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• Good and Bad Examples
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...the Commission recognizes that our region is facing significant growth, poor air quality, environmental impacts and loss of farmlands...

"Good and Bad" Examples of Smart Growth Design

Often the difference between development that fits into the character of a community and development that can be considered an eye sore is a result of lack of architectural and design details. The phrase “the devil is in the details” can also be applied to development in our communities. The following is a series of handouts that provide both good and bad examples of specific architectural and development details from across the country.

• Architectural Design (17.5 MB)
• Large Scale (Big Box) Development (12.2 MB)
• Building Orientation (19.0 MB)
• Civic Buildings (15.0 MB)
• Landscaping (17.6 MB)
• Mixed Use Development (16.3 MB)
• Parking Lots (16.6 MB)
• Bicycle and Pedestrian (16.5 MB)
• Signs (17.6 MB)
• Other Amenities (18.6 MB)