A Natural Resource Management Guide for the County of Morris A ...
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Station Area Plan identifying and establishing area around transit station accommodating mixed uses<br />
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specific to riders’ needs (e.g., banks, day care, eating establishments) as well as an intensification <strong>of</strong> uses<br />
Plan <strong>for</strong> station environment providing adequate parking, direct access <strong>for</strong> rider drop-<strong>of</strong>f and pick-up,<br />
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opportunities <strong>for</strong> alternative vehicle modes <strong>of</strong> access and parking<br />
Open Space plan including linear park development<br />
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Land Use Plan promoting:<br />
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clustering <strong>of</strong> buildings and creation <strong>of</strong> transit-friendly internal circulation system<br />
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mix <strong>of</strong> land uses accommodating pedestrians<br />
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Land Acquisition <strong>for</strong> linear park development<br />
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Design Strategies<br />
Parking facilities serving multiple occupancy vehicle programs and/or transit service<br />
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Dedicating portions <strong>of</strong> road surfaces to <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> non-motorized vehicles and/or pedestrian use<br />
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and Site Plan Ordinances<br />
Zoning<br />
Station Area Overlay Zone<br />
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Site Plan standards <strong>for</strong> sidewalks, landscaping, bicycle rack inclusions<br />
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Provision <strong>of</strong> vegetation requirements (oxygenation and filtering <strong>of</strong> air resources)<br />
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Special Improvement District enhancing downtown area, pedestrian use and transit ridership<br />
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Practices<br />
INDIVIDUAL<br />
Consolidate trips<br />
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Reduce daily driving; walk, use mass transit, and car pool or van pool<br />
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Avoid idling vehicle<br />
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Limit vehicle's warm-up time<br />
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Keep car engine well tuned so that it burns gas efficiently; a vehicle's fuel efficiency can be improved<br />
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by as much as 15% by keeping it well tuned<br />
Do not tamper with emission control equipment. This could reduce your car's per<strong>for</strong>mance and fuel<br />
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efficiency as well as emissions control benefits.<br />
Per<strong>for</strong>m regular tune-ups: replace air filter, hoses, belts, spark plugs, oil filter, oil and o<strong>the</strong>r fluids;<br />
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also check and/or replace tires, fuel injection system, brakes, transmission and emissions control<br />
system, ignition timing, crankcase, choke, etc.<br />
Sources: Clean Air, Improving NJ’s Air Quality, 1991; Let’s Clear <strong>the</strong> Air, 1996.<br />
Citizens, planning <strong>of</strong>ficials, and legislators face a tremendous challenge in protecting<br />
our airshed. The requisite transportation network reflected in land use decisions,<br />
traffic management, and improved pollution control technology need consistent<br />
support, funding, and follow through.<br />
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Pondweed<br />
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Air and Climatology
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