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Show How can I make a difference? Get Informed Learn more about New Visions and what a quality region can mean to you by visiting www.cdtcmpo.org or contacting: Anne Benware Senior Transportation Planner CDTC One Park Place Albany, NY 12205 518.458.2161 For more detailed information about the Plan and its associated costs, read the complete New Visions 2030 Summary Document, available online. Get Involved Public participation is essential to this effort-the more people, the better the result. We encourage you to get involved: Join our mailing list. Attend community planning meetings. Request a New Visions presentation for your organization. Join neighborhood and business associations. Call or write your elected officials. Find out the answers to these questions: • Is the local planning board considering the regional impact of local development decisions? • Is there a comprehensive plan that deals with growth and its impacts? • Do existing land use regulations accommodate compact, connected, mixed-use and pedestrian-oriented design? • Is the community participating in the Capital District Transportation Committee's Linkage Program or other financial incentive programs? Create Change Together, we can all make a difference for ourselves, our children and our environment. By supporting New Visions for a Quality Region, we will choose a future that offers vital urban centers, vibrant communities, sustainable economic growth, improved air and water quality and a strong transportation system that connects us all. Many voices are already part of the conversation. Make sure yours is heard in your local community. With your commitment, we can make this happen. make a difference> 22 Choosing our future Local communities play an important role in the planning process. They are on the front line in choosing and developing a quality region through the local level planning decisions they make every day. Their decisions directly affect the link between land use and transportation. Where and how the region's communities plan and design the places we work, live and shop have a direct impact on the region's network of streets, the ability to reach destinations by walking, bicycling or riding transit, and related quality-of-life issues. To involve local communities and inform them about planning for a quality region, CDTC sponsors the Linkage Planning Program. This program provides funding for cities, towns and villages to prepare community-based transportation and land use plans consistent with New Visions principles. Local communities work in partnership with CDTC, NYSDOT, CDTA, CDRPC and our county partners on Linkage Studies that: • Support urban revitalization and redevelopment of existing commercial/ residential areas • Improve street connectivity and reduce driveway conflicts through access management • Enhance and develop activity centers and town centers • Enhance and develop transit corridors and environments that support transit • Encourage a greater mix and intensity of land uses • Develop bicycle and pedestrian-friendly design standards • Create an integrated multimodal transportation network CDTC has sponsored 59 "Community and Transportation Linkage" joint planning studies in 34 municipalities with over $3,000,000 in funding since it began in 2000. It's a great start, and the need grows as more communities face critical development decisions. Has your community participated in a Linkage Study? These resources are available to enable your community to plan proactively and offer a better quality of life for residents. Contact CDTC or visit www.cdtcmpo.org for more information. 21 Local communities... are on the front line in choosing and developing a quality region through the local level planning decisions they make every day. |
