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Charles R. Wolfe, Attorney at Law

Current Barriers to Transit OrientedDevelopment in Washington

Presented by

Charles R. Wolfe1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2200Seattle, WA 98101

[email protected]

Washington State House of RepresentativesLocal Government and Housing Committee

Workshop Session

Olympia, Friday, October 2, 2009


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The Inspiration


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The Background


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Reality Check: April 30th, 2008



Quality Growth Alliance Partners



The Focus

Post-R ea li ty Check Research Needs Qu a lity Growth All iance Local

Zoning/Entitlements Committee ToolboxNeeds

The Ask: University of WashingtonCollege of the Built Environments, Runstad

Center for Real Estate Studies Recommended Focus: Barriers, Solutions

and Best Practices



Qu a lity Growth All ian ce PartnerUniversity of Washington College of the Built

Environments, Runstad Center for RealEstate Studies

Report and AnnotatedBibliography:From B a rriers to Solu tions andB est Pra ctices : U rba n Centersan d T OD in Wash ing ton


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Intended as an applied, useful tool forstakeholders

Executive Summary

Top Ten Barriers, Challenges,Solutions and Best Practices

Discussion Across Four BroadCategories

Appendices, Case Studies

The Roadmap



The Top Ten

Accommodate Pedestrians

Improve Access from Transit to Jobs

and Residences Move from Node to Place

Resolve Fiscal Challenges and

Barriers Depoliticize Transit Service



The Top Ten, contd

Integrate Views Among Actors

Enhance Leadership and Vision

Enhance Transportation DemandManagement and Related Tools

Implement Proactive Zoning and

Land Use RegulationsAcknowledge Political Opposition to

Growth and Density Imposition



The Four Broad Categories

Design, Land Use and RegulatoryChallenges and Solutions

Continue Diligent Attention toResolution of Fiscal Barriers andChallenges

Resolving Political Challenges Recognize Organizational Barriers



The Premises

Literature notes that concentration ofgrowth in urban centers and TODscan limit negative effects of sprawl

and improve quality of lifeWashington legacy of concentrated

development: GMA

Importance of values and preferencesregarding density, amenities, level oftransit service and guiding principles



Design, Land Use and

Regulatory (15)

Place-making perspective to leveragetransit access (the three Ds: density,diversity and design)

Multi-modal grid

Transportation DemandManagement, social cost and parkingmanagement

Progressive projects and expeditedpermitting and incentives



Diligent Attention to

Resolution of Fiscal Barriers

(32) Enormous

How to capture value?

How to fund needed infrastructure?

Restrictions of Washington v. otherstates, limited Washington programs

Endorsement of active resolutionefforts, note PSRC study and othersources



Resolve Political Challenges

(42) Leadership Coordination across political

boundaries, explore reconfiguration?

Discourse that clearly articulatesplans and policies, acknowledgesNIMBYism, depoliticizes

Goal: Build consensus towardsalternatives to conventionaldevelopment



Recognize Organizational

Barriers (47)

Mission-dependent, but explore BigPicture thinking

Perils of Planning After the Fact

Bel-Red model Role of leadership to identify constraints,

limitations and institutional barriers

Technical training, electoral turnover Role of public and non-profits: articulate

to lawmakers and build appropriatepolitical capital for change



Conclusion

Dem onstrab le im plem entat ion of theprinc iples offered in this report w il l req u ire aninteg rated a pproa ch a nd increase d cooperat ionam ong a ctors in m eeting s ta ted reg iona lobjectives . Too often, ide a s direc ted a t solvingg rowth related p roblem s are focu sed onsing ular ap proache s rather tha n a holis ticap proac h Suc cessful creat ion of T ODsresu lts from the intell ig en t link a g e ofcom plem entary polic ies with the co-developm en t of tra ns it se rvice s.


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See :

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