What does Legacy say about Healthy, Complete and Equitable Communities?

• Encourage mixed-use development
• Promote land use patterns and design standards that support public transit, walking and bicycling and reduce automobile trips
• Design streets to facilitate the use of all modes of transportation
• Expand public transportation into a countywide transit system
• Create a bikeway/sidewalk/ greenway network that provides alternative means of transportation and recreational opportunities
• Improve air quality, which protects the health of our citizens
• Stimulate new development in slow growth areas
• Provide parks and recreational facilities to meet the needs of a diverse population
• Create a system of open spaces that provide recreational opportunities and enjoyment of nature
• Create a network of greenways that link neighborhoods and activity areas
• Preserve farmland and open space
• Develop compact, pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods that contain a mixture of residential and commercial buildings, public spaces and amenities, and offer a variety of transportation options
• Provide convenient and high quality medical facilities throughout Forsyth County
• Create communities that are friendly and accessible places for older and disabled people
• Factor safety into the design of developments, neighborhoods and communities
• Locate and design educational facilities which provide quality education and are assets to neighborhoods
• Ensure that a comprehensive program of solid waste management protects public health and the environment