february 6, 2007 steve heminger executive director smart growth in the bay area: carrots or sticks...
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February 6, 2007
Steve HemingerExecutive Director
Smart Growth in the Bay Smart Growth in the Bay Area: Area:
Carrots or Sticks Painted Carrots or Sticks Painted Orange?Orange?
San Francisco Bay Area counties
Million people; almost 4 million jobs
Public transit operators
Municipalities
Elected Transit Boards in US
MPO and COG
Joint Policy Committee
A Complex RegionA Complex Region
9
7
26
101
2 of the 3
Separate
New
Median Home Prices
0 200 400 600 800
U.S.A
Alameda
Contra Costa
Marin
Napa
San Francisco
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Solano
Sonoma
Thousands of Dollars
Median Home Prices
0 200 400 600 800
U.S.A
Alameda
Contra Costa
Marin
Napa
San Francisco
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Solano
Sonoma
Thousands of Dollars
Housing Crisis Exacerbates Sprawl Housing Crisis Exacerbates Sprawl
25 yr Transportation Plan 25 yr Transportation Plan ExpendituresExpenditures
Expansion
Operations & Maintenance
SF Bay AreaTop 19 Metro Areas
Expansion
Operations & Maintenance
Smart Growth Started with Smart Growth Started with Flexibility Flexibility Smart Growth Started with Smart Growth Started with Flexibility Flexibility
Federal ISTEA law (1991) brought Federal ISTEA law (1991) brought
flexibilityflexibility STP - Surface Transportation Program
CMAQ - Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
TE - Transportation Enhancements
SB45 - CA state law (1998) devolves funds SB45 - CA state law (1998) devolves funds
to regionsto regions 75% of federal/state funds subvened to regions
County-based return to source
Evolution of Smart GrowthEvolution of Smart Growth
Transportation/Land Use Policy 1996
Transp for Livable Communities (TLC) planning 1997
TLC capital 1998
Housing Incentive Program (HIP) 2000
Bay Area’s Smart Growth Vision 2002
Transportation/Land Use Platform 2004
TOD Policy for Transit Expansion 2005
FOCUS: Priority Areas for Smart Growth 2007
New 25-yr Regional Transportation Plan 2009
Jim Spering Jim Spering Solano Solano CountyCounty
Funding Incentives OverviewFunding Incentives OverviewFunding Incentives OverviewFunding Incentives Overview
1. TLC Planning ($3M) 67 community-led plans
2. TLC Capital ($84M) 81 capital projects - 40 cities Additional $36M subvened to 9 counties
3. Housing Incentive Program ($40M) 11,800 market rate bedrooms 4,800 affordable rate bedrooms
4. Station Area Planning ($3M) to support new TOD policy
Evolution of Annual FundingEvolution of Annual Funding
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1997-98 1999-01 2002-04 2005-07
Year
Millions
of Dollar
s
Station Area Plans
HIP
County TLC
TLC capital
TLC planning
Fruitvale Transit VillageFruitvale Transit Village
OaklandAlameda County
Library, health clinic, senior center, retail, 47 rental units
300+ housing units in phase 2
TLC planning: $47,000
TLC Capital Grant: $2 million
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TLC Project
Metropolitan ApartmentsMetropolitan Apartments
San MateoSan Mateo County
218 housing units
near bus transit and commuter rail
HIP Grant: $682,500
Density: 60 units per acre
HIP Project
HIP grants funded pedestrian and streetscape improvements along Third and Fourth Avenues in downtown San Mateo (same project area).
