| OCR Text |
Show Percentage of residential development with densities of one dwelling unit per acre or higher that occurs in areas planned for sewer and water. Acres of land preserved in perpetual open space. Acres of environmentally sensitive lands in large contiguous sections acquired or; preserved by easement. Percentage of prime agricultural areas (measured in acres) that are still in active! agricultural production This initial set of draft indicators needs further refinement, adoption and identification responsible agencies or mechanisms for data collection and reporting. Since many of these proposed indicators require new data collection or manipulation, analysis and reporting of existing data from throughout the region by a single designated group on agency, funding and staffing needs or issues must be addressed so that this effort can commence to effectively monitor and report progress at implementing the regional vision on an ongoing annual basis. While the experiences of other regions teaches us that the creation and measurement of 1 indicators takes considerable time, the effort to measure progress towards an integrated * land use and transportation future for Tri-County will be worth the effort. "What gets measured gets done." |
