HIGH POINT REDEVELOPMENT exemplifiesProviding a range of housing typesPromoting walkable neighborhoods

Preserving open space

CENTRAL DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN exemplifiesProviding transportation choices

Including mixed land usesPromoting stakeholder participation

ABYSSINIAN NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT exemplifiesUtilizing existing development

Exhibiting compact building designPracticing fair decision-making

DAVIDSON LAND PLAN exemplifiesExhibiting a distinct sense of place

Promoting walkable neighborhoodsProviding a range of housing types

SMART GROWTH BYWATER exemplifiesUtilizing existing development

Preserving open spaceProviding transportation choices

EPA SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES1 Mix land uses

2 Take advantage of compact building design

3 Create a range of housing opportunities and choices

4 Create walkable neighborhoods

5 Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place

6 Preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty, and critical environmental areas

7 Strengthen and direct development towards existing communities

8 Provide a variety of transportation choices

9 Make development decisions predictable, fair, and cost effective

10 Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions

EPA SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES

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HIGH POINT REDEVELOPMENTSeattle, WashingtonImplemented in 2004

CENTRAL DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLANPasadena, CaliforniaImplemented in 2004

ABYSSINIAN NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTHarlem, New YorkImplemented in 2000

DAVIDSON LAND PLAN Davidson, North CarolinaImplemented in 2001

SMART GROWTH BYWATER New Orleans, LouisianaImplemented in 2010

Rebuild of a formerly crime ridden and dilapidated 120 acre hilltop neighborhood on the outskirts of West Seattle

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• 20 acres of land were dedicated to green space development• 1700 housing units were built, including a number of low income, senior, and market rate housing• Implemented a natural drainage system that filters storm water• All streets are narrow short blocks that include planters

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• Redevelop vacant land into usable green space• Include a variety of housing types in any development• Create a natural drainage system using the existing topography• Support a walkable neighborhood

• Provide more green space for the area• Create a mixed income commu-nity with a variety of housing types• Encourage sustainability• Create a pedestrian oriented neighborhood

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Redevelopment plan for a popular town near Los Angeles that was developed to give residents a choice of where to live and how to travel around the city

• Promote more housing choices for a range of incomes• Emphasize walking and all other modes of alternate transportation• Maintain the town’s unique sense of place

• 15% of all new housing units are affordable for low-income families• 85% of new housing developments are built within a one mile radius of alternate transportation• New streets require wide sidewalks, pedestrian scaled lighting, and benches

• Dedicate a number of new housing units to the low income population• Design new housing units to have ample access to alternate transportation• Make all major streets pedes-trian friendly

Planned expansion of the housing and commercial options for the residents of Harlem

• Support local businesses• Address the social and economic needs of the area• Emphasize different modes of transportation• Revitalize the neighborhoods with a positive sustainable impact

• Built 15,000 square feet of commercial space • Built 200 affordable housing units for low-income families• Built up near transit hubs to provide access to bike and walking paths• Cleaned up abandoned buildings and underutilized land

• Repurpose buildings to support local businesses• Provide housing for low income families• Focus investment near any existing transit hubs• Clean up/repurpose vacant land to lower environmental impactS

Redevelopment plan that was put into place to preserve and enhance the town’s character while it grows

• Accommodate growth andmaintain the town’s sense of place • Provide access to a park within a five-minute walk• Promote alternate forms of transportation• Provide housing for low-income residents

• Revitalized downtown buildings• Developed housing near existing neighborhood parks• Required all new streets to have pedestrian, bicycle, and street circulation• Dedicated 12.5% of new housing to low-income families

• Repurpose buildings• Build up areas surrounding parks• Redevelop street grid to include circulation for all travel• Revitalize existing homes to serve low-income families

Coalition of neighborhood residents dedicated to making the quality of life in The Bywater better

• Provide more green space for the community• Revitalize the neighborhood using existing buildings• Support alternate forms of transportation

• Supporting the redevelopment of a local park into a destination• Redeveloping corner buildings as small neighbor-hood friendly businesses• Supporting an initiative to install bike racks all over the area and the extension of the streetcar line

• Redevelop existing parks• Redevelop existing corner buildings into commercial centers of the community• Install bike racks in high traffic areas to encourage bicycle travel

STRATEGY TOOLKITHIGH POINTSeattle, Washington

CENTRAL DISTRICTPasadena, California

ABYSSINIANHarlem, New York

DAVIDSONDavidson, North Carolina

THE BYWATERNew Orleans, Louisiana

ALLENDALE AND LEDBETTER AS SMART GROWTH COMMUNITIES

Redevelop existing parks

Redevelop existing corner

buildings into commercial

centers of the community

Install bike racks in high traffic areas to encourage bicycle

travel

Design street grid to include circulation

for all travel

Redevelop existing homes to serve

low-income families

Dedicate a number of new housing units to low-income families

Design a natural drainage system using

the existing topography

Design a variety of housing types for any development

Commercial SpaceAlternate Transportation Green Space Housing

BUS STOP

Design new housing units to have

access to alternate

transportation

BUS STOP

Invest near alternate

transportation

Redevelop properties

surrounding existing

parks

Design a walkable

atmosphere

Redevelop existing commercial space to

support local businesses

Redevelop existing vacant land into

usable green space

Design all major streets to be

pedestrian friendly

PROBLEM RESULTSOLUTIONA community needs a neighborhood center

A large number of low income families that

need affordable housing options

A large amount of the population does not

own a car

A large amount of underutilized vacant

land

A number of abadoned buildings and need for more commercial options

A hub with commercial and green space, accessible by

alternate transportation

A variety of opportunities for low income families to

build a home

A community that embraces alternate

forms of transportation

Parks, ponds, and walkable jogging paths that are available for

the community to enjoy

Revitalized commercial space

bringing money into the community

Redevelop existing parks

Redevelop properties

surrounding existing

parks Install bike racks in high traffic areas to encourage bicycle

travel

Design a variety of housing types for any development

Redevelop existing homes to serve

low-income families

Dedicate a number of new housing units to low-income families

Design street grid to include circulation

for all travel

Design all major streets to be

pedestrian friendly

BUS STOP

Design new housing units to have

access to alternate

transportation

Design a walkable

atmosphere

BUS STOP

Invest near alternate

transportation

Redevelop existing commercial space to

support local businesses

Design a natural drainage system using

the existing topography

Redevelop existing vacant land into

usable green space

Redevelop existing corner

buildings into commercial

centers of the community