Discussion Starters
The Creating Quality Places committees used the following questions in their
discussions of project principles. You may find these questions to be useful
in local discussions about how the principles may be applied in your community.
Homes & Neighborhoods Discussion Starters:
- Can we learn from the best features of our older neighborhoods and identify better ways to accommodate our expected growth?
- Can we create a greater mix of housing types and higher overall densities in neighborhoods to make more efficient use of public infrastructure and services and to support more effective public transportation?
- Can we design better homes, homes that are durable and whose design is appropriate to the character and scale of their neighborhood or community?
- Can we connect uses and activities within neighborhoods in ways that encourage residents to walk?
- Can we design neighborhoods that allow workers to live closer to their jobs and that minimize travel time to and from work?
Commercial Development Discussion Starters
- Can we learn from the best features of our older neighborhoods and identify better ways to accommodate our expected growth?
- Can we create a greater mix of housing types and higher overall densities in neighborhoods to make more efficient use of public infrastructure and services and to support more effective public transportation?
- Can we design better homes, homes that are durable and whose design is appropriate to the character and scale of their neighborhood or community?
- Can we connect uses and activities within neighborhoods in ways that encourage residents to walk?
- Can we design neighborhoods that allow workers to live closer to their jobs and that minimize travel time to and from work?
Transportation & Public Spaces Discussion Starters
- Can we design our transportation system to make room for public transit, bicycles and pedestrians?
- Can we design neighborhoods and commercial areas that create the environment for motor vehicles to travel at low speeds?
- Can we design places that reflect the needs of pedestrians and that re-introduce public places in our cities, neighborhoods and suburbs?
- Can we design places that support an increased use of transit?
Environment Discussion Starters
- Can we design and develop places in which the conservation or restoration of the natural environment is integral to the overall quality of the place?
- How can the design of our communities protect natural resources, spur economic development and provide vital public gathering places at the same time?
- Can we change the mentality of how the environment is considered in urban development projects?
