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village,:enters. Carla Main, the &strict s prolect manager, notes
<br />tha~ the largest crowd to d~te assembled for the area's visioning
<br />e,,ent, where 150 people n3et to discuss issues and chose to focus
<br />their greatest attention on ~public amenities and facilities. Other
<br />critical issues include tran{portation, housing and
<br />neighborhoods, public safety, jobs and economic vitality, and
<br />social se~ices. The planning committee is being prepared to
<br />enter Phase II.
<br />Like the University DiStrict, the Fremont Urban
<br />Neighborhood Coalition ~UNC) is also near the end of Phase
<br />I. It is the only ' ;
<br /> comm~ttee,to send out bulletins over the
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<br />Internet, and it was planni~ng to host local interest groups in
<br />January as a means of dem, onstrating its sincerity in gathering
<br />diverse viewpoints. FUNq is reviewing the results of over 500
<br />community surveys and o~ Fremont Future, its visioning event,
<br />which attracted more tha~ 125 community members to finalize
<br />plan issues. ~
<br /> Unlike the first two, th~ Georgetown district is primarily a
<br />manufacturing and industgial center with some residential areas
<br />and commercial uses. Its f+cus in Phase II will be the restoration
<br />of a secure community ideintity with increased commercial and
<br />industrial vitality. Citizeng formed nine focus ~roups to identify
<br />dominant recurring themeS. One challenge inv~olves finding a
<br />way to balance the commtinity's residential, commercial, and
<br />industrial goals. Transportation concerns have risen to become
<br />the top priority. Participar}ts also wish to recapture long-
<br />abandoned, contaminated!industrial sites in order to revitalize
<br />the area and stimulate ne~ economic growth. To curtail crime,
<br />citizens plan to improve cclmmunity watch programs and want
<br />additional police patrols. On the other hand, they do not feel
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<br />that Georgetown can suppTort m,xed-use projects and want
<br />those discouraged. Martin Roupe
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<br />Achieving Environmentally
<br />Sensitive Design
<br />Maryland Office of Planning, 301 West Preston St., Baltimore,
<br />MD 21201. April 1995. 64pp. $2.
<br /> Flexible land-use regulation is the emphasis of this useful
<br />handbook, which contains numerous illustrations, examples,
<br />and sample oMinance provisions. Seemingly inspired by the
<br />pioneering work oflan McHarg, this document, part of a series
<br />produced by Maryland's state planning office, is eminently
<br />practical in its discussions of the means of molding
<br />development into the existing landscape and conserving the
<br />natural features of the land.
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<br />Alternatives to Sprawl
<br />Dwight Young. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 113 Brattle St.,
<br />Cambridge, MA 02138. 1995. 32pp. $14 (25percent discount
<br />for orders of l O or more).
<br /> In March 1995, the Lincoln Institute, the National Trust for
<br />Historic Preservation, and the Brookings Institution co-
<br />sponsored a conference, "Alternatives to Sprawl," at the
<br />Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Dwight Young's
<br />summation in this volume outlines the broad issues of sprawl
<br />that were addressed by such experts as Andres Duany, Robert
<br />Burchell, and Anthony Downs, including some of the economic
<br />and cultural defenses of sprawl. Other sections deal with state
<br />land-use planning in Oregon, regional coalition building in the
<br />Twin Cities, and the virtues of traditional town planning.
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<br />Rural Development
<br />Guidelines
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<br />Hamlet Design
<br />Guidelines
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<br />Building Form
<br />Guidelines
<br />Prepared by Dutchess County Department o?Planning and
<br />Development. Available J~om New York Planning Federation, 488
<br />Broadway, Suite 313, Albany, NY J2207. October ]~94. 32pp.,
<br />24pp., 32pp., respectively. $10 for the set plus 80 cents tax and
<br />$1.50 postage and handling.
<br /> Prepared from guidelines prepared by planning consultant
<br />Joel Russell and archi.tects Anne Tare and Jennifer
<br />Shakespeare, these volumes present an effective mix of
<br />illustrations and textual explanations of the need for zoning
<br />and development guidelines adapted specifically to the needs
<br />of rural communities. In Rural Development Guidelines, the
<br />authors argue that typical suburban zoning is poorly adapted
<br />to rural needs for resource conservation or visual aesthetics
<br />and often simply chop up the landscape into monotonous
<br />large lots instead. Their answer is to use clustering devices to
<br />mold housing and commercial development into the
<br />landscape with minimal damage. The other two volumes
<br />deal more with small town lot design and harmonizing
<br />architecture with traditional styles.
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