Municipal objectives. The residents of the Borough of Trainer
have expressed desires similar to those of residents in many other
communities. They want a safe and prosperous town which provides an
attractive living environment. They also want to be sure that, once
their community achieves such a state, it will be maintained. The
objectives presented below are designed to move the Borough in the
direction of its desires and to promote their long-term maintenance.
A. Limit the encroachment of industrial uses into existing neighborhoods.
B. Minimize conflicts between the diverse categories of existing land
uses and projected future uses.
C. Preserve and improve open space and recreational areas, taking special
advantage of floodplains and transmission lines.
D. Protect the character and condition of the built environment through
enforcement of appropriate zoning, housing and building codes.
E. New commercial development in this area should be focused on meeting
the needs of the local community. In this regard, any increase or
expansion of auto-related retail operations should be severely restricted
since the existing services are more than sufficient to meet local
demands. Efforts should be made to encourage new business development
that will provide desired goods and services not currently available
in the community.
Objectives. Several outstanding reasons for a common sense approach
to conservation include efforts to:
A. Maintain local pride in a well-defined community identity created
by a dozen or more generations of forbearers.
B. Ensure the ability to deal with current circumstances, based on an
understanding of the past.
C. Preserve the visual quality of older architecture in sharp contrast
to an otherwise mediocre or sterile urban landscape.
D. Enhance the appreciation of a family (or business) that possesses
a unique place, unlike mass-produced, structural boxes.
E. Recognize the worth of craftsmanship and quality of materials in
older structures as a factor of fair market price.
F. Avoid dislocation of established community bonds through rehabilitating
rather than demolishing older neighborhoods.
G. Establish a demand for labor-intensive renovation activities as well
as machine-intensive new construction.
Objectives. Success in achieving and maintaining a sound transportation
network depends on many factors. The objectives presented below are
intended to focus local efforts on those activities that best serve
the needs of the residential, commercial, industrial and social services
sectors of the four participating communities.
A. Maximize accessibility to work, school, recreation, medical and shipping
facilities.
B. Establish highway, street and parking systems which are compatible
with existing and planned land uses.
C. Encourage public transit facilities which are consistent with the
changing needs of the study area residents.
D. Maintain existing roadways and upgrade street networks where traffic
volumes warrant improvement.
E. Increase highway and street safety through identification and correction
of high accident locations.
F. Facilitate the movements of goods to and from industrial and commercial
districts.
G. Minimize operating and capital costs and locate an equitable and
adequate financing technique for transportation improvements and maintenance.
H. Prevent excessive transportation-generated noise levels, particularly
in residential areas.
Objectives. While technical progress has reduced the effect
of many environmental constraints on man's activities, the natural
environment will undoubtedly continue to impose major limitations
on what is possible, as well as economically feasible. The objectives
listed below are intended to help the four communities in the study
area avoid significant problems with the environment and to guide
them towards an optimum procedure of cooperation with natural conditions.
A. Limit the encroachment of development into the one-hundred-year floodplain
of all continuous streams.
B. Improve local performance standards for environmental impacts and
support the enforcement of state and federal standards.
C. Maintain an adequate drainage pattern of both natural and artificial
means sufficient to handle natural runoff.
D. Establish controls over the development of steep slope and poor soil
areas to prevent erosion and other negative impacts and to preserve
areas of natural beauty.
E. Preserve valuable natural resources, particularly woodlands.