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1. During the planning of transportation system <br />improvements, priority consideration should be given to <br />providing incentives for use of high occupancy vehicles <br />and alternative modes of transportation (e.g., car <br />Pools, van pools, buses, bicycles, etc.). <br />2. All new development or redevelopment should provide <br />transit ridership amenities (shelters, route informa- <br />tion, and schedules) and appropriate and effective <br />incentives whenever transit use is assumed or required <br />to maintain acceptable roadway'levels of service. <br />3. Requirement should be included within local development <br />regulations for the provision of bicycle and pedestrian <br />walkway facilities as a means of travel within and <br />between residential areas, schools, employment and <br />retail centers, recreational areas, and other public <br />facilities. All new development or redevelopment <br />should provide an internal pedestrian system and <br />provide interconnection to adjacent uses. <br />Discussion <br />At buildout Harbor Town Center is projected to require an <br />average daily demand of 56,450 kilowatt hours of <br />electricity. Florida Power and Light Company will supply <br />Harbor Town Center with electrical power. <br />The impact of the project on off-site energy consumption ' <br />will primarily be attributed to traffic generation. <br />Traffic generation is discussed in detail in the <br />TRANSPORTATION section. Maintenance of an acceptable level 1 <br />of service on the surrounding roadways will contribute to 1 <br />more efficient energy use for transportation. <br />Indirect costs are associated with the use of irrigation, ) <br />fertilizers, and pesticides needed to maintain landscaped <br />areas. By landscaping with native plant species that are <br />approprdroughtsate for and disease, siteconditions and energy whichu e can bestant reduced <br />Energy costs can be reduced also by using vegetation to <br />shade parking lots and buildings. Use of native vegetation <br />is discussed in the WATER SUPPLY section. <br />As energy consumption continues to increase in the Region, <br />more consideration should be given to alternative and J <br />locally derived energy sources. More consideration should <br />be given to site design and energy saving devices and <br />features that reduce energy consumption. The following <br />energy saving methods are easily incorporated into most site <br />plans and building designs. �s <br />'I <br />36 � I <br />