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Choosing a Better Future by Eileen McLellan. EcoStrategies Creating sustainable communities. The growth we get…. The costs of poorly-planned development. The growth we want…. Creating a better future. Preserve farmland, natural beauty, parks and critical environmental areas.
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Choosing a Better FuturebyEileen McLellan EcoStrategies Creating sustainable communities
The growth we get… The costs of poorly-planned development
Creating a better future Preserve farmland, natural beauty, parks and critical environmental areas Create strong, healthy communities complete neighborhoods, green spaces, strong economies Encourage community input into development decisions Make development decisions fair, cost-effective and predictable
Community voices, community choices: the planning cycle The breakdown of the planning cycle
Plans, policies, programs and projects consistent with community goals Tools for a better future • Environmental and community assessments; • Community indicators and benchmarks; • Audits and scorecards; and • Recommendations for change. • Community empowerment and engagement; • Facilitating community dialog; • Goal-setting; • Capacity-building. • Providing support for community greening, waterfront revitalization, and ecological restoration projects; • Conservation design for development/redevelopment sites; • Creating tools and standards for development review. • Planning for: farmland protection; green infrastructure; watershed restoration; habitat conservation; hazard resilience; and parks and greenways. • Reviewing and designing: • Environmental protection, LID and hazard mitigation ordinances; • TDR, land preservation and resource stewardship programs; • Sustainable agriculture initiatives; • TMDL implementation strategies.
Tools for a better future Resource land conservation Special area protection Urban containment Infrastructure: planning, adequacy, timing, financing Neigborhood revitalization Community design standards Performance standards
Assessment The political cycle • Audits • Scorecards • Community indicators
Everyone has a role to play Citizens Elected officials Busi- nesses
For more information: • www.ecostrategies.net • ecostrategies@dmv.com • 443.480.2331