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ENHANCING QUALITY OF ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFELIFE
PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION
CREATE LIVABLE CREATE LIVABLE COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIES
CREATE A RANGE OF CREATE A RANGE OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIESHOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
PRESERVE OPEN SPACE, PRESERVE OPEN SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCES & NATURAL RESOURCES &
THE ENVIRONMENTTHE ENVIRONMENT
PROMOTE ECONOMIC PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT
Smart Growth PartnershipA Southeast Florida Initiative
SMART GROWTHBetter Choices for Our Communities
For more information, contact
Gloria Katz, President/Founder
954-614-5666
www.SmartGrowthPartnership.org
American Planning American Planning AssociationAssociation
Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook: Model Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook: Model Statutes for Planning and the Management of Statutes for Planning and the Management of ChangeChange
Green Communities Research CenterGreen Communities Research Center Planning and Community HealthPlanning and Community Health Smart Codes: Model Land Development Smart Codes: Model Land Development
RegulationsRegulations
www.planningwww.planning.org.org
www.floridaplanninwww.floridaplanning.orgg.org
What is What is “Green “Green
Building Building Design”Design”
a structure that is a structure that is designed, built, renovated, designed, built, renovated, operated, or reused in an operated, or reused in an ecological and resource-ecological and resource-efficient manner.efficient manner.
American Institute of American Institute of ArchitectsArchitects
protect occupant protect occupant health; improve health; improve employee productivity; employee productivity; using energy, water, using energy, water, and other resources and other resources more efficiently; and more efficiently; and reduce the overall reduce the overall impact to the impact to the environment. environment.
www.aia.www.aia.orgorg
Health ImpactHealth Impact
“Approximately two thirds of U.S. adults and “Approximately two thirds of U.S. adults and one fifth of U.S. children are obese or one fifth of U.S. children are obese or
overweight. Being either obese or overweight overweight. Being either obese or overweight increases the risk for many chronic diseases increases the risk for many chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain (e.g., heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain
cancers, and stroke). Reversing the U.S. obesity cancers, and stroke). Reversing the U.S. obesity epidemic requires a comprehensive and epidemic requires a comprehensive and
coordinated approach that uses policy and coordinated approach that uses policy and environmental change to transform environmental change to transform
communities into places that support and communities into places that support and promote healthy lifestyle choices for all U.S. promote healthy lifestyle choices for all U.S.
residents”. residents”.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5807a1.htm
Health ImpactHealth Impact
The magnitude of the epidemic means The magnitude of the epidemic means that everyone has a role to play in its that everyone has a role to play in its
reversal, especially because the reversal, especially because the solution requires policy and solution requires policy and
environmental changes on many levels. environmental changes on many levels.
Leadership for Healthy Communities, Robert Leadership for Healthy Communities, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.Wood Johnson Foundation.
http://www.myfloridaeh.com/learning/index.htm
Florida Dept. of Florida Dept. of TransportationTransportation
Sample Sample Studies/ProjectsStudies/Projects
StudiesStudieso South Florida FEC South Florida FEC
CorridorCorridoro Central Broward East-Central Broward East-
WestWesto SR 7 PD&ESR 7 PD&Eo US 27 PACEUS 27 PACE
ProjectsProjectso I-95, I-595 & I-75 I-95, I-595 & I-75
Express BusesExpress Buseso Port Everglades – Eller Port Everglades – Eller
Drive OverpassDrive Overpass
Planning/ResourcesPlanning/Resources 2060 FL Transportation Plan and 2060 FL Transportation Plan and
Work ProgramWork Program Strategic Intermodal System Strategic Intermodal System
PlansPlans Framework for Transit Oriented Framework for Transit Oriented
Development in FLDevelopment in FL Community Traffic Safety TeamsCommunity Traffic Safety Teams South FL Commuter ServicesSouth FL Commuter Services Technical Assistance Technical Assistance
o SR 7 Multimodal MobilitySR 7 Multimodal Mobilityo St. Lucie Countywide MobilitySt. Lucie Countywide Mobility
Transit and other grantsTransit and other grants Training and conveningTraining and convening
www.dot.state.fl.www.dot.state.fl.usus
Supporting Supporting sustainability andsustainability and
smart growth in Florida smart growth in Florida throughthrough::
Networking Networking Training and Educational OutreachTraining and Educational Outreach
Technical assistanceTechnical assistanceConferences and seminarsConferences and seminars
Peer sharingPeer sharingAdvocacyAdvocacy
Leadership Leadership Legal CounselLegal CounselPartnerships Partnerships
www.redevelopment.net
South Florida Regional South Florida Regional Planning CouncilPlanning Council
The Council's mission is to identify the long-term challenges and opportunities facing Southeast Florida and assist the Region's leaders in developing and implementing creative strategies that result in more prosperous and equitable communities, a healthier and cleaner environment, and a more vibrant economy.
