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Show ario both land development and population/employment are derived from existing zoning- -12 outlines the overall process for developing the scenario. To summarize, land uitability models were developed for non-retail (industrial), retail and residential fooment. These suitability models had several features in common - they did not T development in areas of prime farmland or environmental sensitivity and they ressed a preference for developing in urban service areas. Each suitability model also eXntained unique elements: industrial areas had to be accessible to certain transportation f° tures such as highways and railroads, while retail areas had to be accessible to sidenti'al markets. If more than one suitability model expressed a preference for a certain re tf,en the following priority sequence was used to assign the land area: industrial first, retail second and residential last. 2-55 |
