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Implemented several years ago |
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Agencies are adapting to change |
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SHA reviewed capital program |
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Identified which projects were ‘Smart Growth’ compatible |
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Will a project encourage development where it is targeted… |
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Will it cause development where it is not intended or wanted? |
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An approach to guide the development of successful projects so that: |
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projects are done right the first time! |
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projects address transportation need |
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projects balance stakeholder objectives |
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projects are safe |
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An approach that
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good engineering |
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MD SHA Workshop - November 1999 |
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Many ideas contributed by planners, engineers and architects |
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National conference generated: |
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many ideas |
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needed momentum |
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Maryland is 1 of 5 pilot states |
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Partnership Planting Program |
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Access Management Program |
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Think about how projects are consistent with the spirit and intent of Smart Growth, rather than just what is legally compliant with Smart Growth. |
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How can we more effectively manage congestion rather than trying to build our way out of it? |
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How can we re-focus transportation planning to manage demand as well as provide additional capacity? |
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What will we do as congestion builds outside of PFA’s to resist pressure to build additional capacity to relieve it? |
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How can we achieve dense, transit-oriented development around transit stations? |
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How can we change the skill set and mind set in state and local transportation staffs, consultants and contractors to respond to changing needs? |
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What can be done to coordinate land use and transportation when decisions are made at various levels of government? |
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What can we do to make communities walkable? |
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How can we provide different transportation choices in a cost-effective manner? |
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Will we be able to garner more public acceptance of mixed-use development? |
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How do we tackle the public education, effective partnering and consensus building needed to make Smart Growth work? |
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What can we do to develop projects that are sensitive to the communities in which they are located – ‘Thinking beyond the Pavement’? |
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