www.smartgrowthpartnerwww.smartgrowthpartnership.orgship.org

ENHANCING QUALITY OF ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFELIFE

PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION

CREATE LIVABLE CREATE LIVABLE COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIES

CREATE A RANGE OF CREATE A RANGE OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIESHOUSING OPPORTUNITIES

PRESERVE OPEN SPACE, PRESERVE OPEN SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCES & NATURAL RESOURCES &

THE ENVIRONMENTTHE ENVIRONMENT

PROMOTE ECONOMIC PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Smart Growth PartnershipA Southeast Florida Initiative

SMART GROWTHBetter Choices for Our Communities

For more information, contact

Gloria Katz, President/Founder

GloriaKatz@SmartGrowthPartnership.org

954-614-5666

www.SmartGrowthPartnership.org

American Planning American Planning AssociationAssociation

Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook: Model Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook: Model Statutes for Planning and the Management of Statutes for Planning and the Management of ChangeChange

Green Communities Research CenterGreen Communities Research Center Planning and Community HealthPlanning and Community Health Smart Codes: Model Land Development Smart Codes: Model Land Development

RegulationsRegulations

www.planningwww.planning.org.org

www.floridaplanninwww.floridaplanning.orgg.org

What is What is “Green “Green

Building Building Design”Design”

a structure that is a structure that is designed, built, renovated, designed, built, renovated, operated, or reused in an operated, or reused in an ecological and resource-ecological and resource-efficient manner.efficient manner.

American Institute of American Institute of ArchitectsArchitects

protect occupant protect occupant health; improve health; improve employee productivity; employee productivity; using energy, water, using energy, water, and other resources and other resources more efficiently; and more efficiently; and reduce the overall reduce the overall impact to the impact to the environment. environment.

www.aia.www.aia.orgorg

Health ImpactHealth Impact

“Approximately two thirds of U.S. adults and “Approximately two thirds of U.S. adults and one fifth of U.S. children are obese or one fifth of U.S. children are obese or

overweight. Being either obese or overweight overweight. Being either obese or overweight increases the risk for many chronic diseases increases the risk for many chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain (e.g., heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain

cancers, and stroke). Reversing the U.S. obesity cancers, and stroke). Reversing the U.S. obesity epidemic requires a comprehensive and epidemic requires a comprehensive and

coordinated approach that uses policy and coordinated approach that uses policy and environmental change to transform environmental change to transform

communities into places that support and communities into places that support and promote healthy lifestyle choices for all U.S. promote healthy lifestyle choices for all U.S.

residents”. residents”.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5807a1.htm

Health ImpactHealth Impact

The magnitude of the epidemic means The magnitude of the epidemic means that everyone has a role to play in its that everyone has a role to play in its

reversal, especially because the reversal, especially because the solution requires policy and solution requires policy and

environmental changes on many levels. environmental changes on many levels.

Leadership for Healthy Communities, Robert Leadership for Healthy Communities, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.Wood Johnson Foundation.

http://www.myfloridaeh.com/learning/index.htm

Florida Dept. of Florida Dept. of TransportationTransportation

Sample Sample Studies/ProjectsStudies/Projects

StudiesStudieso South Florida FEC South Florida FEC

CorridorCorridoro Central Broward East-Central Broward East-

WestWesto SR 7 PD&ESR 7 PD&Eo US 27 PACEUS 27 PACE

ProjectsProjectso I-95, I-595 & I-75 I-95, I-595 & I-75

Express BusesExpress Buseso Port Everglades – Eller Port Everglades – Eller

Drive OverpassDrive Overpass

Planning/ResourcesPlanning/Resources 2060 FL Transportation Plan and 2060 FL Transportation Plan and

Work ProgramWork Program Strategic Intermodal System Strategic Intermodal System

PlansPlans Framework for Transit Oriented Framework for Transit Oriented

Development in FLDevelopment in FL Community Traffic Safety TeamsCommunity Traffic Safety Teams South FL Commuter ServicesSouth FL Commuter Services Technical Assistance Technical Assistance

o SR 7 Multimodal MobilitySR 7 Multimodal Mobilityo St. Lucie Countywide MobilitySt. Lucie Countywide Mobility

