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<br />? <br /> <br />A sustainable community is one where social justice, environmental stewardship and economic <br />prosperity are the bases for good policy <br /> <br />2. Specific strategiesthat advance this vision <br /> : <br />? <br /> <br />Facilitate compact residential development that fits with and enhances neighborhood character <br />? <br /> <br />Involve the community in developing a shared vision of sustainability <br />? <br /> <br />Better integrate non-auto transportation corridors with commercial activity <br />? <br /> <br />Foster a vibrant downtown that includes housing options <br />? <br /> <br />Ensure access to open space by transit and non-motorized modes <br />? <br /> <br />Increase bicycle and pedestrian connectivity, especially linking residential and commercial <br />centers (remove physical and psychological barriers) <br />? <br /> <br />For motorized passenger transportation, plan to adopt forms that lower dependence on outside <br />energy sources and reduce carbon emissions <br />? <br /> <br />Focus local transportation spending to reflect climate and energy issues, and leverage state and <br />federal transportation funding to the fullest extent possible to these ends <br />? <br /> <br />Establish codes, incentives and zoning to connect development with transit and other alternative <br />modes <br />? <br /> <br />Promote and give priority to green building, carbon reduction, site selection, and more efficient <br />use of existing urban land <br />? <br /> <br />Ensure that policy revisions – for example, to TransPlan and the Urban Growth Boundary – take <br />the maximum allowable action inside the constraints of state law to meet these goals <br />? <br /> <br />Where state law fails to incorporate energy and climate concerns, seek to incorporate those <br />concerns prior to accepting outcomes focused on the short run <br />? <br /> <br />Use inter-jurisdictional and inter-agency collaboration to further this vision <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100428\S100428B-attA.doc3 <br /> <br /> <br />