Alternative Futures
for
Monroe County, Pennsylvania

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Impacts: Visual
What Differences Might the Alternatives Bring About?

The Visual Impacts of the Alternatives will be obvious as Monroe County becomes urbanized; they will be seen daily. All of the designed Alternatives (i.e. Township, Southern, Spine, and Park) make use of the recommended Billboard Policy and the Design Guidelines. Adoption of these will significantly improve the visual quality of the County. Of all the Alternatives, however, only the Park is considered capable of protecting the Visual landscape over the next twenty five years and beyond. The Southern has relatively little impact, and the remainder a negative impact. None except the Park and Southern Alternatives can any longer claim to provide a network of "scenic public roads."

Maps showing visual impacts:

Existing Visual Impact
Plan-Trend Alternative Visual Impact
Build-Out Alternative Visual Impact
Township Alternative Visual Impact
Southern Alternative Visual Impact
Spine Alternative Visual Impact
Park Alternative Visual Impact