1. Choosing a Better Future by Eileen McLellan EcoStrategies Creating sustainable communities

2. The growth we get… The costs of poorly-planned development

3. The growth we want…

4. Creating a better future Preserve farmland, natural beauty, parks and critical environmental areas Create strong, healthy communities complete neighborhoods, green spaces, strong economies Encourage community input into development decisions Make development decisions fair, cost- effective and predictable

5. Community voices, community choices: the planning cycle The breakdown of the planning cycle

6. Tools for a better future Plans, policies, programs and projects consistent with community goals  Planning for: farmland protection; green infrastructure; watershed restoration; habitat conservation; hazard resilience; and parks and greenways. Reviewing and designing:  Environmental protection, LID and hazard mitigation ordinances;  TDR, land preservation and resource stewardship programs;  Sustainable agriculture initiatives;  TMDL implementation strategies.  Providing support for community greening, waterfront revitalization, and ecological restoration projects;  Conservation design for development/redevelopment sites;  Creating tools and standards for development review.  Environmental and community assessments;  Community indicators and benchmarks;  Audits and scorecards; and  Recommendations for change.  Community empowerment and engagement;  Facilitating community dialog;  Goal-setting;  Capacity-building.

7. Tools for a better future Resource land conservation Special area protection Urban containment Infrastructure: planning, adequacy, timing, financing Neigborhood revitalization Community design standards Performance standards

8. Assessment Audits Scorecards Community indicators The political cycle

9. Everyone has a role to play Citizens Busi- nesses Elected officials

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