Town and Country Vision Plan
[ richland county home ]

[ town and country contents ]
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Acknowledgements
2. THE STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION PROCESS
3. HISTORICAL GROWTH IN RICHLAND COUNTY
4. PROJECTED FUTURE GROWTH – The County in the year 2020
5. CHOICES FOR DIRECTING FUTURE GROWTH
5.1 Trends Extended
5.2 1994 Comprehensive Plan: Urban Service Boundary Approach
5.3 Town and Country Model
6. DEFINING TOWN AND COUNTRY GROWTH PRINCIPLES
6.1 The Environmental Basis
6.1.1 Watershed Divides
6.1.2 Mature Forest Tracts
6.1.3 Regional Hydrology
6.1.4 Riparian Corridors – Waterways and floodplains.
6.2 The Transportation Basis
6.3 The Neighborhood Concept
7. GROWTH STRATEGIES FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT
7.1 Urban Growth Strategy
7.1.1 The Columbia Historic Core
7.1.2 The “Close-In” Neighborhoods
7.2.3 Suburban Area Demonstration Projects 
7.2.3.1 The Two Notch Road Corridor
7.2.3.2 Transportation for the Two-Notch Road Example
7.2.3.3 Underutilized shopping center: Boozer–Dutch Square
7.2.3.4 Transportation for the Boozer-Dutch Square Example
7.3 Rural Growth and Preservation Strategies
7.3.1.1 Eastover Demonstration Project 
7.3.1.2 Transportation for Eastover
7.3.2 New Village: The Employment Based Rural Village
7.3.2.1. Employment Based Village Demonstration Project
7.3.3 New Village: The Non-Employment Based Rural Village
7.3.3.1 Non-Employment Based Village Demonstration Project
7.3.4 Development in the Areas Outside Villages
7.3.5 Environmentally Sensitive Areas
8. TRANSPORTATION IN THE TOWN AND COUNTRY VISION
8.1 Roadway System
8.1.1 Historic Center
8.1.2 Urban Villages
8.1.3 Suburban Villages
8.1.4 Existing Towns and Neighborhoods
8.1.5 New Villages
8.1.6 Country
8.1.7 Congaree Preserve
8.2 Transit System
8.2.1 Historic Center
8.2.2 Urban Villages
8.2.3 Suburban Villages
8.2.4 Existing Towns and Neighborhoods
8.2.5 New Villages
8.2.6 Country
8.2.7 Congaree Preserve
8.3 Pedestrian System
8.3.1 Historic Center
8.3.2 Urban Villages
8.3.3 Suburban Villages
8.3.4 Existing Towns and Neighborhoods
8.3.5 New Villages
8.3.6 Country
8.3.7 Congaree Preserve
8.4 Bicycle System
8.4.1 Historic Center
8.4.2 Urban Villages
8.4.3 Suburban Villages
8.4.4 Existing Towns and Neighborhoods
8.4.5 New Villages
8.4.6 Country
8.4.7 Congaree Preserve