The attached diagrams, together with this memo, constitute my summary vision for coordinated land-use and transportation planning in our county and region.
Regional relationships have to be taken into account for any plan to work.
As you know, I have long emphasized the need for coordination of land-use and transportation, because that is the only way either can work properly. We already have long-established transportation corridors in our county and region, and these need to be respected and used as a baseline for all future development. The reasoning for this is that studies have shown that people will walk up to a quarter-mile with a package or bag, to reach home from shopping or public transportation. Improved transportation access is necessary, even at our present level of development, and we might easily see our regional population double in the next ten years. Better access by walking, hiking, biking, and public transportation needs to be planned for as an integral requirement in all new development, along with road and private vehicle access.