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Other examples of replicable projects: <br /> • • Projects that address regulatory barriers in ways that can be used in other cities. <br /> • Developments that address circumstances found commonly in the region. <br /> Examples of innovative partnerships: <br /> Projects that involve local businesses, community institutions and area residents in <br /> planning and implementing projects. <br /> Projects that involve financial contributions from local for-profit and non-profit <br /> businesses and organizations. <br /> IMPLEMENTING THE REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY <br /> The goals of the Livable Communities Demonstration Account and the projects as described <br /> above are consistent with objectives of the Regional Blueprint's Regional Growth Strategy. In <br /> addition,projects that help to implement the following goals of the regional growth strategy will <br /> receive funding priority, including those that: <br /> • Increase housing densities in the Urban Area, especially along transit lines. <br /> • Increase job creation and economic development in nodes along corridors from <br /> • I-494/1-694 Beltway into the region's core. <br /> • Enhance existing neighborhoods and activity centers. <br /> • Reduce dependence on the automobile by encouraging direct links among housing,jobs and <br /> transportation. <br /> • Use regional transportation investments to increase transit use and mixed use development. <br /> Below are goals related to land use for different policy areas (refer to Growth Strategy Map <br /> attached to these guidelines).Many of these goals repeat the goals of the Livable Communities <br /> Demonstration Account. <br /> In the Urban Area... <br /> • Use land with urban services wisely <br /> 0 Increase the density and intensity of development <br /> 0 Foster efficient,connected land use patterns <br /> 0 Allow mixed use developments <br /> • Support job creation and economic development in nodes along corridors within and near the <br /> I-494/1-694 beltway, especially in concentrations serviceable by transit <br /> • Link transit investments and service enhancements to developments that are pedestrian and. <br /> transit friendly <br /> • Coordinate redevelopment with regional infrastructure investments <br /> • Provide a diversity of housing types,prices and locations <br /> • Incorporate environmental preservation into the development process <br /> 1111 In the Urban Core... <br /> • Revitalize and stabilize neighborhoods through physical renewal,job creation,new housing <br /> construction and rehabilitation of existing housing <br /> 3 <br />