growing transit communities

Growing Transit Communities

Understanding Mixed Income Transit-Oriented Development

June 21, 2011

Sustainable Communities & Transportation

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Overview

• Puget Sound Regional Council

• Regional Issues

• Sustainable Communities Initiative

• Central Puget Sound Growing Transit Communities program

GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES

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Puget Sound Regional Council

Our Region• 4 Counties

• 82 Cities and Towns

• Urban & Rural

Our Members • Cities, Counties, Ports and Transit

• State Agencies and Tribal Governments


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Puget Sound Regional Council

• Regional Growth, Economicand Transportation Planning

• Federal transportation funds to priority projects

• Regional data and forecasts

• Forum for regional issues

• Prosperity Partnership


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Our Region is Growing

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1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040

Population: 5 million

Jobs: 3.1 million

Forecast

36% increase in population – 1.5 million

51% increase in jobs by 2040 – 1.2 million

More diverse

By 2040, 65+ population will double

Regional Growth EstimatesIn millions

PSRC AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Integrated StrategyLand use, economic and transportation planning decisions for the region are integrated

Vision 2040:

“As we work toward achieving the regions vision, we must protect the environment, support and create vibrant, livable and healthy communities, offer economic opportunities for all, provide safe and efficient mobility, and use our resources wisely and efficiently.”

VISION 2040, Transportation 2040, Econ Strategy

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Regional Growth Strategy

Provides Numeric Growth Targets for Local Planning

• Permanently protect resource lands, rural areas

• Encourage compact development

• Focus population and jobs growth• Metropolitan Cities• Core Cities• Larger Cities

• Improve regional jobs-housing balance

• Designate Regional Centers

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Centers

27 Designated Regional Centers

•3% of urban land area

•6% of urban population

•34% of jobs

Forecast Share of Change

•27% of regional pop. change

•60% of regional job change


Transportation 2040

• $100+ billion in transit investments

• Bus transit increases between 80% and 100%

• 68 new miles of light rail for 86 mile total system

Aggressive Transit Program


Transit Oriented Development

• Vision 2040

• “convenient and efficient travel to major job centers, especially because of easy accessibility to high-capacity transit, can also serve some of the objectives of balancing jobs and housing.”

• “Recognize and give regional funding priority to transportation facilities, infrastructure and services that explicitly advance the development of housing in designated regional growth centers.”

• Transportation 2040

• “Transportation 2040 supports the development of transit-oriented communities in conjunction with the implementation of the region’s transit system.”

• “Well-designed transit-oriented communities can lead to a range of substantial social and environmental benefits.”

Common theme in planning documents


Affordable Housing for all Incomes

• Vision 2040

• “Vision 2040 calls for increasing the supply of housing throughout the region by providing a variety of housing types and densities for both renters and owners. Special emphasis is placed on providing equitably distributed affordable housing for low-, moderate-, and middle-income households and appropriate housing for special needs populations.”

• Regional Economic Strategy

• “Pursue the resources and regulatory changes necessary to provide adequate, affordable housing close to jobs for workers of all wage levels.”

Common theme in planning documents


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Sustainable Communities Initiative

Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant opportunity•HUD NOFA: $100 million•August 2010 deadline

Metropolitan and Multijurisdictional Planning Partnerships•economic competitiveness and revitalization•social equity, inclusion, and access to opportunity•energy use and climate change•public health and environmental impact

October 2010 Awards•222 applicants•45 grantees•29 additional “Preferred Sustainability Status”


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• $5 Million Grant Awarded

• Effective date 2/1/2011

• 3-year performance period


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• CDFIs• Enterprise Community Partners• Impact Capital (LISC)

• Cities• City of Bellevue• City of Everett• City of Mountlake Terrace• City of Redmond • City of Seattle• City of Tacoma

• Counties• King County• Snohomish County• Pierce County

• Educational Institutions• North Seattle Community College• University of Washington—

Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies

• Environmental Advocates• Cascade Land Conservancy

• For-Profit Developers• Urban Land Institute—Seattle

District Council

• Non-Profit Developers• Affordable Housing Consortium of

Tacoma-Pierce County• Community Development Collaborative• Housing Consortium of Everett and

Snohomish County• Housing Development Consortium

Seattle-King County

• Public Health• Public Health—Seattle & King County• Tacoma-Pierce County Health

Department

• Public Housing Authorities• King County Housing Authority• Pierce County Housing Authority• Seattle Housing Authority• Snohomish County Housing Authority• Tacoma Housing Authority

• Regional Groups• A Regional Coalition for Housing • Equity Partnership• Puget Sound Regional Council• Quality Growth Alliance

• Transit Agencies• Sound Transit

Regional Consortium – Big Tent

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Regional Equity Network

• Keep focus on equitable TOD

Corridor Action Strategies

• Work with transit corridors individually

Catalyst Demonstration Projects

• 2 specific TOD projects

Affordable Housing Strategy

• Provide innovative tools to ensure housing affordability

Decision Commons

• Develop computer simulation tools to assist in TOD planning

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Regional Equity Network

Activities• Regional Equity Network

• Low-income households

• Communities of color

• Underserved populations

• Assessment of equitable development needs in corridors and station areas

• Sub-grants• 30 non-profit organizations

active in corridors

• Facilitate equitable planning in transit corridors

• Establish linkages between community-based organizations and land use and transportation planners


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Corridor Action Strategies

Activities• Inter-jurisdictional, multi-

stakeholder task forces for 3 light rail corridors

• Corridor-specific guiding principles and approaches

• Data-based analysis of existing conditions

• Identification of equitable TOD opportunities and strategies for station areas

• “Compacts” – equitable TOD vision, agreed upon by jurisdictions, community residents, agencies and other stakeholders


Catalyst Demonstration Projects

King CountyNorthgate

Pierce CountyTacoma South Downtown

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• $500,000 for each demonstration project


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Affordable Housing Strategy

Activities• Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice

• TOD property acquisition fund

• Tax increment financing

• Public surplus and underutilized land

• Technical assistance to jurisdictions• Housing Innovations Program

• Comprehensive planning for affordable housing


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Decision Commons

Activities• Interactive planning

visualization tool

• 3-D representation of land use policy options

• Enables more meaningful involvement in station area planning decisions

• Developed at University of Washington Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies

• $250,000 from SCI grant will support further development of tool


Dan [email protected] (206) 971-3287

Project Websitewww.psrc.org/growth/sustainable-communities

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