1. What is Smart Growth?

WHAT IT IS Community Control Guided Development Build Community Protect Environment Improve Economy Improve Quality of Life WHAT IT ISN’T Total Government Control Infringement on Property Rights Communist Plot

2. 10 Principles of Smart Growth

Mix Land Uses Take Advantage of Compact Building Design Create a Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices Create Walkable Neighborhoods Foster Distinctive, Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of Place Preserve Open Space, Farmland, Natural Beauty, and Critical Environmental Areas Strengthen and Direct Development Toward Existing Communities Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices Make Development Decisions Predictable, Fair, and Cost Effective Encourage Community and Stakeholder Collaboration in Development Decisions with Smart Growth

3. 1. Mix Land Uses

Different land uses within same area First floor commercial/office, upper level residential Diverse and dynamic urban setting Creation of neighborhood centers, sense of place Walking part of daily routine Reduction of traffic impacts

4. Mix Land Uses

Adopt “mix-use” zoning standards Include shared parking within standards Include mix land uses in Neighborhood Plans Integrate mix-use centers within Transportation Plans

5. Mix Land Uses

Birkdale Village – northern portion of Mecklenburg County, a rapidly growing suburb of Charlotte, NC Belmont Dairy built in 1929 in southeast Portland, OR

6. 2. Take Advantage of Compact Building Design

Efficient land use Smaller building footprints Increase density

7. Elements of Compact Communities

Structured Parking Adjusting Zoning (higher density, multifamily and attached housing) Mixed Use Developments Ensure Open Space Density Bonuses Aesthetic Qualities Regional Approach

8. The 1,145-acre compact community 2,600 houses (four residential neighborhoods) and a commercial center 35% of the site reserved as natural area/open space. Half of the residences and two-thirds of the jobs will be located within a five-minute walk of the town center.

CivanoTuscon, AZ Photo: Lee Ray Burn, Civano Development Co.

9. 3. Create a Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices

Diversity and Variety Building types and styles Creating multigenerational and demographically diverse neighborhood Wide-range of prices Access Density, both residential and commercial Civic, cultural needs and amenities

10. Create a Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices

Create or update existing Neighborhood Plans Are current housing choices sustainable for aging and growing community? Synthesize community goals with economic development plans and goals Make these goals known to prospective developers and investors. Explore funding sources and create incentives for development

11. Create a Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices

Cumming, GA, 30 miles north of Atlanta The Gramercy on Garfield and the Greenwich on the Park, downtown Cincinnati Continuing care retirement community, Chicago

12. 4. Create Walkable Neighborhoods

Sidewalks and pathways that connect to destination points Parks and plazas Suitable block lengths Varied street classifications Parkways and boulevards Collector and residential

13. Create Walkable Neighborhoods

Revise street standards to accommodate pedestrian crossings and accessibility Improvise public park system that includes smaller places within neighborhoods and urban settings

14. Create Walkable Neighborhoods

West River Commons, Minneapolis, MN Santana Row San Jose, CA Farrcroft, Fairfax, Virginia

15. 5. Foster Distinctive, Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of Place

Historic Preservation Capitalize on cultural heritage, local building resources, climate and environment Allow the building façades to define streets Utilize street furniture and lighting to encourage pedestrian usage Build on existing street pattern Scale and mass of new structures should be proportional with existing buildings and should not block view of natural environmental features

16. Foster Distinctive, Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of Place

Develop Landscape and Design Guidelines that both enhances and preserves the distinct qualities of the community Update zoning and development codes every 5-10 years

17. Foster Distinctive, Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of Place

The Wigwam Building in Atlanta, GA’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Landmark District The Promenade at WestlakeThousand Oaks, CA Park Street Lofts, Saco, ME

18. 6. Preserve Open Space, Farmland, Natural Beauty, and Critical Environmental Areas

Growth Limits Lexington, KY Westfield, IN Land/Development Rights Purchase PACE Programs

19. 7. Strengthen and Direct Development Towards Existing Communities

Address Urban Infrastructure Through Creation of Special Districts or Zones Historic Preservation Districts Enterprise, Empowerment, and Economic Opportunity Zones Transit Corridors: Waterfronts and Railroad Lines Fix-It-First Policies

20. 8. Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices

Parking lots in rear of buildings Direct street connections Pedestrian oriented Sidewalks both sides of road Sidewalk and street furniture and fixtures Transit services Park and Ride lots Car pool/ Van pool

21. Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices

Transportation study for current and future development projects Work with public transportation officials to identify key sites for Park and Ride and car and van pool lots Dedicate funds for infrastructure improvements for pedestrian and bicycle connectivity to developments

22. Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices

Indiana's & Kentucky’s Safe Route to Schools Project Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) Regional Bicycle Plan TARC Park and Ride

23. 9. Make Development Decisions Predictable, Fair, and Cost Effective

Streamline development approval process Phoenix One-Stop-Shops Emeryville, CA Improve Information Flow Chicago, Center for Neighborhood Technology

24. 10. Encourage Community and Stakeholder Collaboration in Development Decisions

Community Based Planning Planning at the community level Planning by the community Benefits to Development Process Less conflict Shorter process in the end

25. Smart Growth is …

Smart Decision-Making Process Sustainable Growth Economic Development Channeling a Community’s Resources Healthy Choices Local, Regional, State, & National Support

26. References and Resources

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): www.epa.gov/smartgrowth Urban Land Institute: www.uli.org American Planning Association: www.planning.org Walkable Neighborhoods: www.walkableneighborhoods.com Safe Routes to School: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/Safe-Routes-2004/ http://www.in.gov/dot/div/programs/saferoutes/info.htm http://www.saferoutes.ky.gov/ Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI): http://www.oki.org/transportation/bike/okibikeplan.html Transit Authority of River City (TARC): http://www.ridetarc.org/parkntarc.asp

27. References and Resources (cont’d)

Retail Traffic Magazine: http://retailtrafficmag.com/mag/retail_zoning_trends_mixeduse/index.html Lexington Horses: www.rowanpix.com/americana/images/horse-park.jpg Medical City: Worchester, MA: http://www.mass.gov/dep/cleanup/medbr.pdf Southeast Michigan Greenways Trail: www.traillink.com and www.tpl.org NGA Fix it First Issue Brief: www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0408FIXINGFIRST.pdf 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Transportation Policy: www.1kfriends.org/Transportation/Transportation_Policy/Fix-it-First/Fix-it-First.htm Compact Community: Tucson, AZ: www.abag.ca.gov/planning/theoryia/compcom.htm Historic Landmarks: Colgate Palmolive Plant and Clock: www.histoircalandmarks.org

28. References and Resources (cont’d)

Phoenix, Arizona: http://www.policylink.org/EDTK/Infill/#3 , http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/BUSINESS/infilpgm.html One-Stop-Shop Emeryville, CA: www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/econdev/osiris.html Chicago, Community Information Technology and Neighborhood Early Warning System: http://www.newschicago.org