Christina Corley Handout

Changing Development Patterns in the Southeast

What are we changing?  

What tools can we use?  

What are the obstacles? 

What is implementable?

What is next ….?

We live in unique times…

What happened to human scale?What happened to human scale? 

What happened to the rural character?What happened to the rural character?

What happened to commutes?

What happened to the land?

Its hard being popular…

A i l i th N th t d thAmericans are leaving the Northeast and the Midwest in favor of the South and the West. (PEW Research Center January 29 2009 )(PEW Research Center, January 29, 2009.)

Coastal GA increased in population by 62%Coastal GA increased in population by 62% (approximately 215,600 people) between 1970 and 2000and 2000. 

(Center for quality growth and regional development at the Georgia institute of Technology)

Loss of Character and vernacular design?

Increased cost of services subsidizing sprawl.Increased cost of services subsidizing sprawl.

Ob it N t d fi it di dObesity  Nature deficit disorder

Dirty air Hazardous Water

Urban Heat Island - It is hot enough already!

Cost of Services

Cost of different land uses $1 1 2

1.4

per $1 Tax Revenue Generated

0 8

1

1.2

Residential $1.340 4

0.6

0.8

Commercial $0.240

0.2

0.4

Agriculture/Open Space $0.300

Residential Commercial Agriculture/Open Space

Obesity

By 2015, 75% of U.S. adults will be overweight. 

.

Development Patterns and Energy Usep gy

TRANSPORTATION27%

INDUSTRY25%

BUILDINGS48%

Source: U.S. Energy Consumption. Energy gy p gyInformation Administration Statistics (Architecture 2030)

Development Patterns and Energy Use

250Transportation UseHousehold Use

125

200

87 35100

150Million BTU

per Year

10171

10156

2650

0Suburban Avg

(226 MBTU)Suburban Green

(156 MBTU)Urban Avg (136 MBTU)

Urban Green (82 MBTU)

Household TypeHousehold Type

©2001 ‐ 2008 Jonathan Rose Companies LLC

What tools do we have? 

Existing Buildings g g

New Construction

National, Regional & LocalLocal

Residential, Commercial ,& Community

On the community scaleOn the community scale…

Audubon International Signature ProgramAudubon International Signature Program

LEED for Neighborhood DevelopmentLEED for Neighborhood Development

EarthCraft CommunitiesEarthCraft Communities

2. Communities should be mixed use and provide multiple transit options

1. You can’t have smart growth with dumb buildings.

multiple transit options.3. There are appropriate forms of development for rural, suburban & urban locations.

From Rural to Urban and everything in between!

• Americans are all over the map in their views about their ideal community type: 30% say they y yp y ywould most like to live in a small town, 25% in a suburb, 23% in a city and 21% in a rural area. 

• By a ratio of more than three‐to‐one, Americans prefer living where the pace of life is slow, not fast A similarly lopsided majority prefer a placefast. A similarly lopsided majority prefer a place where neighbors know each other well to one where neighbors don't generally know each g g yother's business.

Process1 Initial tracking worksheet1. Initial tracking worksheet

2. Integrated design charrette

4 Certification received after completion of

3. Worksheet & documentation with site visits

4. Certification received after completion of worksheet and successful site visits

5. Program assistance ends after all community g yinfrastructure is completed & lots are controlled by ECH builders. 

C ifi i b d!Certification can be removed!

Call out the localCall out the localGA Manual for Stormwater –most stringent in stormwater 

requirementsrequirements

Local DNR Habitat Protection Plan Guidelines

Local Regional Plan Analysis

Tree Protection Plans and Programs from local extension offices

Governmental EducationGovernmental Education

Community Education

Clean Marina Program

CriteriaLEED NDECC

SMART LOCATION & LINKAGE‐brownfield development‐floodplain avoidance,j b & h l i it

SITE SELECTION‐Regional Plan Coordination‐Infill‐Jobs & Housing Balance ‐jobs & schools proximity

NEIGHBORHOOD & PATTERN DESIGN‐street networkaccess to public spaces

Jobs & Housing BalanceWATER MANAGEMENT‐Pre & Post Construction BMPs‐Water Conservation

‐access to public spaces‐affordable housing‐diversity of housing‐accessibility

PLANNING AND DESIGN‐Pedestrian & Bicycle Accomodations‐Affordability‐Connectivity accessibility

‐community outreachGREEN CONSTRUCTION & TECHNOLOGY‐LEED Certified buildings

y‐GreenspacePRESERVATION LANDSCAPE‐Native & Organic LandscapingRi i B ff ‐adaptive reuse, solar orientation

‐district heating / cooling‐waste‐water management

‐Riparian BuffersGREEN BUILDING‐100% Green buildingsCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT‐Government Education

Brownfield Redevelopment

Reuse of Existing Materials

Proper Rural Development

The old way

A new way

The old way

Preserve GreenspaceSmall lots (1/8 acre)

Land TrustsLand Trusts

Serenbe Stables and Serenbe O i FOrganic Farms

Places to Live

Places to WalkPlaces to Walk

What are the obstacles?What are the obstacles?

Costs

Policies

Conventional Practices

Implementable ‘low hanging fruit’

Community Gardens Sidewalks!

Local Plant Pallet Bike racksLocal Plant Pallet Bike racks

Environmental Education Integrated Design

R li P GRecycling Program Greenspace

Tree Transplanting

Water Conservation

Home Owner Association

Policies to Overcome

• Parking Requirements 

• Street widths• Street widths• Built to lines• Lot Sizes

•Setback requirements•Densityy•Utility easements

Conventional Practices to Overcome

Integrated DesignStakeholder engagementStakeholder engagementExtensive site analysisHOA/CCRs /

GardeningClothes dryingTurf 

requirementsMass GradingAutomobile dominance

“To envision takes talent, to ,implement takes genius.”

Places to Get AroundPlaces to Get Around

Places to LearnPlaces to Learn

Places to ParkPlaces to Park

Places to InteractPlaces to Interact

Where does a tomato come from?

What will the new pattern of development be?

Christina L. Corley

Southface Energy InstituteSouthface Energy Institute

ccorley@southface.org