The Imagine St. Joseph 2040 plan officially launched Tuesday.

The plan is the result of a process that began earlier this year. The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Greater St. Joseph engaged more than 1,000 residents to develop a plan for St. Joseph’s future and consider what steps needed to be taken to achieve that future. 

The culmination of these efforts were presented at a launch event Tuesday at emPowerU.

Rebecca Ryan, of Next Generation Consulting, R. Patt Lilly, President of the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, and Kylee Strough, President of the United Way of Greater St. Joseph, led the presentation of the plan. It lays out the focus areas of Invest in People, Create a Better Place and Grow Prosperity.

“We know that to improve our city’s future, we have to start today,” Lilly said. “In this plan, residents will see how we have to tackle issues from poverty and education to infrastructure and leadership.”

To read the plan, watch a video about Imagine St. Joseph 2040 and sign up to get involved, visit imaginestjoseph2040.com.