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Blueprint 101: Nuts and Seeds CalACT Conference April 22, 2008 Squaw Creek Resort, Lake Tahoe Marilee Mortenson California Department of Transportation Slide 2 2 Outline Why: why Blueprints What: the process Who: the grants How: the applications When: whats next Slide 3 3 Sonoma County Slide 4 4 Two Sonoma Counties Slide 5 5 Three Sonoma Counties Slide 6 6 and four Slide 7 7 and five Slide 8 8 and six Slide 9 9 and ten. Slide 10 10 How about twenty? Slide 11 11 Original Factors Traffic Ag land and habitat Planning silos Money Dwindling opportunities Slide 12 12 New Factors AB 32 GHG targets Prop 1B bond funds SB 375, AB 2870, etc. Water conservation Slide 13 13 Governors Strategic Growth Plan to Improve Mobility Regional Blueprint Planning Slide 14 14 Performance-based, outcome driven Strategic Growth Plan Slide 15 15 Regional approach: Regional Blueprint Planning Program $5M seed money Regional-scale issues New partners Scenario-based Consensus on regional vision Slide 16 16 Regional Blueprint Framework Community level: Public input Local level: Land use decisions Regional level: Convene stakeholders around regional issues State/federal level: Funding, forums, and guidance Slide 17 17 Public Engagement Public and private stakeholders GovernmentCivicCommunity Slide 18 18 Visualization Tools and Scenario Planning Slide 19 19 Performance Measures Report Card Transportation.. Housing... Open Space Public Facilities. Report Card Transportation.. Housing... Open Space Public Facilities. Slide 20 20 Desired Program Outcomes Regional plans that: Bring in the public Consider land use Improve mobility Local implementation Slide 21 21 Why Now (regardless of GP Status) Visual planning tool Broad application Issues not going away General Plans are not forever Rewards for developers Buy-in: define your issues now Invest infrastructure $ more wisely Maintain working landscapes Streamline delivery of infrastructure Slide 22 22 Challenges Here-and-now thinking Labor/costData Performance measures Decisions still political Informal vs. formal process Original role, new relationships Slide 23 23 Regional Blueprint Planning Grants Voluntary, discretionary, competitive FY 2005/06: $5 million (14 MPOs) FY 2006/07: $5 million (16 MPOs) FY 2007/08: $4.5 million (16 MPOs) $0.5 million (11 RTPAs) Slide 24 24 FY 07-08: 8 MPO grantees, 16 MPOs $4.5 million shared: SCRTPA (Shasta) [BCAG (Butte)] SACOG (Sacramento) MTC / ABAG (Bay Area) San Joaquin Valley 8 MPOs AMBAG (Monterey) SLOCOG (San Luis Obispo) SCAG (Southern California) SANDAG (San Diego) Slide 25 25 FY 07-08: 9 RTPA grantees, 11 rural RTPAs $0.5 million shared: Del Norte HumboldtTrinityTehamaGlennMendocinoLakeTuolumne Eastern Kern-Mono-Inyo Slide 26 26 Range of Rural Grant Activities Build support base Select consultant Form Advisory Committee(s) Obtain software, computer workstation Collect/develop/enhance GIS data sets Conduct UPlan modeling Scenario planning: model the base case, reach agreement Public engagement: workshop(s), public awareness campaign, marketing Develop performance measures Slide 27 27 Applications We Have Known The best applications: Show broad support/partnering Build on existing efforts Show innovation/vision Lay out clear tasks/goals Measure success of tasks Lay out clear, realistic timeline, budget Include performance measures Avoid FHWA eligibility concerns: Clearly focus on transportation planning Slide 28 28 State Support Grant assistance Technical assistance Blueprint Learning Networks Rural Learning Networks MPO Regional meetings Statewide Summit Research OPR supports rural blueprints Slide 29 29 Current Status FundingSuccesses RTP Guidelines State support Slide 30 30 Future Questions Funding? Preferential treatment? Greenhouse gas emissions? Program administration? Slide 31 31 Planning Processes Converge TransportationPlans Land Use Plans NaturalResourcePlans Slide 32 32 Transportation Natural Resources Water Housing Economic Vitality Your Issue Here Agriculture Greenhouse Gases Community Issues Converge Slide 33 33 A Tale of Three Communities Urban community Farming community Ranching community Slide 34 34 WHY BLUEPRINTS: WIIFMC?