the conditions of downtown, and the framework and big ideas developed to direct an active, vibrant, and walkable downtown Orlando.

Implementation Plan (Coming Soon)

Examine the research-driven strategies, actionable project phasing, and concepts for key public places focused on downtown Orlando’s transformation. 

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