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033 ., The Recommended Plan incorporates the following "building blocks" as part of the long range vision for the Northwest Area: • Protection of Existing Neighborhoods • Affordable Housing • Open Space • Greenways • Village Pattern • Employment Campus • Transportation Corridor The Plan proposes a Village Pattern of development along the rail line corridor, primarily located on the Greene Tract. The plan assumes that the Greene Tract would be developed and would not be used for landfill purposes. Generally decreasing residential densities are proposed as distance from the village center increases, in an effort to help buffer and preserve the chazacter of existing neighborhoods. The Plan also proposes that the sale or lease of the Greene Tract be contingent upon at least a portion of the Greene Tract being used for affordable housing. A new lazge Community Park is also proposed in the northwest corner of the Greene Tract. This proposed pazk is intentionally located in the northwest corner of the tract in an effort to help buffer and protect the character of the Rogers Road neighborhood. The Plan also suggest several greenways. In particular, the plan recommends that a greenway be developed to connect the Town's Northern Community Pazk to the new "Greene Pazk." The use of the Greene Tract for land uses such as a village pattern and a pazk would require the approval of all three governments that share ownership of the tract: Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County. The Plan also supports the Town's Comprehensive Planning goals of encouraging the local economy by recommending an Employment Campus land use along Eubanks Road, near the Interstate 40 and N.C. 86 interchange. This Employment Campus would be intended to serve primarily as a place for employment rather than as a place for shopping. Since the Employment Campus would be a new land use category, the plan recommends creating a new Employment Campus zoning district. A Transportation Corridor is recommended in coordination with the rail line. This Transportation Corridor could focus on promoting the use of a variety of alternative modes of travel, ranging from pedestrian and bikeway facilities to light rail transit. The Plan recommends a feasibility study of the Transportation Corridor concept to investigate the short-term and long- term options for this idea. Proposed Amendment to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Map The proposed amendment to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Map will incorporate the Northwest Small Area Plan, by reference, into the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Map. This amendment is proposed asfollows: - 3