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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>PLANNING CENTERS</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN>All Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan elements are available online at www.dvrpc.org/plan. The Plan has two primary documents:</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN>(1) The Connections 2050 Policy Manual (www.dvrpc.org/Products/21027) identifies the vision, goals, strategies, and a summary of the financial plan.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN>(2) The Connections 2050 Process and Analysis Manual (www.dvrpc.org/Products/21028) provides a more detailed look at the Plan’s outreach, background information, analysis, and financial plan.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Connections 2050 Long-Range Plan identi</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>fi</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>es four types of Centers: Suburban Centers, Town Centers, Rural Centers, and Planned Centers. The characteristics of each type are as follows:</SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>SUBURBAN CENTERS</SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Are regionally signi</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>fi</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>cant; While not necessarily single municipalities, are perceived as single “places;” Are suburban in character; Are less dense than town centers; Lack the integrated mix of uses found in town centers;</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Are de</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>fi</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>ned primarily by a concentration and variety of of</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>fi</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>ce, retail, professional, and light industrial uses, and generally have more jobs than residents; and are generally auto dependent rather than transit oriented or pedestrian scale.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>TOWN CENTERS</SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Have a mixture of high-density residential and commercial land use; Have an integrated mix of land uses;Have a unique history, character, and sense of place; Are of relatively higher density than their surrounding land uses;</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Have a distinct downtown/main street area surrounded by relatively dense residential development;</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Are pedestrian friendly and often transit oriented; and Are surrounded by suburban land uses.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>RURAL CENTERS </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Have a minimum density of six people and three employees per developed acre; Have an integrated mix of land uses; Have a unique history, character, and sense of place; Are of relatively higher density than the surrounding area;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Have a distinct downtown/main street (though smaller than a town center); and Are surrounded by rural and agricultural land uses. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P /><P STYLE="font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>PLANNED CENTERS</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Are planned town-center-type developments on green</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>fi</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>elds in Growing Suburbs or Rural Areas or through redevelopment on grey</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>fi</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>elds and/or brown</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>fi</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>elds in Developed Communities; and Have plans that call for village-type development, incorporating mixed, integrated land uses, relatively high densities, and pedestrian connections. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |