A livable city will be arranged so that the daily needs of people can be met efficiently, conveniently and economically. Land use will encourage vital, compact neighborhoods where people can live, work, shop, study, worship, and play without traveling great distances. It will encourage walking, bicycling, and getting to know each other. It will preserve the beauty of the land itself in green open spaces, in wooded bluffs, in lakes, rivers, and sweeping views. Wise and conservative land use underlies many other elements of the vision -- housing, business, transportation, public services, energy, and environment. St. Paul has already moved in the direction of better land use by making some zoning code changes in accordance with a plan for traditional neighborhood districts (TND).