The report also includes an analysis of 38 different land- use indicators clarifying how Pennsylvania s land is being used at the beginning of the 21 st century. The report will be updated annually to track land-use changes across the state. The Center for Local Government Services Interagency Land Use Team will continue to refine additional recommendations, specifically targeting ways state government can tailor its numerous programs to better support local planning, and submit a supplemental report to Gov. Ridge in August. There is immense common ground regarding the need for local government to form voluntary planning partnerships. However, there were calls in all regions of the Commonwealth for additional dollars for statewide land-use educational initiatives and joint planning for transportation, water and sewage systems, Coon said.
Communities can learn from each other.
This report is a catalogue, a shopping guide, for communities searching for proven land-use solutions. I look forward to working on their recommendations. Gov. Ridge s Executive Order on Land Use itself was based on the recommendations of the Governor s 21 st Century Environment Commission. The commission identified land use as the most pressing problem facing the Commonwealth.