Principles of Development
- Integrated land use to reduce car usage, encourage social responsibility and interaction and to create a safe environment and in the longer term a community for all age groups
- A strong identity using good urban design and architecture
- Excellent public transport connections to the rest of Scotland and beyond
- Well designed streets defined for easy use by pedestrians in preference to vehicles – walkable neighbourhoods
- Higher densities around the public transport hub, key routes and spaces
- Open spaces that are accessible to all and provide links to the surrounding countryside
- Energy efficient building designs to safeguard the environment
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Not this...
Isolated residential estates with remote community facilities and no positive connections to the rest of the town other than by car
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...but this
Compact neighbourhood, integrating employment & community uses, reducing car use with a strong identity
