Click on graphic above to see larger version. The Town designation has a mix of land uses, with residential, employment, and commercial uses within a pedestrian and transit-friendly environment. Stillwater is a good example of the Town development type, with a pedestrian friendly mixed-use core surrounded by medium density housing. A suburban Activity Center is a medium density organization of jobs and housing, but unlike its Town counterpart, is not walkable or pedestrian-friendly. Most access to and within an activity center is via automobile, though in some regions centers may be located on major transit lines.
Activity usually falls off after work hours, and street connectivity is generally poor.
Low to medium density grouping of office building and industrial facilities are often organized into campus-like settings, with large numbers of employees commuting to the site from around the region. Travel to and from other uses, and even within the development, is primarily by automobile. This type is also characterized by its lack of street connectivity and a streetscape that is designed for the needs of the auto rather than the pedestrian, bicycle, or other form of transportation. The Rural Cluster type presents an alternative to standard large-lot development by concentrating low density housing and preserving large tracts of land around the housing. While typical large-lot development eventually covers an undeveloped area with housing, rural cluster development attempts to preserve rural character and open space by placing the same number of units in a smaller designated area.