Board of Aldermen |
Town of Carrboro Strategic Priorities and Annual Goals |
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| Approved: 16 February 2004 |
Download: (printable version)
2004-05 Strategic Priorities and Goals (.PDF) |
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| STRATEGIC PRIORITIES |
- Diversify revenue stream to maintain ethnic and economic diversity
- Protect historic neighborhoods and maintain Carrboros unique identity
- Improve walkability and public transportation
- Encourage development that is compact, dense, and appeals to diverse lifestyles and incomes
- Enhance and sustain quality of life/place issues for everyone
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| Diversify Revenue Stream to Maintain Ethnic and Economic Diversity |
Annual Goals:
- Review zoning in Central Business Development
- Set timeline targets for doubling non-residential square footage
- Increase non-residential space in Northern Transition Area
- Improve options for child care businesses
- Seek new or alternative revenue sources
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| Protect Historic Neighborhoods and Maintain Carrboro's Unique Identity |
Annual Goals:
- Review zoning in Central Business Development
- Strengthen and enforce tree protection ordinance
- Reduce barriers to, and expand methods for, civic participation
- Formalize Carrboro's governance principles into coherent statement
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| Improve Walkability and Public Transportation |
Annual Goals:
- Take lead on encouraging use of rail corridor
- Extend and improve transportation to all areas of Carrboro
- Continue to address traffic safety issues and other barriers to walkability
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| Encourage Development that is Compact, Dense, and Appeals to Diverse Lifestyles and Incomes |
Annual Goals:
- Consider minimum density to achieve target density in Small Area Plan
- Develop mechanisms to ensure availability of new housing stock to diverse economic and social groups
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| Enhance and Sustain Quality of Life/Place Issues for Everyone |
Annual Goals:
- Enhance characteristics of downtown as cultural, recreational, and economic destination and engine
- Advance social justice and equity issues in town policies, operations, and budget
- Continue efforts to build greenway system and protect creeks
- Expand opportunities for recreational activities and fitness
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