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Blueprint for Good Growth vs. Communities in Motion - A Comparison
The Blueprint for Good Growth is a land use and transportation plan for Ada County that overlaps with the COMPASS Long-Range Transportation Plan (Communities in Motion). The Blueprint will consider land use, environment, and a wide range of public facilities and services in Ada County. Communities in Motion will evaluate Ada County development patterns resulting from the Blueprint project, as well as development patterns in Canyon, Boise, Gem, Elmore, and Payette Counties in establishing a strategic plan to meet the region’s transportation needs. Clearly, these projects must be coordinated to ensure consistency between the resulting plans. The table below compares the similarities and differences of the two projects.
| Blueprint for Good Growth |
Communities in Motion |
County-wide transportation and land use plan |
Regional long-range transportation plan |
Covers Ada County only |
Covers the Treasure Valley area, including Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem & Payette Counties |
Includes all modes of transportation within Ada County |
Considers all modes of transportation in the region, including cars, buses, other public transit, bicycles, pedestrians, carpooling, rail, and air |
Includes alternative land use scenarios and analysis of their impact on public services and facilities |
Includes alternative land use scenarios and analysis of their impact on transportation needs |
Includes analysis of growth related demands for water, wastewater, open space and parks, housing, and other public facilities and services |
Analyses of land related impacts such as agricultural land consumption, environmental impacts, impervious surface, and relative cost of infrastructure; does not include other public facilities or services |
Products are a guide for future growth as well as amendments to local growth elements and development regulations |
Product is a long-range transportation plan, with associated land use concepts and implementation strategies |
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Download the Blueprint for Good Growth Brochure in pdf format
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