How Would a Transportation – How Would a Transportation – Land Use Grant Program Work Land Use Grant Program Work

in the Washington Region?in the Washington Region?

Presentation to the Transportation Planning BoardTechnical Committee

July 7, 2006

Item #4

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Accommodating a Accommodating a Multi-State RegionMulti-State Region

Funds that come from each state would only Funds that come from each state would only go toward projects in that statego toward projects in that state For the program in the Philadelphia Region, 2/3 of For the program in the Philadelphia Region, 2/3 of

funds come from PA and 1/3 from NJ; grants are funds come from PA and 1/3 from NJ; grants are distributed in the same proportiondistributed in the same proportion

Projects would be selected by a single Projects would be selected by a single regional assessment committee and approved regional assessment committee and approved by the TPBby the TPB

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Assessment Committee StructureAssessment Committee Structure

The committee would be comprised of The committee would be comprised of the following:the following: Local, state, and regional agency Local, state, and regional agency

representativesrepresentatives Representatives of non-profit and academic Representatives of non-profit and academic

communitiescommunities Citizen membersCitizen members

Both MTC and DVRPC use this structureBoth MTC and DVRPC use this structure

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Selection CriteriaSelection CriteriaOther MPOs have based selection criteria on their vision Other MPOs have based selection criteria on their vision documents and scenario study processesdocuments and scenario study processes

MTC criteria based on 2002 “Smart Growth Strategy”; include MTC criteria based on 2002 “Smart Growth Strategy”; include community involvement, transporation-land use integration, community involvement, transporation-land use integration, breadth of transportation choices, encouragement of compact breadth of transportation choices, encouragement of compact development, and support of neighborhood “placemaking”development, and support of neighborhood “placemaking”

ARC criteria resulted from identification of regional priority ARC criteria resulted from identification of regional priority locations: activity centers, town centers, corridors, and locations: activity centers, town centers, corridors, and “emerging” centers or corridors. Projects are to encourage “emerging” centers or corridors. Projects are to encourage mixed-use, mixed-income development in these locations and mixed-use, mixed-income development in these locations and multi-modal access, and have strong public involvementmulti-modal access, and have strong public involvement

DVRPC criteria were derived from the DVRPC criteria were derived from the Horizons 2025 Horizons 2025 Plan which Plan which identified locations with a need for redevelopment and strategies identified locations with a need for redevelopment and strategies to encourage redevelopment with transportation investmentto encourage redevelopment with transportation investment

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Selection Criteria Development for the Selection Criteria Development for the Washington RegionWashington Region

Selection criteria for a grant program for Selection criteria for a grant program for this region would be based on:this region would be based on: TPB Vision Goals, Objectives, and StrategiesTPB Vision Goals, Objectives, and Strategies Results of the Regional Mobility and Results of the Regional Mobility and

Accessibility StudyAccessibility Study

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The TPB Vision (1998)The TPB Vision (1998)A Foundation for ActionA Foundation for Action

““The Washington metropolitan The Washington metropolitan region will develop, region will develop, implement, and maintain an implement, and maintain an interconnected transportation interconnected transportation system that enhances quality system that enhances quality of life and promotes a strong of life and promotes a strong and growing economy and growing economy throughout the entire region, throughout the entire region, including aincluding a healthy regional healthy regional core and dynamic activity core and dynamic activity centers with a mix of jobs, centers with a mix of jobs, housing, and services in a housing, and services in a walkable environment.”walkable environment.”

““The Washington metropolitan The Washington metropolitan region will achieve region will achieve better inter-better inter-jurisdictional coordination of jurisdictional coordination of transportation and land use transportation and land use planning.”planning.”

