Overview of RAMP

What is RAMP?
Simply put, RAMP is an acronym for Ridgeland Area Master Plan. In the bigger picture, RAMP will serve as a comprehensive guide for all future physical, infrastructural development in and around the City. Currently being undertaken by the City of Ridgeland in conjunction with Moore Planning Group, LLC of Alexandria, Louisiana, RAMP will be used to promote development activities and prioritize the City’s capital improvement projects for the foreseeable future. Both public and private decision-makers will reference this touchstone document and the broad-based vision for the city will be clearly articulated. It will provide a framework for methodical, planned growth as well as preserve and enhance the vitality and character of established centers of commerce, leisure and habitation. The initiation of RAMP is a watershed event in the City’s prosperous history.

Dedicating the necessary funds and human resources to this progressive endeavor, the City of Ridgeland is clearly making a wise investment in its future prosperity with RAMP. It’s the type of forward-looking investment that other burgeoning cities across the country have seen pay big dividends, both in quality of life for residents and economic opportunity for the business sector. Studies show perennial local issues such as residential and commercial development, open space protection, and transportation and community facility infrastructure needs are more advantageously and effectively addressed with a methodically generated Master Plan as a benchmark.

Given the enduring implications of RAMP, it is imperative that the citizens of Ridgeland weigh in on the plan’s development with opinions and concerns. While a committee comprised of elected officials and civic leaders will ultimately ratify RAMP, meaningful participation from the community is strongly encouraged by the committee and further enabled by this website.