Methods for Accomplishing LIVE’s Mission
- Convening key players from all three sectors (nonprofit, for-profit, and government) around pivotal opportunities for community vitality.
- Facilitating & leveraging government and private resources to invest in effective strategies for enhancing livability and revitalization.
- Serving as a catalyst for new livability initiatives.
- Educating the public on community livability, best practices and current efforts here in Lancaster City.
What is ‘Livability’?
Livable cities exhibit the following characteristics
- Balances economic growth with environmental sustainability.
- Promotes accessible, attractive parks and public spaces for recreation and community interaction.
- Promotes use of non-motorized forms of transportation.
- Highlights unique aspects of community character and instills community pride.
- Integrates sustainable green building practices with respect for historic architecture.
- Employs green infrastructure practices to beautify, cool the city and conserve energy.
- Supports neighborhoods and community building efforts.
- Cultivates local businesses and local food sources.
- Allows people of all income classes to be part of a community.
- Promotes respect, fairness and consideration of all people.
The Livability Approach
- Is a holistic approach to community vitality — focusing on the synergistic impacts and interrelatedness of many distinct “silos” (traffic flow, parks, housing, safety, air quality).
- The primary customer is the individual who lives/works/plays in the community. Understanding their needs and wants is essential to enhancing livability.
- Is an “equal opportunity” approach that improves the lives of all regardless of economic strata, ethnicity, religion, orientation, political party.
- Requires interdisciplinary collaboration across all sectors (nonprofit, government, for-profit).
- Celebrates the unique characteristics of PLACE in a positive manner and works to build from the “unique DNA” of the community.
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Ron Ford at the Cool Cities signing Board of Directors
Chair
Andrea Campbell
Vice Chair
Patrick Hopkins
Treasurer
Tim Donnellon, P.E.
Secretary
Anita J. Hanna, Esq.
Rev. Louis A. Butcher Jr.
Douglass Campbell
Laurie Ulrich Fuller
Antonia Hinnenkamp
Daniel Klotz
Representative P.Michael Sturla
Patrick H. Zaepfel, JD |