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Prepared for a panel discussion Spring 2007 described more here http://greenmoscow.blogspot.com/2008/07/moscow-climate-change.html
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Comprehensive Plans, Development Patterns,
Transportation Choices and Global Warming Emissions
Nils Peterson
To reduce your Carbon Footprint - choose green
personal transportation options
Walking & Bike-friendly
space
With walking at WinCo
We have built a structural dependence on the auto
This kind of development makes it hard to choose green transportation options.
We have built a structural dependence on the auto
This kind of development makes it hard to choose green transportation options.
Comprehensive Plans, Development Patterns,
Transportation Choices and Global Warming Emissions
Ford
Tidyman’s Development choices last a LONG TIME
Moscow’s Industrial
and RR land
Development choices last a LONG TIME
Thompson Rezone
Rezone would add structural dependence on the auto
Development choices last a LONG TIME
Comprehensive Plans, Development Patterns,
Transportation Choices and Global Warming Emissions
Large Scale Retail Ordinance (aka Big Box)
• Passed Feb 2006 • Council directed P&Z to review:
– “Dark Store” – Cap on the Maximum Size of a Big Box
• P&Z is now recommending to Council – Adding “Dark Store” Rules – No Size Cap No Size Cap promotes a
structural dependence on the auto.
Attend Council Meeting April 16, 7:30 PM Speak for a Cap
Better than a building-size Cap
Do you want to walk around this neighborhood?
The Walk-able Block as Cap
Action Needed: Council should direct P&Z to design a Big Box Cap that maintains walk-ability.
Preserves historic development patterns that were more walking friendly.
Action needed: Encourage Adaptive Reuse in revisions to the
comprehensive plan.
Adaptive Reuse: school to neighborhood mall
Adaptive Reuse: church to apartments
As part of the Dark Store provisions, P&Z did not forward any Adaptive Reuse provisions for Big Boxes.
Action needed: Council should send this back to P&Z for more work.
Forms-based Codes
• Rather than zoning for use, zone for the size, shape, streetscape and density.
• This allows mixed uses, lets jobs and services be in neighborhoods
• Central Business District approximates this idea now.
Action Needed: Put Forms-based codes into the Comprehensive
Plan. Do the first experiment in the RR lands - they
need to be rezoned.
April 16 - Stop Big Box Sprawl
we contribute to Global Warming Emissions
because of our personal Transportation Choices
Development Patterns which are constrained by Moscow’s
which last a long, long time
Comprehensive Plan and must be changed in the
demand a size cap
Participate in the Comp Plan Rewrite make structural changes to support green transportation
What to seek in a new development
Palouse River Drive
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Indian Hills
Meeting: March 29 5:30-6:30
Rudy’s @ Eastside