Transit and other grantsTransit and other grants Training and conveningTraining and convening

www.dot.state.fl.www.dot.state.fl.usus

    

Supporting Supporting sustainability andsustainability and

smart growth in Florida smart growth in Florida throughthrough::

Networking Networking Training and Educational OutreachTraining and Educational Outreach

Technical assistanceTechnical assistanceConferences and seminarsConferences and seminars

Peer sharingPeer sharingAdvocacyAdvocacy

Leadership Leadership Legal CounselLegal CounselPartnerships Partnerships

www.redevelopment.net

South Florida Regional South Florida Regional Planning CouncilPlanning Council

The Council's mission is to identify the long-term challenges and opportunities facing Southeast Florida and assist the Region's leaders in developing and implementing creative strategies that result in more prosperous and equitable communities, a healthier and cleaner environment, and a more vibrant economy.

www.sfrpc.cwww.sfrpc.comom

U.S Green U.S Green Building CouncilBuilding Council

Mission: To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.

www.usgbc.www.usgbc.orgorgwww.usgbcsf.owww.usgbcsf.orgrg

Urban Land InstituteUrban Land Institute

Urban Land Institute provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.

www.uli.orwww.uli.orgg

Report is available on the Broward County website at:

www.broward.org/GOGREEN/MUNICIPALITIES

Broward County Municipal Green Initiatives Survey

 

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Broward County Governmental Center, Commission Chambers (Room 422)

115 S. Andrews AvenueFort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Incorporating climate change considerations into the County’s

Comprehensive Plan…for a more sustainable, climate resilient community

 Save the DateComprehensive Plan

Workshop

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Broward County

Climate Change Element

Broward MPO’s Broward MPO’s VisionVision

““Transform transportation Transform transportation in Broward County to in Broward County to achieve optimum mobility achieve optimum mobility with emphasis on mass with emphasis on mass transit while promoting transit while promoting economic vitality, protecting economic vitality, protecting the environment, and  the environment, and  enhancing quality of life.” enhancing quality of life.”

(2035 Broward Transformation Long (2035 Broward Transformation Long Range Transportation Plan)Range Transportation Plan)

www.browardmpo.org

Stay in Touch and Get Stay in Touch and Get InvolvedInvolvedSouth Florida East South Florida East Coast (FEC) Corridor Coast (FEC) Corridor www.sfeccstudy.com

Central Broward East-Central Broward East-West Transit Study West Transit Study www.centralbrowardtransit.com

The Wave - Downtown The Wave - Downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Fort Lauderdale’s Planned Streetcar Planned Streetcar www.wavestreetcar.com

www.browardmpo.org

Broward MPO: http://www.browardmpo.org

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Planning, Environment, Realty: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/index.htm

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – Planning & Environment: http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning_environment.html

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT): http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/briefingbook/bbook.htm

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - MPO Program Management Handbookhttp://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/policy/metrosupport/mpohandbook

Bike Route Planner http://bike.browardmpo.org

Useful LinksUseful Links

www.browardmpo.org

Other ResourcesOther Resources

www.sustainable.org/smart-www.sustainable.org/smart-

growthgrowth

www.smartgrowth.orgwww.smartgrowth.org

www.epa/smartgrowthwww.epa/smartgrowth

www.epa.gov/dcedwww.epa.gov/dced

www.smartgrowthamerica.owww.smartgrowthamerica.o

rgrg

www.smartgrowthpartnershwww.smartgrowthpartnersh

ip.orgip.org

www.nrdc.org/smartgrowthwww.nrdc.org/smartgrowth

www.smartgrowth.umd.eduwww.smartgrowth.umd.edu

Useful Links:Useful Links:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Planning, Environment, Realty: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Planning, Environment, Realty: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/index.htm

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – Planning & Environment: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – Planning & Environment: http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning_environment.html

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT): U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT): http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/briefingbook/bbook.htm

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - MPO Program Management Handbookhttp://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/policy/metrosupport/mpohandbook

Bike Route Planner Bike Route Planner http://bike.browardmpo.org

Community PartnersCommunity Partners

www.huizenga.nova.eduwww.huizenga.nova.edu