Policy Goal #2 Policy Goal #7

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MTC (San Francisco) Program:MTC (San Francisco) Program:Project ExamplesProject Examples

Vallejo – Sereno Vallejo – Sereno Village Apartments Village Apartments and the Sereno Transit and the Sereno Transit CenterCenter Suburban community of Suburban community of

affordable apartment affordable apartment units built by non-profit units built by non-profit organizations near a organizations near a bus facilitybus facility

$382,500 grant (with $382,500 grant (with $50,000 local match) to $50,000 local match) to the City of Vallejo for the City of Vallejo for pedestrian and transit pedestrian and transit access improvementsaccess improvements

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MTC (San Francisco) Program:MTC (San Francisco) Program:Project ExamplesProject Examples

Richmond Transit Richmond Transit Village Village Proposed mixed-use Proposed mixed-use

development in an development in an economically depressed economically depressed areaarea

$865,500 grant (with $865,500 grant (with $112,100 local match) to $112,100 local match) to the Richmond the Richmond Redevelopment Agency Redevelopment Agency for for pedestrian and transit pedestrian and transit access improvements, a access improvements, a plaza, and relocation of plaza, and relocation of surface parkingsurface parking

Existing

Planned

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ARC (Atlanta) Program:ARC (Atlanta) Program:Project ExamplesProject Examples

Perimeter CenterPerimeter Center Largest corporate office Largest corporate office

market in the Southeast; market in the Southeast; also largest jobs-housing also largest jobs-housing imbalance in regionimbalance in region

$150,000 in planning funds $150,000 in planning funds and almost $7 million in and almost $7 million in capital funds have gone capital funds have gone toward increasing mobility toward increasing mobility for all transportation modesfor all transportation modes

Projects included sidewalk Projects included sidewalk connectivity, intersection connectivity, intersection improvements, a shuttle improvements, a shuttle circulator, and other circulator, and other improvementsimprovements

Proposals for construction Proposals for construction of 2,000 new residential of 2,000 new residential unitsunits

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ARC (Atlanta) Program:ARC (Atlanta) Program:Project ExamplesProject Examples

West Lake MARTA West Lake MARTA Transit AreaTransit Area Study extends beyond Study extends beyond

traditional ½-mile radiustraditional ½-mile radius Focus onFocus on barriers to barriers to

station access, station access, unrealized transit unrealized transit potential, redevelopment potential, redevelopment opportunities, provision of opportunities, provision of wide range of housing wide range of housing choices, and potential to choices, and potential to transform area into transform area into pedestrian-friendly pedestrian-friendly environmentenvironment

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DVRPC (Philadelphia) Program:DVRPC (Philadelphia) Program:Project ExamplesProject Examples

Beverly City, NJ – Waterfront Plan and Beverly City, NJ – Waterfront Plan and Transit-Oriented DevelopmentTransit-Oriented Development Lack of recreation opportunities, access, and Lack of recreation opportunities, access, and

protection of the existing waterfrontprotection of the existing waterfront Study addressed design for a waterfront park, Study addressed design for a waterfront park,

relocation of parking lots, improvements for relocation of parking lots, improvements for pedestrians, and improving connections to a light pedestrians, and improving connections to a light rail stationrail station

Effort has spurred development interest, including Effort has spurred development interest, including a proposal for townhomes, multi-story buildings a proposal for townhomes, multi-story buildings with stores and galleries, an ampitheater, with stores and galleries, an ampitheater, lighthouse, and parklighthouse, and park

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DVRPC (Philadelphia) Program:DVRPC (Philadelphia) Program:Project ExamplesProject Examples

Pottstown, PA – High Street Redesign and Pottstown, PA – High Street Redesign and Traffic CalmingTraffic Calming High-volume, high-speed “main street” through High-volume, high-speed “main street” through

business districtbusiness district Study identified measures such as back-in angled Study identified measures such as back-in angled

parking, creation of a center turn lane, parking, creation of a center turn lane, establishment of exclusive bicycle travel lanes, and establishment of exclusive bicycle travel lanes, and the provision of new signage, markings, and the provision of new signage, markings, and signals to direct motorists and pedestrianssignals to direct motorists and pedestrians

Improvements now complete as plannedImprovements now complete as planned