Neighborhood Activity Center Planning Concepts
Discernable Common Green as the Focal Point of Development Mixed-Use Buildings Front on the Common Green
New Streets are Connected to the Existing Street Network Secondary Public Spaces are Distributed Throughout the Activity Center Smaller Buildings with Breezeways Increase Overall Walkability in the Activity Center On-Street Parking Reduces the Need for Large Surface Parking Lots
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Two options are illustrated for a Neighborhood Activity Center, as the availability of infrastructure, distance to nearby activity centers, and the amount of existing and future residential development it is intended to serve will dictate the appropriate level of development. In both, a central green space serves as the organizing element around which the nonresidential uses are located. While the more intense development option includes civic uses (i.e. large building anchoring the west side of the green) and additional space for office and service uses, both development concepts accommodate
local-serving commercial uses. Some are oriented toward the green to take advantage of the frontage on a human-scaled gathering place rather than the adjacent arterial road. Corners are reserved for retailers that require visibility from such roads yet desire integration into the fabric of the center. Residential development is adjacent and within a reasonable walking distance. The organization of this “greenfield” development lends itself to safe pedestrian and bicycle circulation.
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Surface Parking Lots to the Rear of Buildings, De-Emphasized in the Development
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Nearby Residential Uses are Physically and Visually Integrated into the Activity Center
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This concept plan is for illustrative purposes only, and is intended to provide an example of the type of development that could take place in any Neighborhood Activity Center. Please note that not every instance of the identified goals have been identified on the above drawing.
This concept plan is for illustrative purposes only, and is intended to provide an example of the type of development that could take place in any Neighborhood Activity Center. Please note that not every instance of the identified goals have been identified on the above drawing.
Indicates Nonresidential Area
Indicates Nonresidential Area
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