Example Details

Example:

Promote "active building" design to avoid empty space and blank walls by encouraging interesting and engaging building facades

Objective:

Accessibility

Strategy Category:

Land Use: Encourage smart growth through land use planning and development approval processes

Strategy:

(II.D.05) Implement design principles for compact development and pedestrian-oriented community form

Originators:

City of Fort Lauderdale

Implementors:

City of Fort Lauderdale

Timeframe:

Current

Applies Systemwide?:

Comments:

Example last updated August 2017

Contact: Ella Parker, City of Fort Lauderdale Department of Sustainable Development

Ex. ID 219

Multimodal Districts & Nodes
Primary Function:	Concentration of activities in transit-oriented setting. Focus area for job and population growth
General Land Use Context:	Generally a mix of uses with high population and employment density (More than 15 jobs + people per acre)
Walking & Biking:	Right-of-way has balance for walk/bike facilities and transit/auto. Focus on connectivity to transit stations
Lower Intensity Mixed Use
Walking & Biking:	Walk/bike priority with generous facilities for bikes & peds; focus on connectivity to transit stations