Smart Growth Planning Principles
Community Planning strives to improve livability for everyone. One approach for improving livability is to follow Smart Growth Principles:
- Mix land uses
- Promote 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, farmlands and environmentally sensitive areas
- Direct development towards existing communities
- Provide a variety of transportation choices
- Make development decisions predictable, fair and cost-effective
- Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions
