rv 2014: implementing equitable tod: improving lives by rose gray
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Implementing Equitable TOD: Improving Lives AICP CM 1.5 Equitable TOD is more than just development near transit. It is a strategy that envelops the vision, aspirations and interests of low-income stakeholders. Equitable TOD investment provides more housing and transportation choices, new job opportunities, better schools and increased retail. Hear success stories from nonprofit leaders in three distinct market areas who have implemented TOD directly linked to improving the lives of residents with low incomes. Moderator: Richard Manson, Program Vice President, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, New York, New York Dean Matsubayashi, Director of Community Economic Development, Little Tokyo Service Center, Los Angeles, California Gail Latimore, Executive Director, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation, Dorchester, Massachusetts Rose Gray, Senior Vice President CED, APM, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTRANSCRIPT
CODMAN SQUARE NDC
Equitable Transit Oriented Development:Striving for Community Stability for and Preventing
Displacement of Low and Moderate Income Residents
Rail~Volution ConferenceSeptember 23, 2014
Service Area and Demographics
Location of Fairmount/IndigoExisting and New Train Stops
and Foreclosure Properties and Clients
Fairmount Commuter Rail Train, and trash strewn surrounds in 2006
FAIRMOUNT CDC COLLABORATIVEMULTI-NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGIC
COLLABORATION
TRANSIT EQUITY ACHIEVED!
2011 GROUNDBREAKING ON THE TALBOT AVE STOP ON FAIRMOUNT/INDIGO RAIL LINE
Talbot Station Under Construction
New Talbot Ave Stop on Fairmount/IndigoOpened November 2012
Pre-transit oriented development projects by Codman Square
Erie Ellington Homes, an award winning mixed income housing development by CSNDC, has its front door near the proposed transit station.
The Talbot-Bernard village added 75 family and senior units on a brownfield site. Front door at proposed Talbot Stop.
Award Winning Erie Ellington & Talbot Bernard Homes
Transit Oriented DevelopmentPreserving Affordability of the Housing Stock by Acquiring & Redeveloping
Sites within ½ mile of Fairmount Stops
Erie Ellington Homes 50 unit tax credit rental Talbot Bernard Homes 44 unit Talbot Bernard Senior 31 unit senior development Levedo Homes 24 unit 57 Washington St 24 unit Codman Square Apts. 80 unit Talbot Commons 1 36 unit Talbot Commons 2 43 unit Nott St 27 unit
TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COSTS : $130+ MILLION
TOTAL JOB CREATION: 2,500
Completed Fairmount TOD Projects
Levedo Homes: 24 unit LEED Silver Rental Project
Completed May 2011
Levedo Homes Under Construction
Fairmount Greenway: Planting blossoming trees Installing Solar Panels
Levedo Ribbon Cutting & Final Product
Foreclosure Acquisitions30+ properties explored5 properties acquired, 15 units renovated$3.5mill total development costs100% MBE Utilization: Minority GCs on
all jobsTotal construction jobs: 75 4 sales to first time moderate income
homebuyers; 1 property retained in CSNDC’s rental portfolio
Foreclosure Acquisition15 Mallard St, 3 unit rental
property
15 Mallard Street View of Mallard from Levedo
15 Mallard St. Completed
Talbot Commons 1 and 2
Talbot Commons 1 Sites
Block Redevelopment:44 housing units, open space & plaza
Talbot Commons 2 Sites
Across the street from Talbot Commons 1 Sites
Before
After
Talbot Commons 2: Fairmount TOD Site
Transit Oriented Development at Fours Corners Stop
157 Washington St: Fairmount TOD Development
Before
After
Ribbon Cutting of the Erick Jean Memorial Arts Center
at 157 Washington St as part of 4 Corners Station Opening
July 2013
“Residents are the foundation for strong communities. If you
don’t have great residents willing to
participate, you don’t have community”
James Darby
Neighborhood Activist
Aspinwall Street
Millennium TenCreating a Comprehensive Community
Contract: Investment & Action PlanResidents/Stakeholder Engagement100 Families/Individuals Create Their Own
1-3 Year “Family Plans” for Economic Mobility
Local Organizations Creating New “Ecosystem” of Collaboration and Action
LISC, Boston Foundation Funding Consortium
MILL 10 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
MILL 10 CHARRETTES
Summer 2012
LEED‐ND Tour Talbot Norfolk TriangleKey:1. Talbot Bernard CommunityRoom2. Talbot Station3. 227 Talbot Ave4. Levedo5. 60 Southern6. 1 Darlington7. Elmhurst Park8. The Boston Project Ministries9. 93 Norfolk (Pocket Park)10. 106 Norfolk11. 912 Auto body12. 2 6 Woodrow‐13. Tucker Street Urban Farm Lot14. 1 Woodrow15. “Auto Mall”‐16. 131 133 Southern (City‐ ‐owned)17. “Church Lots”18. 36 38 Colonial‐19. 15 Mallard Ave20. 18 New England21. Callahan Building22. 14 New England23. 5 21 New England‐
Oct 2012: LEED ND Charette w/100 Residents, LISC, NRDC and US Green Bldg CouncilTNT Community Scored as LEED Silver Certifiable due to Transit, Walkability,
etc
TNT ECO-INNOVATION DISTRICTRetrofit at least 15% of TNT existing housing to save residents money on energy related costs.
Build at least one new, highly efficient mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD) project.
Explore local power generation models and incorporate that capacity into new and existing TOD mixed-use housing developments and other local projects.
Construct and program new green spaces and explore green infrastructure development in support of sustainability, including green roofs and rain gardens.
Measure and highlight the health and economic benefits of sustainability to residents.
TNT Eco-Innovation District
NSTAR Utility Site on New England Ave, near Talbot Commons 1 Project: Possible Location of
Solar Array to Feed Local Homes
Males of Color Initiative
Summer 2013 Visit to WBUR Public Radio Station
CORI-Friendly Job Fair
May 2013: 8 Employers, 100 Participants, 8 Interviews
Participants with Councilor Yancey (in white shirt)
Youth Jobs Rally
February 2013