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Goal 3: Create great new places Build vibrant, enduring neighbor- hoods and communities that people, especially young people, don't want to leave. Revitalization approaches are limited by the commu- nity's existing built environment. Population projec- tions and a quick scan of the landscape show that many communities need new development, especially those in high- amenity recreation areas and those adjacent to metro areas. For these rural communi- ties, therefore, the challenge is to build new places that both honor and reflect the rural legacy as well as generate economic, environmental, and community benefits for both new and current residents. Great new places are unlikely to be built with conventional codes and policies. For communities that seek to obtain the best outcomes from new development, a new regulatory framework must be put in place. By changing these frameworks, a community can begin to build vibrant, enduring neighborhoods and districts that will provide the opportunities necessary to retain current residents, especially young people, and attract new residents. GOAL 3: CREATE GREAT NEW PLACES 112 Strategy 3.a. Update strategic and policy documents to accommodate new growth through compact and contiguous development Visioning Before a community creates or updates its compre- hensive plan or makes other important growth and development decisions, it is helpful for the community to undergo a visioning process to articulate a broad vision of itself into the future. The plan's goals, objec- tives, and strategies will support its realization. Vision- ing meetings can be held at places of importance to the community, illustrating the types of places that the community sees as contributing to its identity and sense of place. Places worth preserving Before deciding where great new places should be located, the community should consider which land and resources are important to conserve for economic, cultural, or ecological reasons. Conducting a green infrastructure assessment may help a community determine where development should and should not occur. By articulating valuable assets or qualities, it is easier for the community to determine locations that should be off - limits to future development.40 Strategy Tools & Policies 3.a. Update strategic and policy docu- Visioning Infrastructure grid and transportation ments to accommodate new growth Places worth preserving options through compact and contiguous Designated growth areas Distinctive local character development 3.b. Reform policies to make it easy for Policy alignment Context-sensitive design developers to build compact, walkable, Walkability Green street design mixed-use places Parks and open space Low-impact development • Traditional neighborhood development Form -Based Codes 3.c. Recognize and reward developers Smart growth recognition programs Green building that build great places using smart growth and green building approaches