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How To Get There The Process 24 The "Recommended Strategies" Section of the Plan presents a number of ideas on how to make the Plan a reality. Zoning the land for the proposed uses and densities is a major strategy. Conditional Use Zoning is proposed for the village. Also, a new zoning category is recommended for the Employment Campus area. Adopting Design Guidelines and using the Town's Development Review process to encourage well - designed uses and to ensure protection of environmentally sensitive areas is another key implementation strategy. It is also recommended that neighborhood conservation programs be developed for low and moderate income areas, while also considering assisting developers of low- income housing with extensions of public water and sewer lines. A feasibility study of the Transportation Corridor concept is suggested, to determine the short-term and long -term feasibility of using the rail line corridor. Finally, a spirit of cooperation and collaboration is recommended with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, the Town of Carrboro, and Orange County, in an effort to best incorporate mutual interests in the Northwest Area. I On January 25, 1993, the Town Council established the Northwest Small Area Plan Work Group and charged it with developing a Small Area Plan for the Council's consideration. The Northwest Small Area is the second area for which the Council has requested a small area plan. The Southern Small Area Plan was adopted in June 1992. The Work Group met and deliberated monthly from May 1993 to December 1994. During this time, the Work Group held three neighborhood meetings designed to give the public information and to hear ideas and reactions. These meetings were held on September 21, 1993, February 22, 1994, and on October 6, 1994. The Work Group also coordinated with the Town of Carrboro's Small Area Plan Work Group, that was simultaneously conducting a similar small area planning process. The Carrboro Small Area Plan Work Group has been planning for Carrboro's northern planning jurisdiction, an area that is adjacent to the western boundary of Chapel Hill's northwest small area. The two Small Area Plan Work Groups held joint meetings in January and October of 1994, and had ongoing liaisons that worked to keep each Work Group informed of the other's progress. The interaction of these two Work Groups was an integral part of the planning process. Page 2 Northwest Small Area Plan