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5.
Make Strategic Community Investments.
Capital
improvements, such as roads, parks, schools and libraries, should be
targeted to create quality neighborhoods. The timing, character and
location of these improvements should be carefully coordinated and concentrated
to yield the “most bang for the buck.”
Principles
and Concepts:
- The
timing of capital improvements, including roads, utilities, schools,
and recreational facilities, should be comprehensively programmed
so that communities are ready for growth.
- Utility
and road extensions are a significant component of growth management.
Infrastructure improvements such as sewer extensions and road construction
should be limited in designated rural areas.
- A
system of greenways should be established to protect environmentally
sensitive areas, to link neighborhoods to schools, parks and libraries
and to define communities.
- Sites
for schools, libraries and other public facilities should be acquired
to create centers for neighborhoods and community activity. Design
and location of the facilities should make them prominent, providing
civic pride.
- Libraries
should be located downtown, in town centers or multipurpose buildings,
and accessible by various transportation modes including sidewalks
or bike paths.
- New
schools should be centrally located to the growth area that is to
be served. Existing schools should be maintained as anchors to older
neighborhoods and communities.
- Facilities
should be designed in a way that does not detract from neighborhoods,
with low cost maintenance in mind. Emphasis should be placed on safety,
accessibility, and neighborhood involvement.
Public
buildings, such as schools and libraries, are prominent.
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