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(d) Review standards for roads and sidewalkdesign, signage, and lighting toaddress senior safety issuesTracking the Comprehensive Plan• As of 2008, 14% of existing Vancouver housingunits were located within ½ miles of a fullservice grocery store, 47% within ½ mile ofa convenience store, 69% within ½ mile ofa park, 35% within ½ mile of a school, and 72%within ½ mile of a bus stop• From 2007 to 2011, new Vancouver single andmulti-family housing averaged a total densityof 8.8 units per acre in city limits, and 6.1 unitsper acre in unincorporated portions of theVancouver UGA. Single family units accountedfor 50% of new units in city limits,and 8% in the VUGA.For more information:The Clark County Comprehensive Plan contains policy guidancefor the unincorporated VUGA. Clark County alsomaintains comprehensive plan and zoning maps regulating theunincorporated area. Contact Clark County Long RangePlanning or visit Clark County’s Web site http://www.clark.wa.gov/planning/comp_plan/index.html• The Community Framework Plan contains policy guidancefor regional growth issues in Clark County. See Appendix A.• The Vancouver Comprehensive Plan Implementation MonitoringReport (2010) contains information on recent localtrends and existing conditions. Clark County also tracksdevelopment data at http://www.clark.wa.gov/planning/comp_plan/monitoring.html• The 2009 Creating a Sustainable Vancouver Plan is availableat (http://www.cityofvancouver.us/upload/images/PublicWorks/VancouverSustainabilityPlanFINALWeb_090109.pdf)• Code and Regulatory Barriers to the Living Building Challengefor Sustainable, Affordable, Residential Developmenthttp://www.cityofvancouver.us/upload/images/Planning/Sustainability/CTED_Grant/Report_1_only.pdf• As of 2010, 74.5 of Vancouver residentssurveyed reported that overall livability in theCity was high or very high1-16 | Community Development Vancouver Comprehensive Plan 2011-2030
CHAPTER 2Economic DevelopmentEconomic development is one of the cornerstones of theVancouver comprehensive plan because it is a centralfactor in a community’s ability to sustain itself. A strong anddiverse economy provides employment and a tax base thatsupports public services and a livable community. Althoughmost economic activity is in the private sector, local government’srole is to establish parameters for private markets,provide necessary services, and participate in economicdevelopment in some circumstances.This chapter describes Vancouver’s economy in 2011 andwhat direction the city’s economic development should takeduring the next 20 years.Specifics Data on the composition of the Vancouver economy Economic indicators: unemployment, poverty, income, andsales levels Available land for commercial and industrial development Vancouver’s economic development tools and programs Economic development policiesVancouver Comprehensive Plan 2011-2030 Economic Development | 2-1
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