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Industrial Districts

Contributed by: DR. SEAN REIF D.C. on 9/29/2007

As manufacturing and shipment have become more sophisticated, the need for heavy industrial areas adjacent to rail has lessened. Warehousing remains a viable use with high demand for trucking. Active industrial areas require access to major arterials or interstates. Special attention to design, screening and buffering is necessary where industrial districts abut districts that include residential use.

Employment areas contain office, warehousing, light manufacturing and high tech uses such as clean manufacturing or information technology.

A campus is a special district that typically is dominated by a single, large institutional user. Universities, med centers, and research facilities are examples. Campuses contain a variety of buildings and uses geared toward a primary purpose. In addition to institutional uses, some companies organize their headquarters as a campus. The Auto repair and body industrial component of the Northglenn Industrial Park could be considered a CAMPUS.

Districts may cover a few blocks or hundreds of acres. The district boundaries contain an area with a generally consistent character in land-use mix, physical location and transportation characteristics. A district, however my be large enough to incorporate both smaller centers and corridors.

Transportation priorities focus on improving alternative transportation choices balanced throughout the city. Strategies include supporting development of transit services, including regional rapid transit, enhanced bus corridors and transit supportive land use. In addition to public transportation improvements, pedestrian, and bicycle connections need to be accessed, with any gaps in access rectified.

The fiscal responsibility for public infrastructure improvements does not always fall into local government's hands. Local or on-site infrastructure (NEW sidewalks and streets) is the responsibility of the developer or property owner. Regional infrastructure (such as a NEW commuter rail stop) is the public sector's responsibility. Regional, State, and Federal funding will be required for completion of multi-jurisdictional corridors and state and U.S. highways.

ACTION ITEM:
* Use public infrastructure as an investment coordinated with land use, economic development, and partnership strategies through small area planning.

* Support buildout of RTD's rapid transit system and other opportunities for rail transit.


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DR. SEAN REIF D.C.

THORNTON , CO

DR. SEAN REIF D.C. has posted 980 stories and 1129 comments since joining on 9/14/2005. DR. SEAN REIF D.C. 's average story rating is 3.08.
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