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RICE CREEK NORTH REGIONAL TRAIL MASTER PLAN | 3 • Increasing access to nature and outdoor recreation through regional parks and trails • Providing transportation choices for a range of demographic characteristics and economic means • Supporting bicycle facilities to promote bicycling for transportation, recreation, and healthy lifestyles • Aligning resources to support transit-oriented development and walkable places • Promoting healthy communities and active living through land use, planning, and investments Sustainability Sustainability means protecting our regional vitality for generations to come by preserving our capacity to maintain and support our region’s well-being and productivity over the long term. The region’s investments in prosperity, equity, and livability will fall short over the long term if the region exhausts its resources without investing in the future. Planning for sustainability means: • Promoting the wise use of water through expanding water conservation and reuse, increasing groundwater recharge, and optimizing surface water and groundwater use • Providing leadership, information, and technical assistance to support local governments’ 25consideration of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience • Operating the region’s wastewater treatment and transit systems sustainably Additionally, Thrive identifies the principles of integration, collaboration, and accountability to carry out the Council’s work. These three principles reflect the Council’s efforts to integrate policy areas, support local governments and regional partners, and promote and implement the Thrive regional vision. Integration Integration is the intentional combining of related activities to achieve more effective results and leveraging multiple policy tools to address complex regional challenges and opportunities. The Thrive outcomes described above are lofty ideals that cut across the Council’s functions and responsibilities. Pursuing them demands that the Council use its full range of authorities and activities in more coordinated ways. Achieving integration involves moving beyond organizational silos and coordinating effectively with partners and stakeholders across and throughout the region. Collaboration Collaboration recognizes that shared efforts advance our region most effectively toward shared outcomes. Addressing the region’s issues requires collaboration because no single entity has the capacity or authority to do the work alone. For the Council, acting collaboratively means being open to shared strategies, supportive partnerships, and reciprocal relationships. It also represents convening the region’s best thinkers, experts, and stakeholders to address complex regional issues beyond the capacity or authority of any single jurisdiction or institution. Additionally, it involves providing technical assistance and enhanced information to support local planning and decision-making. Accountability For the Council, accountability includes a commitment to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our policies and practices toward achieving shared outcomes and a willingness to adjust course to improve performance. Acting accountably means: a) adopting a data-driven approach to measure progress, b) creating and learning from Thrive indicators, c) providing clear, easily accessible information, and d) 17fulfilling the Council’s mission.