| With cooperation from regional, state, and local project partners, the Research Triangle Region's $450,000 grant is being used to compare alternative forms of development for the region. The goal of this activity is to implement a new set of regional development and mobility principles that encourage higher-density development with increased pedestrian mobility, transit use, greenspace, and environmental preservation. A partnership of local governments, state agencies, regional agencies, MPOs, universities, environmental organizations, and business groups is supporting the project. There will be four main parts: a detailed analysis of conventional and preferred regional development patterns; a set of strategies to achieve the preferred development pattern; computer visualization and charrettes; and community outreach and feedback. Alternative patterns of development will be analyzed using a variety of performance measures that describe mobility, infrastructure costs, environmental impacts, neighborhood character, and economic sustainability.
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