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Communities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+md. " - Chancellor James Moeser, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1Each college and university prides itself on its unique traits of identity, culture, and core mission. An institution’s campus and. in many instances, the surrounding college town are typically the physical representatio Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mn of these characteristics. Quads, walks, greens, or. more specifically, places like Bascom Hill in Madison, Wisconsin, the Comer in Charlottesville,Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
Virginia, or Morningside Heights in Manhattan, and countless other places are as indicative of a college or university as the array of majors and courCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mrivate sector to support economic development, and the increasing community senice roles, most institutions know they need to grow. Institutions are increasingly recognizing the degree to which the continued growth of campus facilities - when done well - can strengthen efforts to recruit and retain Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mthe highest caliber of students, faculty, and staff. One significant challenge at this time is figuring out how to grow in a way that respects the besSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
t qualities of the institution, uses resources efficiently, provides students, faculty, staff, and community members increased choice in how to get arCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+melp colleges and universities address these challenges.Figure 1: Historically campuses in the United States have been tied to their places and their landscapes - Harvard to Cambridge, the University of Virginia to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the University of Pennsylvania to Phila Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mdelphia.Industry' analysts estimate that 40% of all colleges and universities are engaged in new construction, renovations, and retrofitting projectsSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
on and near campus. In 2006 alone, the value of this construction was approximately s 14.4 billion? As campus administrators know well, numerous factoCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m. “Should the campus grow?” with “How will we grow to meet future needs?” and “How can we grow to compete with our peers?” To meet the challenges, institutions are looking better way's to grow and opportunities to1collaborate with communities immediately adjacent to campus as a way to ensure growth Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mis beneficial to all stakeholders.Smart growth approaches to growth offers multiple benefits to both campuses and their adjacent communities. New deveSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
lopment on and off campus typically presents challenges related to traffic, parking, mobility, and the environment. New growth can also strain the finCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+me growth by creating great places, promoting positive environmental outcomes by enhancing transportation choices, fiscal responsibility through the re-use of existing infrastrucnrre and underused properties, and economic development and job creation by supporting mixed-use and joint venture projects Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m. This publication will show how smart growth strategies can help:1.Create enduring, vibrant places that improve both campus and community quality ofSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
life with each increment of growth. This in turn helps boost student, faculty, and staff recruitment and retention and ensures the college or universiCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+msting infrastructure, increasing transportation options, creating mixed-use live-work-play developments on or near campus, and. where appropriate, partnering with private and public sector entities to make the most effective use of investment dollars.3.Foster greater cooperation between the institut Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mion and the community by working to ensure that growth can help meet multiple challenges across the traditional divide of “town vs. gown." Smart growtSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
h approaches can help institutions and communities address issues such as housing affordability, transportation choice, revitalization, community connCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mervation, restoration, and enhancement of the environment. By supporting a mix of uses and compact building design, smart growth approaches can increase transportation choices, reduce reliance on the automobile, and decrease emissions. Envừonmental benefits are compounded when additional strategies Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mare used such as green building techniques and purchasing renewable energy.II. What is smart growth?Smart growth development strategies support multipSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
le economic, conununity, public health and environmental outcomes in the creation of new places. These strategies help create attractive, safe and heaCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mity by creating interconnected, mixed-use. compact, and walkable neighborhoods. The Smart Growth Network, a national partnership of over 35 business, government, and civic organizations, supports and educates communities on the implementation of smart growth development principles. 'The Smart Growth Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m Principles could be a boxSmart Growth Principles1.Mix of Land Uses By mixing housing, shops, offices, schools and other land uses in the same neighboSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
rhood, communities can encourage alternatives to driving, such as walking or biking.2.l ake Advantage of Compact Building Design - When growth is accoCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mate a Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices - New development can increase the number of homes available in a community. Zoning and development policies can be adapted to ensure that a variety of home types are available small homes to large, rental and homes for purchase.4.Create Walkable Neig Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mhborhoods - Walkable neighborhoods enable a variety of transportation options and provide opportunities for everyday physical activity.5.Foster DistinSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
ctive, Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of Place Development should represent the values and unique history, culture and geography of a conuCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mkey to the local and national economy and to a healthy environment.7.Strengthen and Direct Development Towards Existing Communities - Development that invests in existing neighborhoods take advantage of the infrastructure and resources already in place thereby maintaining and increasing the value of Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m public and private investment.8.Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices - A balanced transportation system that incorporates many means of travelSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
and is supported by land-use patterns increases choices for moving around a community.9.Make Development Decisions Predictable, Fair, and Cost EffectCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+me ability to make decisions quickly, cost-effectively and predictably.10.Encourage Community and Stakeholder Collaboration in Development Decisions -Growth can create great places to live, work and play when it involves residents, businesses, and all other stakeholders early and often to define and Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mimplement the community's vision and goals.See u ww .smart grow th.org3Figure 2: The Cotton District in Starkville. Mississippi, home to Mississippi SSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
tate University. IS a great place for faculty, students, and staff to live. work, and play only a short walk away from campus (Photo credit: EPA)EnvirCommunities of Opportunity: Smart Growth Strategies for Colleges and UniversitiesI.IntroductionThe Challenge"If e express our values by what ire build Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+moff due to increased impervious surfaces when natural land, for instance, is turned into a new subdivision, to wildlife habitat fragmentation and wetland destruction resulting from the conversion of forest to a new office park. Indirect impacts include increased automobile trips and increased emissi Smart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+mons because of low density, single-use development that doesn’t support transit or alternative transportation choices. Not all development affects theSmart+Growth+Strategies+for+Campuses+EPA+0507+draft+primer+m
environment equally, however. Development on infill sites and vacant properties is better for the environment. Smart growth strategies support develoGọi ngay
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