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communitiesandemphasizesacquiringthelandbasenowanddeferringimprovementsand <br />upgradestothefuture. <br />PreserveslandsnowthatcouldbeÒlostÓtootherusesiflimitedCityparks <br />Advantages: <br />resourcesareÒdividedÓbetweenparksacquisitionanddevelopmentpriorities <br />Someresidentsmayfeelthatcurrentparksneedtobedevelopedtotheir <br />Challenges: <br />potentialbeforenewlandsarebroughtintopublicownership <br />OptionNo.2:EmphasizeOpenSpaceandNaturalAreaAcquisitionsovermoreÒActiveÓ <br />-Similartotheprecedingoptionexceptitputsadditionalpriorityon <br />ParkSiteAcquisitions <br />acquiringlandsthatpreservewoodlands,streamcorridors,wetlands,etc.ascomparedtolands <br />thataresuitablefordevelopmentintoparksitesdedicatedtomoreactiveuses(everythingfrom <br />playgroundsstructurestoballfields). <br />PreserveslandsnowthatcouldbelostifCityparksresourcesareÒdividedÓ <br />Advantages: <br />betweenactiveandpassiveparksacquisitionpriorities <br />Someresidentsmayfeelthatneighborhoodandsportsparksareagreaterneed <br />Challenges: <br />inthecommunity <br />.Adoptneworrevisedlanduseanddevelopment <br />OptionNo3:CityDevelopmentPolicies- <br />policiesthatemphasizeopenspaceandnaturalareapreservationandthatrequirenewor <br />revisedspecifictypesofparkandopenspaceprotections,set-asidesanddedications,impact <br />fees,andintegrationwithotherCitypoliciesandplans(suchassurfacewatermanagement). <br />Citycouldchoosetoemphasizeopenspacesandnaturalareaswithitslanduse <br />Advantages: <br />regulatoryauthority <br />Locallanduseauthoritycanonlygosofar,evenifCityandregionalplans <br />Challenges: <br />effectivelyÒbackstopÓsuchauthority;wouldrequireaCity-widepolicydecision <br />Theproximityofbothcommunitiesto <br />- <br />OptionNo.4:GreenwayAcquisitionandDevelopment <br />theWillametteRivercorridorisnotnecessarilyreadilyapparent.Anopenspacecomponentofa <br />heritagestrategycouldincludedevelopingandimprovingsites,access,signage,and <br />infrastructurethathighlighttheRiveranddrawcommunityresidents(andcitizensfromother <br />areas)tothisspecialresource.TheRivercorridor(inconjunctionwiththeUGB)alsoprovides <br />anothersignificantÒheritageÓfunctionÐformingadistinctÒgreenÓboundarythattellsvisitorsand <br />residentsalikethattheyhavearrivedintheRiverRoadandSantaClaracommunity,aplace <br />whererivervistasandsenseofplaceisstillpartofaurbanizinglandscape. <br />Preservesthemostsignificantopenspaceamenityleftinoradjacenttoboth <br />Advantages: <br />communities;potentiallyprovidesaccesstolandsandwaterthatcan <br />accommodateawidevarietyofnaturalarea,passiveandactiverecreation <br />amenities. <br />ThereisnoGreenwayalongtheSantaClarasectionoftheRiverandthelocation <br />Challenges: <br />oftheRiveroutsideoftheUGBasitflowsadjacenttoSantaClaradoesnot <br />facilitateactiveCityparticipationinacquisitionanddevelopment(noracquisition <br />throughdevelopmentdedications);inbothcommunitiesthereisconsiderable <br />development(andinthecaseofSantaClaraconsiderabledistance)betweenthe <br />Riverandthenorth-southRiverRoadarterialstreet;costofGreenway <br />acquisitionandimprovements <br />WhatAnotherCommunityHasDone <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject22 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br /> <br />