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7 Debra Williams Keaton Howe David Hsu Jayme Moss Dietrich Hoefner How can Mixed use, mixed use, mixed use! Louisville's most important asset is our Sales tax revenue makes up a big We can ensure that land is not Zoning and land use planning should be Louisville achieve Thus zoning and land use planning is crucial. Mixed use development is a accessibility to a healthy, outdoor lifestyle. Economic sustainability can be achieved portion of the funds for the city. Allowing more commercial simply zoned and rezoned as residential. Rooftops alone do not done with a strong vision of the future, but at the same time should be flexible economic different animal, which requires by balancing our open spaces, parks, and development would increase sales equate to adequate tax revenue. Our enough to accommodate unexpected sustainability rezoning and a PUD, if not able to do public lands priorities with thoughtful land tax revenue, but the goal of planning property taxes in Colorado are changes and opportunities. While through zoning and based on current zoning. Mixed use doesn't have to be high rises or high use planning of undeveloped land, regentrification of previous business should not be to maximize revenue. Residents and businesses should ridiculously low. If we balance more commercial and office space with residential development may be a pressing topic today, I believe land use density to be economically developments, and a continued availability want to be in Louisville because the rooftops, we can help to achieve economically sustainable planning planning? sustainable. As you already know, the of housing. City is a great place to live and to do economic sustainability in our should take place over longer time right mix of residence units, retail, and commercial businesses is key to survival. If you can walk to all the necessities, you are planning for long term economic stability. Less driving, more transit lines, and walkable communities. People want to live in communities that allow the maximum walkability. Within walkable communities, there needs to be connectable and accessible routes such as pedestrian walkways, bike routes, trails, and bus routes that are accessible, frequent, and timely. Mixed use allows all your basic necessities to be within walking distance encouraging alternative transportation instead of the automobile. business. Planning with more walkability and connectivity in mind will help businesses. Making it easy for people to travel within a region will allow for positive spillover effects. For example, while the McCaslin corridor generates a significant portion of revenue for the city, the typical customer visiting a store in the McCaslin are does not usually linger and visit neighboring stores. Promoting visits to multiple businesses can be done through better planning. This may include better consideration of nearby residential and commercial areas during the planning process. For example, with online shopping, the current environment for retail businesses is more challenging. wonderful town. horizons and should incorporate multiple goals and interests. And speaking of walkability, Louisville does a very good job of providing a walkable community, however, there are a few areas that need some improvement, specifically South Boulder Road (entire experience), Hwy 42/95/96 street, roughly from Pine Street to Baseline. A sidewalk is not enough, it needs to feel safe and protected from traffic such as widening the 4 foot wide sidewalks on South Boulder Road and providing more visual and physical buffer from the traffic, and careful planning takes Commercial development may lean more toward restaurants and services than retail goods. At the same time, planning may be able to promote retail businesses by looking at the mix of residential and commercial nearby the retail businesses and reducing barriers to connectivity. 7