The Villages Plan was cancelled in a 10-1 vote, with only OneCity city councillor Lucy Maloney voting in support of the strategy. Then in October 2024, City Council subsequently endorsed the early planning work for the Villages Plan, eventually narrowing the initiative from 26 potential village areas to 17. Moreover, added Fry, “there’s no full-throated support for this plan from me,” asserting that the Villages Plan is too prescriptive and should have enabled a more organic creation of new villages. Kirby-Yung said City Council is not required to approve a policy merely because City staff had devoted substantial time to preparing it. For example, the Villages Plan’s public hearing spanned three dates this month to hear from over 340 registered public speakers.