Vital Communities Toolbox
Link: Vital Communities Toolbox
Planning tools created by the Tompkins County Planning Department to assist municipal governments, businesses, non-profit groups, and local citizens create better urban environments.
Principles
- Build strong, cohesive neighborhoods and communities.
- Encourage nodal development patterns that build on existing infrastructure and population centers.
- Promote choice and affordability in housing options.
- Protect natural resources, green spaces, and recreational resources.
- Promote agriculture, protect farmland, and protect the rural economy.
- Enhance development of a local economy that supports strong communities.
- Promote a multi-modal transportation system that encourages economic health and community vitality.
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