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.... ATTACH~MENT B <br />.B. NODAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS <br /> <br />Definition: Nodal Developments (individually referred to as Nodes) are mixed use <br />development districts which include a core commercial area and are located within 1500 to <br />2000 feet of a transit stop. Land uses within these areas can be mixed within a building or <br />throughout the area. Mixed use buildings allow for a combination of uses within a single <br />building or development complex. Typically, Nodes are no larger than 200 acres in size <br />although larger nodes are possible in areas in which multiple transit routes intersect or abut the <br />site. Nodes are adaptable to a variety of settings and site conditions, can occur both inside and <br />outside Multi-modal corridors, but must at least be located along a planned or existing transit <br />route. <br /> <br />Lower intensity residential and employment areas usually surround the Nodes. These <br />'!Secondary Areas" can take advantage of the services within Nodes through an interconnected <br />street system and easy access to a local transit stop. <br /> <br />This form of higher,density, mixed use development is know by many different names, each <br />having a slightly different emphasis or theme. Examples of the concept include: "Urban <br />Villages", "Suburban Centers", "Traditional Neighborhood Developments", and "Pedestrian <br />.Pockets". These concepts have-been adopted or are proposed for use in several cities <br />throughout the United States (see Ex.ample Applications). <br /> <br />Description' Nodal Developments are designed to be transit, bicycle, and pedestrian <br />supportive through the application of. seven planning and design principles which make up the <br />key components of Nodal Development: land use mix, density, street patterns, pedestrian <br />circulation, bicycle circulation, transit connections, and open space. <br /> <br />Land Use Mix: A mixture of land uses is fundamental to the ·Nodal Development concept. <br /> The specific mix of uses within each area would vary, depending on its type and where <br /> it was located. The Nodal Development concept revolves around development of a <br /> cluster of mixed uses that. have their own identity; are compatible with one another, are <br /> functionally diverse, and are adjacent to or can be linked by transit .to a. major roadway. <br /> The mixing of uses is typically fine-grained and could include residential units above <br /> storefronts; small scale offices interspersed throughout the neighborhood; commercial <br /> services within office and other employment areas, and neighborhood commercial <br /> services, such as convenience stores, within residential neighborhoods. <br /> <br /> The most common form of mixed use development in Nodal Developments is the <br /> multi-story office building with retail space on the first floor. This simple example of <br /> mixed development has a long tradition of success, is considered marketable, and can' <br /> normally be financed. <br /> <br /> Other forms of mixed use development, such as ground floor retail shops with housing <br /> above, structures combining offices and hotels or hotels and private residential space, <br /> <br />Land Use Measures Strategies Page 7 <br /> <br /> <br />