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The
Plan - Campaign Nine: Healthy Urban Neighborhoods |
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Policy:
It is the policy of our city to support unique, vital,
inter-connected urban neighborhoods which provide a variety
of housing choice, accessible goods and services in a
village-like setting, pedestrian-friendly environments,
appropriate transit and parking facilities and access
to park, recreation, environmental and cultural amenities.
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GOALS |
ACTIVITIES |
(A)
Create appropriate and affordable housing choices/opportunities
for all citizens through a housing system that promotes
and supports new construction and rehabilitation, is
responsive to market opportunities and encourages owner
occupancy and affordable units for all incomes.
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1. Develop
market-rate housing opportunities
2. Develop affordable housing opportunities |
(B)
Reduce the impacts of the concentrations of poverty
in our community by encouraging economic diversity,
appropriate neighborhood design and planning and expanded
economic opportunity.
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1. Develop
market-rate housing opportunities
2. Rehabilitate existing housing stock
3. Expand fair housing opportunities throughout the region
4. Develop market-rate housing opportunities
5. Expand fair housing opportunities throughout the region
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(C)
Encourage strong, stable, vital and healthy neighborhoods
that retain their unique characteristics, are supported
by appropriate community resources, services and amenities
in village-like settings with neighborhood commercial
centers serving nearby residential neighborhoods, provide
essential goods and services and help create a high
quality of life for every citizen.
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1. Develop
and execute the urban village model
2. Update the city Zoning Ordinance to include urban villages
3. Implement the recommendations from the urban village
model |
(D)
Support programs, facilities and events in our neighborhoods
and village centers where citizens celebrate the positive
aspects of city living as well as communicate and collaborate
on issues important to our community's future.
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1. Expand
the use of neighborhood schools
2. Expand the strategies of neighborhood groups and other
community assets
3. Develop and/or enhance community / neighborhood events
and festivities |
(E)
Ensure adequate parking resources or facilities that
balance the protection of neighborhoods and residences
with the need to sustain the economic viability and
vitality of commercial areas.
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1. Analyze
current parking supply and demand
2. Develop zoning tools to implement parking recommendations
3. Better publicize existing parking and transit facilities
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(F)
Develop a pedestrian circulation system that provides
maximum accessibility to nearby goods and services,
our parks, recreation and open space areas and other
community amenities.
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1. Implement
physical improvements to our neighborhood pedestrian circulation
system
2. Enhance and better publicize existing neighborhood
pedestrian facilities |
(G)
Promote the creation of a safe, reliable and aesthetically
pleasing transportation system that facilitates the
movement of people and goods throughout our community,
and connects neighborhoods while encouraging alternatives
to automobile transportation.
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1. Implement
physical improvements to our neighborhood transportation
system
2. Better promote / publicize our neighborhood transportation
system |
(H) Support
a land use development pattern in our city that balances
reasonable property use rights with our community's expectation
of protection from negative impacts generated by nearby
uses or activities.
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Develop and implement zoning and planning recommendations
to ensure appropriate land use development within the
city
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