Smart Growth & Mixed Development
Neighborhoods across the region
would benefit from mixed-income and mixed-use development projects consistent
with Smart Growth principles.
Sprawl is Expensive
Read the report Estimated Fiscal
Impacts of Alternative Futures for the Capital Region prepared by the
Capital District Regional Planning Commission, the Capital District
Transportation Committee and the University at Albany Dept. of Geography &
Planning with funding assistance from the Center for Economic Growth, October
2007.
Trust Fund Priorities
Housing Trust Fund NOFA priorities include a
variety of smart growth principles:
- Rehabilitation of deteriorated properties or areas;
- In-fill new construction within existing building fabric;
- Coordination with transportation and land use planning;
- Housing where public infrastructure already exists;
- Mixed-use projects;
- Mixed-income projects;
- Long-term or permanent affordability;
- Green building technology;
- Innovative best practices.
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Inclusionary Housing
Inclusionary housing is a smart-growth tool used to ensure affordable and
workforce housing in communities where it otherwise might not get built. Learn
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