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Efficient Infrastructure

Strategies

i. Encourage local zoning ordinances that promote walkable development and preservation of open space
ii. Encourage energy efficiency ordinances
iii. Promote tax incentives for reuse of currently developed areas
iv. Encourage reversible lanes where feasible to reduce peak hour congestion and take advantage of unused roadway capacity
v. Establish a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program to encourage land owners to build in currently developed areas rather than on sensitive lands
vi. Promote the building of a region-wide transit system to make transit more convenient and reliable
vii. Advocate clean-up and re-use of brownfields

Toolbox Chapters

i. Chapter 1 - Protecting Sensitive Lands
ii. Chapter 3 - Making Our Community a Good Place to Walk
iii. Chapter 4 - Reuse and Infill
iv. Chapter 7 - Energy Conservation

Studies

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