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Comprehensive Plan, City of Paris, Texas Future Land Use owners and establishing a TIF District. Property owners were offered what was termed a "cooperation bonus," amounting to $1,000 for every year the homeowner lived at that residence, up to 30 years, as well as a moving allowance. Renters were also offered compensation for moving costs. The 436,000 square foot commercial project has now been completed. Major retail companies have located in the development helping stabilize development in surrounding neighborhoods. Although the project resulted in the loss of moderately priced housing, the deteriorating conditions of the neighborhood and the desire to provide reinvestment in the City indicates a commitment to the community toward growth and improvement. Recommendation - Residential Development Guidelines Good urban design can help new developments relate to adjacent developments to form strong neighborhoods. The land use pattern of a neighborhood plays a major role in determining its strengths and weaknesses. The current Paris pattern of neighborhoods meets traditional planning standards. Most older neighborhoods are linked in the traditional grid street pattern, which today is called a"neo-traditional" pattern. Neo-traditional concepts should continue to steer new and infill development in Paris and the Paris Urban Service Areas. Residential land use in Paris should be driven by a strong emphasis on the implementation and enforcement of the Paris Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations, while exploring innovative regulatory approaches in response to private sector development needs. The following section contains guidelines based on neo-traditional planning principles for new and infill development. Encourage the development of logical, interconnected street grids, and avoid "jigsaw" street systems. Interconnected, grid-like street systems allow for a more dispersed traffic pattern because there are multiple routes to move from one place to another within the City. A grid configuration of streets helps to minimize peak hour traffic flows. In addition, these interconnected systems are more comprehensible and, thus, easier for visitors and residents alike to find their way around the City. On the contrary, "jigsaw" street systems, with no apparent repetition or order, can be disorienting and tend to funnel traffic to collector-type roads, even for short distance travel. This situation contributes to unnecessarily heavy traffic on main roads at peak traffic periods. It should be noted that a gridded street pattern does not necessarily require all streets to be straight. The design of the roadway system should work with the land. The basic goal for the City's overall road layout is a system of north-south roads that regularly intersect with east-west roads. Encourage the development of tree-lined streets. Paris should encourage the planting of street trees as part of an ambitious street tree program for new development. Street trees provide shade for streets and sidewalks, help moderate temperatures, improve aesthetics, and generally encourage pedestrian use of S:\98288\WPQfinal rcp>rt 2-01.cluc 61 BWR