land use

DIVERSITY

r e s o u r c e s:

1. appropriate use of land, Urban Land Institute
2. open space for recreation activities, City Parks Alliance

a c t i o n s:

1. maintain an “urban core” + cluster land use for more efficient use of infrastructure
2. combine offices, shopping, dining, recreation, living

ENCOURAGE + SUPPORT DENSITY OF COMMERCIAL CORE

r e s o u r c e s:

1. small, local businesses, Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance

a c t i o n s:

1. provide incentives for businesses to work together, special shopping days, coordinate hours to save on parking requirements
2. parking coops, carpool coops, lunchtime coops between various businesses
3. support offices + businesses by providing accessible restaurants, gift shops, grocers, health facilities

CREATE RESIDENTIAL + COMMERCIAL FOCAL POINTS + ENGAGING SPACES

r e s o u r c e s:

1. american society of landscape architects
2. local artists
3. local architects

a c t i o n s:

1. courtyards + fountains for lunch time picnics in commercial areas
2. residential coop flower, vegetable + sculpture gardens
3. outdoor meeting facilities with various degrees of shelter, trash collection + toilet facilities

RESPECT FOR HISTORIC PRECEDENCE IN MASTER PLANNING

r e s o u r c e s:

1. baltimore architecture foundation
2. annapolis avenues + circles
3. alexandria, va grids
4. georgetown, dc grids

a c t i o n s:

OPEN SPACES FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS + RECREATION

r e s o u r c e s:

1. baltimore rec + parks
2. parks + people
3. successful urban open spaces: rock creek park; patterson park; patapsco state park

a c t i o n s:

1. volunteer to maintain your local open spaces