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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Investment and revitalization should be concentrated in distinct nodal areas in order to accommodate walkability, vitality, placemaking, higher-density development patterns, and transit. This approach should be prioritized over a development pattern that dilutes the activity that new investment can bring to an area by spreading it out over too large of a geographic area and limiting transportation options. The identified Mixed-use Centers include those already existing, those that are emerging, planned mixed-use developments, or newly designated areas. A particular type of center, called a “Neighborhood Node,” is intended to foster neighborhood-scale focal points of development activity. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>There are several types of Mixed-use Centers, ranging in density, size, and regional impact. These are reflective of the underlying community development patterns in which they are located.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>See the Comprehensive Plan for more details.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV> |