Historical area, sector, and community plans that explain how Albuquerque neighborhoods, infrastructure, land use, and transportation developed. Many no longer control zoning, but remain important planning-history records.
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City Area & Sector Development Plan Library
Maintains the City’s current reference index for adopted historical plans. ABQInfo preserves selected complete plans and adoption records whose context remains independently useful.
Central Avenue Station-Area Planning#
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Central Avenue Station-Area Planning Draft — Introduction and Action Plan (September 2017)
Introduces a City-branded draft framework connecting ART investment with corridor development, public-realm improvements, implementation priorities, and a potential amendment to the Route 66 Action Plan. This was published for comment and should not be read as an adopted plan.
Archived chapters: Station Types · West Central · Old Town · Downtown · East Downtown · University Area · Nob Hill · International District · Equity and Inclusion · Finance · Infrastructure
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Impact of Transit: Forecasting Future Value Along Central Avenue (2017)
Models the fiscal and development value of Central Avenue transit investment, illustrating how land-use intensity and station-area growth could affect Albuquerque’s public-sector return on infrastructure.
The exact former City download locations for this draft collection have not been recovered. ABQInfo preserves the original City-branded files as historical records while their government-hosted provenance remains under review.
Near Heights#
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Near Heights Community Planning Area Assessment (2022; Accepted 2023 Archived PDF)
Documents Near Heights land use, transportation, housing, economic conditions, community facilities, public engagement, proposed projects, policy priorities, and performance metrics across the International District, Nob Hill, university area, and surrounding neighborhoods.
Current City CPA Assessment Page · Internet Archive Capture of Former City PDF
Sunport Commerce Center#
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Sunport Commerce Center Design Overlay Zone (2019 Archived PDF)
Establishes the adopted design overlay for Sunport Commerce Center, coordinating land use, multimodal circulation, street and block design, access, parking, landscaping, signage, architecture, drainage, utilities, and development review around the airport employment district.
Official County PDF · Check the current County transportation-plan library
South Coors Boulevard#
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South Coors Boulevard Sector Development Plan
Tracks the County planning effort for the South Coors corridor from Bridge Boulevard to Gun Club Road, including community activity areas, neighborhoods, County properties, major streets, and its relationship to the Bridge Boulevard plan area.
Planning Boundary Map (2025 Archived Image) · Official County Image
Southwest Mesa and Volcano Area#
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Southwest Area Plan (Bernalillo County 2001; Albuquerque 2002)
Preserves the jointly adopted Southwest Area Plan covering growth, land use, transportation, infrastructure, community form, environmental resources, public facilities, economic development, implementation, and City and County responsibilities.
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Volcano Mesa Plans — Proposed Transportation Text Amendments (2014 Archived PDF)
Explains proposed 2014 transportation amendments across the Volcano Cliffs, Volcano Heights, Volcano Trails, and West Side plans, comparing roadway-network maps, Paseo del Norte and Unser cross-sections, frontage roads, and multimodal design.
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Volcano Trails Sector Development Plan (2011)
Preserves the adopted Volcano Trails framework for village-center and residential development, open space, transportation, trails, infrastructure, urban design, zoning, implementation, and protection of the volcanic landscape.
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Volcano Trails Environmental Planning Commission Official Notice of Decision (2011 Archived PDF)
Records the Environmental Planning Commission’s recommendation to approve the Volcano Trails plan, including findings, zoning analysis, agency comments, public testimony, and detailed conditions forwarded to City Council.
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Volcano Trails Sector Development Plan Adoption Resolution R-11-211 (2011)
Records City Council’s adoption and zoning actions for the 446-acre Volcano Trails plan area, including village center, residential districts, open space, boundaries, findings, and implementation conditions.
Fourth Street and Montaño#
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Fourth Street and Montaño Community Visioning Report (2004)
Documents community priorities for the Fourth Street and Montaño area, including traffic, pedestrian safety, drainage, neighborhood character, commercial development, public space, land use, and coordinated improvement strategies.
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North Fourth Street Rank III Corridor Plan — City Council Draft (2010 Archived PDF)
Preserves the 133-page City Council draft combining corridor history, form-based zoning, building and frontage standards, transportation and street design, and redevelopment strategies for North Fourth Street from Mountain Road to the Los Ranchos boundary.
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North Fourth Street Background and Resources Materials (2009 Archived PDF)
Preserves the plan’s companion research volume, including negotiated community recommendations, demographics, land use, real-estate and business conditions, traffic and transit analysis, urban-design studies, streetscape cost estimates, and historic-preservation material.
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North Fourth Street Existing Zoning Map (December 2009 Archived PDF)
Maps the zoning districts in effect along the North Fourth Street study corridor in December 2009, providing a historical baseline for interpreting the plan’s proposed form-based overlay and redevelopment recommendations.
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North Fourth Street Form-Based Overlay Zone Map (December 2009 Archived PDF)
Maps the North Fourth Street plan’s proposed transit-oriented, mixed-use, and infill-development overlay districts in December 2009, showing the corridor and study boundaries used during the City Council draft process.