BLACKLICK-MADISON AREA PLAN

9SECTION 1INTRODUCTIONLooking for an overview of the Blacklick-Madison Area Plan? In this section you’ll find asummary of the plan’s recommendations, a mapof the planning area, and the process we used todevelop the plan.For an in-depth look at the recommendations,see Section 4, Recommendations beginning onpage 57.Here’s what you’ll find in this section:The planning area map shows the detailedboundaries of the planning area. The map showsyou where the Blacklick-Madison Area Plan’srecommendations apply.About this plan, p. 15What is a plan? This part of the introductionexplains what a plan is, how it’s created, andhow recommendations are developed.Plan Summary, p. 10The Plan Summary highlights the keyrecommendations of the Blacklick-MadisonArea Plan. The recommendations follow theplan’s three themes: Planned Growth, HealthyLiving and Travel Options.Policy statements, p. 17Policy statements are the guiding principles weused to develop the Blacklick-Madison AreaPlan. The Franklin County Commissionersendorse these principles as best practices thatform the foundation of community plans.Planning Area maps, p. 13The Blacklick-Madison Area Plan will guidefuture development and redevelopment inportions of unincorporated Madison and TruroTownships in Franklin County, Ohio. Theregional map shows the location of the planningarea in central Ohio.