Richmond Transit VillageRichmond Transit Village
RichmondContra Costa County
Ownership Townhouses hub of heavy rail (BART), Amtrak & local bus
HIP Grant: $865,500
Density: 25 units per acre
HIP Project
Bay Area’s 2030 Smart Growth Vision
Bay Area’s 2030 Smart Growth Vision
2 million more people -- 1.4 million more jobs
Bay Area Vision calls for more housing on smaller urban footprint
Incommuting Remains Major Problem Incommuting Remains Major Problem
+64%+83%
+90%
+120%
Growth in interregional commuting 2000 –2030
MTC’s TOD MTC’s TOD Policy: Policy:
Key Transit Key Transit CorridorsCorridors
existing rail existing rail corridorscorridors
Proposed BRTProposed BRT
Proposed rail Proposed rail corridorscorridors
Proposed ferry Proposed ferry terminalsterminals
TOD Policy - Housing RequirementsTOD Policy - Housing RequirementsTransit Transit TechnologyTechnology
Minimum Housing Minimum Housing ThresholdThreshold
Equivalent Net Equivalent Net DensitiesDensities
BART/ Heavy RailBART/ Heavy Rail 3850 avg per 3850 avg per stationstation
50-150 units/acre50-150 units/acre
Light RailLight Rail 3300 avg per 3300 avg per stationstation
40-80 units/acre40-80 units/acre
Bus Rapid TransitBus Rapid Transit 2750 avg per 2750 avg per stationstation
30-60 units/acre30-60 units/acre
Commuter RailCommuter Rail 2200 avg per 2200 avg per stationstation
20-50 units/acre20-50 units/acre
FerriesFerries 750 avg per 750 avg per terminalterminal
10-30 units/acre10-30 units/acre
050
100150200250300350400450
SMART eBART DumbartonRail
FerryExpansion
Millions
of Dollar
s
MTC funding Other Funds
TOD Policy: Leveraging Regional InvestmentTOD Policy: Leveraging Regional Investment
TOD Not Just About TransitTOD Not Just About TransitTOD Not Just About TransitTOD Not Just About TransitMixed Use Critical to Capture Non-Commute Trips by Mixed Use Critical to Capture Non-Commute Trips by
Walking/BikingWalking/Biking
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Commute Trips Errand Trips
Bike
Walk
Transit
29%29%transittransit
Mode Share of TOD Residents: 2000 Bay Area Travel Survey
24%24%walk/bikewalk/bike
TOD Policy Just the BeginningTOD Policy Just the Beginning
Smarter Suburbs?
52%
Existing Transit
Stations23%
Non-TOD Infill 14%
TOD Policy11%
Infill + TOD48%
Percent of Bay Area’s Future Growth through 2030
FOCUS Project: A Regional PartnershipFOCUS Project: A Regional Partnership
Led by sister agency - ABAGLed by sister agency - ABAG Voluntary local gov’t partnersVoluntary local gov’t partners TOD + Housing near Job CentersTOD + Housing near Job Centers Regional Commitment to Provide Regional Commitment to Provide
IncentivesIncentives Local commitment to expedited Local commitment to expedited
housing approvalhousing approval Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007
Led by sister agency - ABAGLed by sister agency - ABAG Voluntary local gov’t partnersVoluntary local gov’t partners TOD + Housing near Job CentersTOD + Housing near Job Centers Regional Commitment to Provide Regional Commitment to Provide
IncentivesIncentives Local commitment to expedited Local commitment to expedited
housing approvalhousing approval Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007
New CA State Bonds as Addt’l IncentivesNew CA State Bonds as Addt’l Incentives
SourceSource AccountAccount FundingFunding
(Millions)(Millions)Prop 1C -Prop 1C -HousingHousingBondBond
Regional Planning, Housing and Regional Planning, Housing and Infill IncentivesInfill Incentives
$850$850
Transit-oriented DevelopmentTransit-oriented Development $300$300
Housing-related ParksHousing-related Parks $200$200
Prop 84 –Prop 84 –ParksParksBondBond
Urban GreeningUrban Greening $90$90
Urban ForestryUrban Forestry $20$20
Local and Regional ParksLocal and Regional Parks $400$400
Planning Grants and LoansPlanning Grants and Loans $90$90
TOTAL NEW BOND FUNDINGTOTAL NEW BOND FUNDING $1,950$1,950
Growing a Bigger Carrot?Growing a Bigger Carrot?
2009 Regional Transportation Plan2009 Regional Transportation Plan
Starting first with regional land use visionStarting first with regional land use vision Transportation projects to support visionTransportation projects to support vision Financial realities for new transit expansionFinancial realities for new transit expansion Addt’l incentives for priority areas – potholes, Addt’l incentives for priority areas – potholes,
transit, rehab, others?transit, rehab, others?