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10. Ensure that all housing and neighborhoods within the City are well <br />maintained. <br />Strategies: <br />• Support local programs that provide financial assistance for maintenance and <br />rehabilitation of older and lower cost housing. <br />• Encourage programs and activities that support the physical enhancement <br />and maintenance of neighborhoods. <br />• Encourage and expand projects that enhance the infrastructure within older <br />neighborhoods, such as the street reconstruction program <br />11. Support strong, vibrant neighborhoods throughout the City. <br />Strategies: <br />• Encourage methods of subdivision design to protect and enhance <br />environmental features and amenities. <br />• Create and strengthen the appearance of City gateways and key <br />transportation corridors through streetscaping, design standards, zoning, <br />trails, lighting, sidewalks, signage, and other tools. <br />• Develop and enforce design, performance, development and site planning <br />standards, incentives and resources to ensure quality development. <br />• Create a high-quality neighborhood environment in every development <br />throughout the community. <br />12. Promote pedestrian -friendly neighborhoods. <br />Strategies: <br />• Encourage the integration of multi -modal access including parking, sidewalks, <br />bike paths, and park and rides within new developments. <br />• Enhance and maintain design standards that support a livable, pedestrian - <br />friendly community. <br />• Ensure that residential neighborhoods have adequate access to parks and <br />trails and that parks and green space are integrated into developments. <br />• Create connections between neighborhoods, parks and business to promote <br />a walkable community. <br />• Encourage development in Downtown Hugo to provide living, shopping and <br />work opportunities to residents. <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />13. Promote balanced commercial and industrial development that will <br />better serve the full range of needs of local residents. <br />Strategies: <br />• Explore the use of TIF (tax increment financing) districts as needed tc <br />support the City's redevelopment goals. <br />• Create commercial and industrial districts where a variety of commercial <br />operations may expand. <br />Chapter 3 <br />Policy PlantH <br />3-5 <br />llg0 <br />