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Transportation

4. Continue regional efforts to expedite interchange upgrades to maximize long-term accessibility for the area.

5. Integrate the dedication of rights-of-way or create reimbursement mechanisms to complete major improvements as part of the development process.

6. Proactively work with property owners to plat key rights-of-way that will establish the U.S. 33 reliever.

7. Program key phases of road and related improvements adjacent to SR 161 necessary to establish marketable front door appearances and make sites ready to build.

Transit Options

8. Use the EAZ Plan as a guide to upgrade regional transit plans for Dublin and to work cooperatively with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA).

9. Ensure that road improvements will easily accommodate the integration of transit over time.

10. Finalize a city-wide image for how transit will function outside the EAZ to ensure proper coordination.

Utilities

11. Program key water and sewer extensions along with road improvements to enable municipal owned sites to be more easily subdivided for development.

12. Remove the Post Road water tank to create additional land suitable for development along SR 161.

13. Continue pursuing the potential for dual power providers within the EAZ and ensure that the additional substation is constructed as needed.

Broadband & Technology

14. Continue promoting the City’s successes with broadband and WiFi to its greatest potential.

15. Pursue future partnerships with local high schools, technical schools and colleges to promote tech-based learning within the EAZ.

Open Space and Bikeways

16. Ensure vital greenway connections are dedicated or provided as easements as part of the administrative review of development proposals.

17. Program important segments of multi-use paths for completion in conjunction with development or as part of road construction.

Architecture

18. Ensure the desired contemporary style for the EAZ is adequately applied to set a new image for the area.

19. Use the EAZ Plan as a pattern book to complement zoning regulations and establish a general bar for architectural design quality based upon the specific locations within the EAZ.

Landscape Character and Design

20. Ensure landscape plans for individual sites meet the general intent of the Plan to create a lower-maintenance environment with an overall natural feel.