We are committed to achieving the following objectives:

• Revitalize existing communities and business districts
• Strengthen local, regional, and Commonwealth land use planning and consistency of implementation through legislation, education, and incentives
• Encourage future development near existing infrastructure
• Reduce traffic congestion and air and water pollution
• Provide housing for people of all ages and incomes in our communities
• Protect historic, natural, agricultural, and recreation areas
• Reduce land and resource consumption
• Conserve fiscal resources

 In order to accomplish these objectives, we are working to:

• Seek adoption of policies, including legislation, providing for consistent, sustainable, long-term growth strategies that address property tax reform, incentives for investment in existing communities, and the need for diversity in our local communities
• Provide leadership, information, and funding to achieve these objectives
• Educate, assist, and build consensus among state and local leadership
• Build a constituency to provide ongoing leadership

These principles were adopted in 1996 by the seven founding organizations of 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania.