cuta 2008: christina de marco presentation
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a livable and sustainable region
Transit-Oriented Development and
Smart Growth
Christina DeMarco, Division Manager, Policy and Planning, Christina DeMarco, Division Manager, Policy and Planning, Metro VancouverMetro Vancouver
CUTA: Youth Summit on Sustainable Urban Transportation, August 23, 2008CUTA: Youth Summit on Sustainable Urban Transportation, August 23, 2008
Planning a Transit-Friendly Metropolitan Region:
Metro Vancouver
a livable and sustainable region Outline
• Preparing a regional growth management plan
• Challenges- how we get around today, existing land use patterns
• Land use solutions
• Supply Side and Demand Side Strategies
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Metro Vancouver
a livable and sustainable regionLong term region-wide plan
• Covers the whole region
• Looks out to 2030 and beyond
• Provides a framework for local planning
• Region right scale to analyze and apply solutions to transportation, employment, housing, air quality, biodiversity issues
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Metro Vancouver Population: 1961 to Metro Vancouver Population: 1961 to 20312031
Source: GVRD Estimate 2005
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500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
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1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 2031
The The Growth Challenge Challenge
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Annual Vehicle Distance Travelled in US in billions of miles : 1983 to 2008
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Licensed Vehicles, Metro Vancouver, 1998-2008
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
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1,600,000
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Year
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ense
d V
ehic
les
Source: ICBC
a livable and sustainable region How we get around
Source: TransLink, 2004 Trip Diary Survey, all trips over a 24 hour period
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Source: Statistics Canada, 1996, 2006 Census
16.5%14.3% 7.1%6.6%
67.3%70.6%
6.3%5.8%
1.7%1.7%
1.1%1.0%
Vehicle driverVehicle driver
Passenger in vehicle
Passenger in vehicle Public TransitPublic Transit
WalkWalk
CycleCycle
OtherOther
1996 2006
Journey to Work by Mode Split, Metro Vancouver, 1996 - 2006
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a livable and sustainable region Greenhouse GasesGreenhouse Gases
2005 GHG 2005 GHG Emissions Emissions
Inventory for Inventory for Metro Metro
Vancouver & Vancouver & FVRDFVRD
Source: Metro Vancouver. 2007 Lower Fraser Valley includes Metro Vancouver and FVRD
Cars and Light Trucks
32%
Space Heating
28%
Heavy Trucks
6%
Air, Marine & Non-Road Equipment
11%Agricultural
2%
Cement Plants11%
Industrial Processes
4%
Total Emissions = 18.9 million tonnes
Source. M Meyer, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Source: Neptis Foundation, Toronto
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Transit- Supportive Land Use Patterns
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Job location Matters: Transit, walk, and cycling trips
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2,000
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Office ParkMetrotownCBD
Transit Walking Cycling
a livable and sustainable regionTransit-Supportive Land Use
Patterns
Not This: Offices ParksNot This: Offices Parks
This: Town This: Town CentresCentres
a livable and sustainable regionGreen Locations and Green
Buildings
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a livable and sustainable regionTransit Use and Urban Density
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Europe
US-Canada-Australia
AsiaMetro
Persons/hectare
a livable and sustainable regionMetro Vancouver 1981
a livable and sustainable regionMetro Vancouver 2006
a livable and sustainable regionMetro Vancouver 2031
a livable and sustainable regionMetro Vancouver 2031
a livable and sustainable region
Source. M Meyer, Georgia Institute of Technology
a livable and sustainable region Transit Supply
a livable and sustainable region
a livable and sustainable region
Source. M Meyer, Georgia Institute of Technology
a livable and sustainable regionParking supply and pricing
a livable and sustainable region Road pricing
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a livable and sustainable region
a livable and sustainable region
a livable and sustainable region
a livable and sustainable region
Urban and Non-Urban AreasUrban and Non-Urban Areas
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Green ZoneGreen Zone
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Municipal CentresMunicipal Centres
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1. Arrange land use to reduce transportation demand (compact region, centres, transit corridors)
2. Manage supply to support land use and demand management measures with priority on walking, cycling and transit
3. Manage demand through pricing 4. Make best use of existing infrastructure5. Make cost-effective transportation decisions6. Pay attention to place-making 7. Pay attention to promoting healthy lifestyles
7 ways to Promote a Transit- Friendly Region
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