The new 2013 Activity Centers were defined using criteria developed by COG Department of Community Planning and Services (DCPS) staff and the Planning Directors Technical Advisory Committee (PDTAC). These criteria specified that each place identified as an Activity Center had to possess two required attributes: • A Local Policy requirement - the place is identified as an existing center or growth priority area in a locally-adopted land use plan • A Density requirement – the place is forecast by 2040 to have a total persons density (a combination of employment plus population) above the average for jurisdiction in which it was located.