CREATING A HIGHWAY COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT GUIDE

The section “Community Connections: Corridor Development Best Practices” outlined on page 117 of this document proposes some general principles to minimize the negative impacts of development, particularly suburban highway development. Creating a guidance document that encourages and incentivizes best practices in compatible development would be of particular value to Cusseta–Chattahoochee County. With its position on a major thoroughfare and its lack of a downtown center, Cusseta–Chattahoochee County is under increased pressure to develop along the highway. However, the practices discussed in chapter 6 can help minimize the negative impacts of that style of development and capture many of the benefits of traditional downtown development described throughout this document.