www.sfrpc.cwww.sfrpc.comom
U.S Green U.S Green Building CouncilBuilding Council
Mission: To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.
www.usgbc.www.usgbc.orgorgwww.usgbcsf.owww.usgbcsf.orgrg
Urban Land InstituteUrban Land Institute
Urban Land Institute provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.
www.uli.orwww.uli.orgg
Report is available on the Broward County website at:
www.broward.org/GOGREEN/MUNICIPALITIES
Broward County Municipal Green Initiatives Survey
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Broward County Governmental Center, Commission Chambers (Room 422)
115 S. Andrews AvenueFort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Incorporating climate change considerations into the County’s
Comprehensive Plan…for a more sustainable, climate resilient community
Save the DateComprehensive Plan
Workshop
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Broward County
Climate Change Element
Broward MPO’s Broward MPO’s VisionVision
““Transform transportation Transform transportation in Broward County to in Broward County to achieve optimum mobility achieve optimum mobility with emphasis on mass with emphasis on mass transit while promoting transit while promoting economic vitality, protecting economic vitality, protecting the environment, and the environment, and enhancing quality of life.” enhancing quality of life.”
(2035 Broward Transformation Long (2035 Broward Transformation Long Range Transportation Plan)Range Transportation Plan)
www.browardmpo.org
Stay in Touch and Get Stay in Touch and Get InvolvedInvolvedSouth Florida East South Florida East Coast (FEC) Corridor Coast (FEC) Corridor www.sfeccstudy.com
Central Broward East-Central Broward East-West Transit Study West Transit Study www.centralbrowardtransit.com
The Wave - Downtown The Wave - Downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Fort Lauderdale’s Planned Streetcar Planned Streetcar www.wavestreetcar.com
www.browardmpo.org
Broward MPO: http://www.browardmpo.org
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Planning, Environment, Realty: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/index.htm
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – Planning & Environment: http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning_environment.html
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT): http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/briefingbook/bbook.htm
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - MPO Program Management Handbookhttp://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/policy/metrosupport/mpohandbook
Bike Route Planner http://bike.browardmpo.org
Useful LinksUseful Links
www.browardmpo.org
Other ResourcesOther Resources
www.sustainable.org/smart-www.sustainable.org/smart-
growthgrowth
www.smartgrowth.orgwww.smartgrowth.org
www.epa/smartgrowthwww.epa/smartgrowth
www.epa.gov/dcedwww.epa.gov/dced
www.smartgrowthamerica.owww.smartgrowthamerica.o
rgrg
www.smartgrowthpartnershwww.smartgrowthpartnersh
ip.orgip.org
www.nrdc.org/smartgrowthwww.nrdc.org/smartgrowth
www.smartgrowth.umd.eduwww.smartgrowth.umd.edu
Useful Links:Useful Links:
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Planning, Environment, Realty: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Planning, Environment, Realty: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/index.htm
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – Planning & Environment: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – Planning & Environment: http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning_environment.html
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT): U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT): http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/briefingbook/bbook.htm
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - MPO Program Management Handbookhttp://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/policy/metrosupport/mpohandbook
Bike Route Planner Bike Route Planner http://bike.browardmpo.org