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28 <br /> • First 600 feet really matters <br /> • Office mode share drops about 1% every 100 feet <br /> • 1/2 - mile residential share 300% higher than office <br /> Principles for Walkable Places <br /> 1. Sustainable density <br /> • A neighborhood average of 9 to 25 du/ac + to support LRT <br /> • Distance to transit matters <br /> 2. Mix of Uses <br /> • Vertical or Horizontal <br /> • The Details matter <br /> • Limit auto-oriented uses <br /> • Housing for everyone <br /> • Benefits <br /> ■ More walking / less auto use <br /> ■ Increased transit ridership <br /> 3. Compact pedestrian- oriented <br /> • Block sizes for 5-minute walk <br /> • Orient buildings to sidewalks <br /> • Active street edges <br /> 4. Active Defined Center <br /> • Up to 18 hours of activity with people living in the neighborhood <br /> • Compact and more dense <br /> • Employment closest to transit <br /> 5. Limited, managed parking <br /> • Consider size, location, design, and management <br /> • No minimum ratios, maximums <br /> • Disconnect parking from buildings, manage by district <br /> 6. Public Leadership <br /> • Focus on implementation <br /> • Nurture progressive developers <br /> • Plans + Capital Budgets align <br /> Ben Hitchings, Chapel Hill Planning Director, presented this portion of the PowerPoint: <br /> February 2017: Listening, Creating Concepts <br /> June 2017: Check-In with Town Council <br /> Key Questions: <br /> • Was early work on the right track? <br /> • Would Council support detailed work with advisory boards to move towards zoning <br /> concepts? <br /> July 2017: Market Study Deliverable Complete <br />