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Building Health in Subdivision Review
Wayne Feiden, AICP
Northampton Director of Planning and Development
, January 29, 2008
Subdivision Standards
• Cookbook approach• ANYthing within right-of-way• Board of Health as partner
Bicycle and Pedestrians
Bicycle and Pedestrians
• Making HEALTHY communities• Bicycle and Pedestrian Friendly• Alternative to driving everywhere
Cluster and Conservation
Design
• Walkability• Smart Growth• Incentives for active recreation
Traffic Safety and Traffic
Calming• On-street parking• Narrow streets• Horizontal and vertical deflections• Sidewalks and off-road paths• Shared space
Project Review• Too late if not in regulations• BOH has 45 days• It’s not just septic systems
LIDs, Stormwater, and
Innovative Approaches
• Low Impact Development (LID)• Rain Gardens• Integrative Stormwater
Managment
LIDs, Stormwater, and Innovative Approaches
• Low Impact Development (LID)• How/where can BOH Offer
Guidance?
Planning and Health• Total Nitrogen in groundwater– Septic system vs.– Larger lawn, longer driveway, etc
• Blue baby disease vs. heart attacks?
• What is public health?
Planning and Health• Total Nitrogen in groundwater– Septic system vs.– Larger lawn, longer driveway, etc
• Blue baby disease vs. heart attacks?
• What is public health?