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The Toolkit contains model bylaws for most of the smart growth techniques. In many case regulatory changes will be required at the local governmental level to implement the techniques. The model bylaws provides a framework or starting point for communities to draft the necessary laws. They contain recommended regulatory language as well as numerous annotations (shown in blue highlighted boxes) which provide guidance on how to customize the bylaws to best fit your communities needs. The bylaws are not intended to be adopted as is, but rather provide an approach for your community to follow in developing its own bylaw. We strongly recommend involving town counsel in developing the final bylaw.
The PowerPoint slide shows are available for smart growth proponents to make presentations to developers, site planners and at public meetings and hearings. They can also be used to educate town meeting/city council voters who are considering adopting bylaws/ordinances to help implement the smart growth techniques. For some of the techniques several slide shows have been formulated to address a range of potential users; introductory, developer's perspective and local authority's perspective. While most slides contain captions, presenters should first familiarize themselves with the content by carefully reading the narratives associated with each technique, the case studies and the bylaws.
The case studies have been selected to demonstrate implementation of the smart growth techniques. For the most part, they are Massachusetts examples. In some cases out-of-state examples are utilized where the practices are better exemplified. We have made an effort to include a range of case study settings for each technique including rural, suburban and urban.
There are also printable brochures for many of the smart growth techniques. These have been formatted such that they can be printed in a foldable format for distribution.
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