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Council's I1n orta to s l 11�7plcn�el�tl�l� tie Ite��lo naI Gr�� tl� try tctir I �� ti fl One of the p to local governments. The Council has developed an 1nteract1\,c 11jultimedia presentation t�_,) Co12 m till i��atc ro -tl� management c [icries and strategies r�egardinR corrrtunit de •elpE��tnr, d�ylls�t ��:�� its regional P use patterns and urban design in the seven-count- metropolitan area. The mTa Rimed is presentat Iti�r� �1 �'�j officials, Community groups and Others to c.kplore issues of development and red vcl��pment. with local � � t} The information contained in the shoxv Mcl udes GIS (geographic information system) map, oC land use. regional systerrr services and facilities, and land use patterns. Photography and computer i�encratctf to illustrate various lanning concepts necessary. for livable com m unities for example. pictures are used p t ans rt-friend l development,""mixed use," "life-cycle housing„and -environmentally sListainab le tr � d �ment development practices."' from the Cost of GroNvth stud'will add fiscal impact data to this mu It inied is sho�� The results obtained . arguments for seeking local govemment cooperation in p[an rt n g for and should provide mor e persuasive ar g more compact development. there are regular debates about the causes of urban sprawl, subsidization of suburban At the legislature, � development, redevelopment ment and reinvestment in the core area, etc. Legislative positions are based, for the most part,on each person's version of"conventional wisdom." The data and results from this stLid. will be used to add clarity to these debates and move the discussion to the more important issues of%vhat to do about redevelopment and reinvestment in the core areas, how to encourage more compact the suburban edge, and how the state's tax and fiscal systems might affect l c-Ica l development on g government and consumer choices. Coordination with th e son g rou p liaison will ensure that representative of affected groups and organizatiOns l be exposed to the same information produced b the stud', strengthening a common al p understanding of the issues and results.