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HIGH POINT REDEVELOPMENT exemplifiesProviding a range of housing typesPromoting walkable neighborhoods
Preserving open space
CENTRAL DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN exemplifiesProviding transportation choices
Including mixed land usesPromoting stakeholder participation
ABYSSINIAN NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT exemplifiesUtilizing existing development
Exhibiting compact building designPracticing fair decision-making
DAVIDSON LAND PLAN exemplifiesExhibiting a distinct sense of place
Promoting walkable neighborhoodsProviding a range of housing types
SMART GROWTH BYWATER exemplifiesUtilizing existing development
Preserving open spaceProviding transportation choices
EPA SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES1 Mix land uses
2 Take advantage of compact building design
3 Create a range of housing opportunities and choices
4 Create walkable neighborhoods
5 Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place
6 Preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty, and critical environmental areas
7 Strengthen and direct development towards existing communities
8 Provide a variety of transportation choices
9 Make development decisions predictable, fair, and cost effective
10 Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions
EPA SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES
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HIGH POINT REDEVELOPMENTSeattle, WashingtonImplemented in 2004
CENTRAL DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLANPasadena, CaliforniaImplemented in 2004
ABYSSINIAN NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTHarlem, New YorkImplemented in 2000
DAVIDSON LAND PLAN Davidson, North CarolinaImplemented in 2001
SMART GROWTH BYWATER New Orleans, LouisianaImplemented in 2010
Rebuild of a formerly crime ridden and dilapidated 120 acre hilltop neighborhood on the outskirts of West Seattle
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• 20 acres of land were dedicated to green space development• 1700 housing units were built, including a number of low income, senior, and market rate housing• Implemented a natural drainage system that filters storm water• All streets are narrow short blocks that include planters
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• Redevelop vacant land into usable green space• Include a variety of housing types in any development• Create a natural drainage system using the existing topography• Support a walkable neighborhood
• Provide more green space for the area• Create a mixed income commu-nity with a variety of housing types• Encourage sustainability• Create a pedestrian oriented neighborhood
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Redevelopment plan for a popular town near Los Angeles that was developed to give residents a choice of where to live and how to travel around the city
• Promote more housing choices for a range of incomes• Emphasize walking and all other modes of alternate transportation• Maintain the town’s unique sense of place
• 15% of all new housing units are affordable for low-income families• 85% of new housing developments are built within a one mile radius of alternate transportation• New streets require wide sidewalks, pedestrian scaled lighting, and benches
• Dedicate a number of new housing units to the low income population• Design new housing units to have ample access to alternate transportation• Make all major streets pedes-trian friendly
Planned expansion of the housing and commercial options for the residents of Harlem
• Support local businesses• Address the social and economic needs of the area• Emphasize different modes of transportation• Revitalize the neighborhoods with a positive sustainable impact
• Built 15,000 square feet of commercial space • Built 200 affordable housing units for low-income families• Built up near transit hubs to provide access to bike and walking paths• Cleaned up abandoned buildings and underutilized land
• Repurpose buildings to support local businesses• Provide housing for low income families• Focus investment near any existing transit hubs• Clean up/repurpose vacant land to lower environmental impactS
Redevelopment plan that was put into place to preserve and enhance the town’s character while it grows
• Accommodate growth andmaintain the town’s sense of place • Provide access to a park within a five-minute walk• Promote alternate forms of transportation• Provide housing for low-income residents
• Revitalized downtown buildings• Developed housing near existing neighborhood parks• Required all new streets to have pedestrian, bicycle, and street circulation• Dedicated 12.5% of new housing to low-income families
• Repurpose buildings• Build up areas surrounding parks• Redevelop street grid to include circulation for all travel• Revitalize existing homes to serve low-income families
Coalition of neighborhood residents dedicated to making the quality of life in The Bywater better
• Provide more green space for the community• Revitalize the neighborhood using existing buildings• Support alternate forms of transportation
• Supporting the redevelopment of a local park into a destination• Redeveloping corner buildings as small neighbor-hood friendly businesses• Supporting an initiative to install bike racks all over the area and the extension of the streetcar line
• Redevelop existing parks• Redevelop existing corner buildings into commercial centers of the community• Install bike racks in high traffic areas to encourage bicycle travel
STRATEGY TOOLKITHIGH POINTSeattle, Washington
CENTRAL DISTRICTPasadena, California
ABYSSINIANHarlem, New York
DAVIDSONDavidson, North Carolina
THE BYWATERNew Orleans, Louisiana
ALLENDALE AND LEDBETTER AS SMART GROWTH COMMUNITIES
Redevelop existing parks
Redevelop existing corner
buildings into commercial
centers of the community
Install bike racks in high traffic areas to encourage bicycle
travel
Design street grid to include circulation
for all travel
Redevelop existing homes to serve
low-income families
Dedicate a number of new housing units to low-income families
Design a natural drainage system using
the existing topography
Design a variety of housing types for any development
Commercial SpaceAlternate Transportation Green Space Housing
BUS STOP
Design new housing units to have
access to alternate
transportation
BUS STOP
Invest near alternate
transportation
Redevelop properties
surrounding existing
parks
Design a walkable
atmosphere
Redevelop existing commercial space to
support local businesses
Redevelop existing vacant land into
usable green space
Design all major streets to be
pedestrian friendly
PROBLEM RESULTSOLUTIONA community needs a neighborhood center
A large number of low income families that
need affordable housing options
A large amount of the population does not
own a car
A large amount of underutilized vacant
land
A number of abadoned buildings and need for more commercial options
A hub with commercial and green space, accessible by
alternate transportation
A variety of opportunities for low income families to
build a home
A community that embraces alternate
forms of transportation
Parks, ponds, and walkable jogging paths that are available for
the community to enjoy
Revitalized commercial space
bringing money into the community
Redevelop existing parks
Redevelop properties
surrounding existing
parks Install bike racks in high traffic areas to encourage bicycle
travel
Design a variety of housing types for any development
Redevelop existing homes to serve
low-income families
Dedicate a number of new housing units to low-income families
Design street grid to include circulation
for all travel
Design all major streets to be
pedestrian friendly
BUS STOP
Design new housing units to have
access to alternate
transportation
Design a walkable
atmosphere
BUS STOP
Invest near alternate
transportation
Redevelop existing commercial space to
support local businesses
Design a natural drainage system using
the existing topography
Redevelop existing vacant land into
usable green space
Redevelop existing corner
buildings into commercial
centers of the community