The City of Longview faces several key infrastructure challenges, including maintaining and upgrading its aging transportation infrastructure, improving access to public transit and other transportation options, addressing stormwater management and flood protection issues, ensuring reliable and sustainable water supply and treatment infrastructure, upgrading public facilities such as parks, community centers, and libraries, and managing the impacts of natural disasters such as tornadoes and floods. Additionally, the city must balance the need for infrastructure improvements with the cost of these projects, while also ensuring that residents and businesses have access to safe and reliable infrastructure services that support economic growth and quality of life in the community. The city also faces challenges in providing affordable housing, addressing homelessness, and promoting economic development and job growth.
Sample Highlights from the Capital Improvement Plan
Project ID
Project Title
Project Start Year
Project Description
Project Spend Total
Page Ref
Project Satus
598395
2024 Drainage Improvement Projects
2024
Construct improvements to mitigate repetitive home flooding that is threatening structures and/or storm sewer problems at: 2715 & 2717 Patio
300000
309
Not Started
598397
2025 Bridge & Culvert Improvement Projects
2025
Bridge/culvert reconstruction and/or repair; Location: Lincoln at Harris Creek, Kenwood at Harris Creek, Ward at Harris Creek, Nelson at Wade Creek, and Margo at Iron Bridge Creek
750000
309
Not Started
598398
2025 Drainage Improvement Projects
2025
Construct improvements to mitigate erosion that is threatening structures and/or storm sewer problems at: 701 & 608 Alta; 1305 Valley and 1600 Hughey
500000
309
Not Started
598441
2024 Wastewater System Improvements
2024
Install approximately 6,000′ of 8″ sewers to replace existing 8″ sewers that are beyond their maintenance life at Grace Creek Schlitz Interceptor, Dellwood, Estes Parkway, and locations identified by Wastewater Collection Division.
900000
313
Not Started
598468
2025 Water System Improvements
2025
Install approximately 4,000′ of water mains to replace existing lines that are undersized and beyond their maintenance life at various locations identified by Water Distribution Division.
900000
315
Not Started
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How to Read a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Business Development?
When a city, municipality or state issues a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), it can be overwhelming and daunting, but there are a few key things you need to investigate. Let’s start with the definition of CIP – A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) contains all the individual capital projects, equipment purchases, and major studies for a local government; in conjunction with construction and completion schedules, and in consort with financing plans. The plan provides a working blueprint for sustaining and improving the community’s infrastructures. It coordinates strategic planning, financial capacity, and physical development. A CIP stands at the epicenter of a government’s Planning, Public Works, and Finance departments. When a CIP is issued, it typically includes the following information:
- A listing of the capital projects or equipment to be purchased
- The projects ranked in order of preference
- The plan for financing the projects
- A timetable for the construction or completion of the project
- Justification for the project
- Explanation of expenses for the project
Now, for business development, while the capital plan is interesting, the capital program is for capital expenditures that extends five to ten years beyond the capital budget. Knowing the difference is important so you can influence upcoming program versus just responding to an RFP. If reading the CIP makes your head explode, or you want to save time, Request a Demo of Citylitics CIP dashboard with over 20,000 CIPs from USA and Canada. Citylitics has 20,000 plus available CIPs, how can we help you? What states, cities or counties are you looking to improvement your business development, we can assist you in influencing an upcoming RFP versus simply responding to an RFP. Citylitics Capital Projects Dataset is a comprehensive resource for businesses and organizations looking to track and analyze planned infrastructure spend in their area. The dataset offers a range of features and benefits, including:
- Comprehensive Market View: The dataset provides a single view of all planned infrastructure spend, with powerful filters such as population, project value, fiscal year, project status, project description, geography, and more. This allows businesses to gain a comprehensive understanding of the market and identify new opportunities.
- Identify Opportunity Hot Spots: The dataset offers map views and filters that allow users to identify opportunity hot spots where they need to allocate resources. This helps businesses to understand where they should focus their efforts to achieve the best results.
- Create Data-Driven Forecasts: The dataset provides bottom-up data for the next 5 years of planned infrastructure spend, allowing businesses to create data-driven forecasts they can be confident in.
- Uncover True Market Needs: The dataset allows businesses to develop long-term business plans, R&D, and growth initiatives based on true, bottom-up market needs instead of opinions and anecdotes. This helps businesses to make more informed decisions and achieve better results.
With Citylitics Capital Projects Dataset, businesses can gain a deeper understanding of planned infrastructure spend in their area, which can help them to identify new opportunities and make more informed decisions.