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104 Town of Aurora The following organizations were identified as potential support partners for the plan’s Beyond code updates and tracking their impact, recommendations. This is not an exhaustive the Town and CPIC should also benchmark list of every possible organization that could progress toward each goal of the plan. Clear support Aurora in undertaking this plan’s metrics and regular reporting will turn this plan recommendations, but it is meant to show the from a vision into a managed program. The ideas numerous opportunities the Town does have that follow are a starting point for selecting goal- to partner up to support the completion of specific indicators; they are not exhaustive. recommendations. Goal 1: • East Aurora Village Tree Board • Housing mix shift: number of new duplexes, • East Aurora Pedestrian & Bicycle Board triplexes, townhomes, apartments, and • Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce ADUs; change in the percent of housing type • Erie County Department of Environment & diversity; share of new units in growth areas vs Planning rural areas; cost of new housing. • Erie County Department of Public Works • Senior & workforce housing: number of projects • Erie County Agricultural & Farmland Protection and where; units provided and for which Board income ranges; change in the percent of cost- • Erie County Industrial Development Agency burdened households. • Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority • University at Buffalo Research Institute Goal 2: • Local Recreation & Environmental Groups • Local Farmers • Land conservation: measure number of • WNY Land Conservancy acres preserved for open space protection; • Genesee Valley Land Conservancy areas identified for agrivoltaics; number of • Cornell Cooperative Extension large-scale solar & wind projects that were • Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District approved/denied; percent tree canopy • Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper growth. • Rural Outreach Center • CSC progress: number of actions completed, • Ralph Wilson Foundation points earned, and how long it takes to reach • NYSDOT silver status. • Waste diversion: measure how many tons of 4. Pursue Funding waste was diverted via composting, e-waste, and events. As a smaller community, Aurora has a limited amount of funding to pursue all of the Goal 3: recommendations of this plan. Therefore, for • Farmland protection: acres of farmland each recommendation, potential funding sources brought back into productive use; number of are called out which the Town and CPIC should newly enrolled ag district participants. investigate further for eligibility and applicability. Certain grant programs may require matches, Goal 4: while some grants can be matched using local • Capital Facilties Plan: adopted (y/n); number of volunteer efforts or even funding from a different project funded; delivery rate. source (i.e. matching a state grant with a federal • Resilience upgrades: Number of culverts grant). See the “Funding Sources” of the Action improved, number of EV chargers installed. Plan for an overview of some of the grant opportunities available for each recommendation. Goal 5: 5. Benchmark Success • Improved ped/bike network: miles of new bike lanes and multi-use trails; improvements to After adopting this Comprehensive Plan, the the parks accessibility analysis; head counts of Town should promptly review and update its daily use. development regulations—zoning, subdivision, and • Traffic & safety: Number of traffic calming related codes and ordinances. The Plan’s policies projects implemented, change in injury crash and Future Land Use Map provide direction for rates, number of new parking spaces added to these updates so the regulations better reflect hamlets. Aurora’s needs and aspirations. As zoning is updated, the CPIC should monitor development activity in the revised districts to evaluate whether the changes are working.