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• Protect sites for river- and rail -dependent manufacturing and freight transportation needs <br />from incompatible uses and identify local land supply and transportation needs for <br />effective use of those sites. <br />• Identify important multi -modal intersections, alternative freight routes, key intersections, <br />and other existing opportunities that may contribute to local and regional economic <br />competitiveness. <br />• Consider development of local employment, community, and activity centers that <br />complement Subregional employment centers in adjacent or nearby communities and <br />work with adjacent jurisdictions and businesses to strengthen economic relationships. <br />• Consider best practices for developing workforce housing to attract employees of <br />employment centers within, near, or adjacent to Emerging Suburban Edge communities. <br />Building in Resilience <br />Council Role <br />See Building in Resilience policy discussion in Land Use Policy introduction. <br />Community Role <br />• Identify local measures that would result in reductions in water use, energy consumption, <br />and greenhouse gas emissions. <br />• Identify local measures to address impacts to local economies, local resources, and <br />infrastructure systems as a result of more frequent or severe weather events. <br />• Identify mitigation and adaptation strategies and infrastructure resiliency plans to protect <br />against potential negative impacts of events associated with more frequent or severe <br />weather events. <br />• Implement compact development patterns and creating more connected places to reduce <br />auto -dependency and related generation of greenhouse gas emissions. <br />DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT <br />Last revised: February 21, 2014 103 <br />