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Communities across Pennsylvania are realizing that they can conserve their special open spaces and natural resources at the same time they achieve their development objectives. The tools? Conservation zoning and conservation subdivision design, an approach we're calling Growing Greener.
These Growing Greener tools are illustrated in the above subdivision, where the developer builds the maximum number of homes permitted under the municipality's zoning, while at the same time permanently protecting over half of the property. The open space is then added to an interconnected network of community greenspaces.
If you want your community to take control of its destiny and ensure that new development creates more livable communities in the process, the Growing Greener approach might be right for you.
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| Introduction | The Conservation Design Concept | FAQ - Conservation Subdivision Design |
| Relationship of the Growing Greener Approach to Other Planning Techniques | Appendix - Selected Examples | Legal Analysis of the Growing Greener Workbook |
