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COOL COMMUNITIES
Building Better Communities in the Metro Area
Mary Kyle McCurdy1000 Friends of Oregon
Charbonneau May 3, 2012
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COOL COMMUNITIES
• Legislature has provided an opportunity for healthier communities and reduced greenhouse gas pollution:
– Statewide targets• 2010: Stop all growth of greenhouse
gas (GHG) pollution.• 2020: Reduce GHG pollution to 90% of
1990 levels.• 2050: Reduce GHG pollution to 25% of
1990 levels
Oregon’s Commitment to Healthy Communities
Source: Global Warming Commission
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WHY?In Oregon, climate change means:
– Warmer and drier summers—more unhealthy air days– Longer pollen season—asthma and allergies– Increased incidence and intensity of heat-related illnesses and vector-borne
diseases– Wildfire increase in all Oregon forest types– More extreme precipitation events– Quality & availability of water threatened– Frequency & magnitude of coastal flooding increases, displacing people– Food supply threatened: less water, increased and new pests, changing
growing seasons, increased energy costs– Adverse economic impacts: increased food costs, infrastructure damage,
increased energy costs.
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COOL COMMUNITIES
Three Components:• State Transportation
Strategy• Targets for Six Urban Areas
– Cars and light trucks– Required for Portland,
optional for others.• Online Toolkit for Action
– Recommended actions and programs for local governments
– Searchable database of actions and programs that work
Oregon’s Transport/Climate Strategy
Image source: whiteearth.org
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• Transportation: 1/3 of GHG emissions in US.
• Higher in Oregon• Reducing
transportation-related emissions is key to meeting our targets.
Why Transportation?
(Source: Oregon Department of Energy, 2008)
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The Biggest Transportation Culprit: Us.
Image Source: Jamie Francis, The Oregonian
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The Biggest Transportation Culprit: Us.
• Passenger travel by cars and light trucks: 60% of Oregon transportation-related emissions.
• We will not succeed unless we provide other options for getting around.
(Source: Oregon Department of Energy, 2008)
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• Urban regions: 56% of household transportation emissions in Oregon
The Biggest Transportation Culprit: Us.(especially urban areas)
Source: DLCD Target Rulemaking Advisory Committee
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Setting the Targets
Image Source: Metro, “Understanding our Land Use and Transportation Choices”, 2012.
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The Opportunity
Image Source: Oregon State University
“Climate Smart Communities” also means Better Communities in the Metro area:
• Saves farm land• High-quality housing options for all• Amenities within walkable distance• Healthier residents• Thriving local economies• Reliable transportation choices
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The Land Use –Transportation Connection
The Potential• Providing neighborhoods where people can walk,
bike, or take a bus to the store, school, doctor’s office, and other daily services can reduce annual GHG emission by 24 % by 2050.
• Residents of the country’s most walkable areas drive 26 % fewer miles per day than those living in the most sprawling areas.
• Portland area: Residents drive 20 % fewer miles than in other major U.S. metropolitan areas because we have walkable neighborhoods with things nearby that you want and need to walk to.
Image source: Villebois Village Center
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The Land Use Connection
Source : Todd Littman, Center for Real Estate Quarterly, Spring 2011.
Well-designed, transit-accessible neighborhoods in the Portland region have 55 percent less automobile use than sprawling residential areas.
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• Transit• Sidewalks• Bikeways• Carpooling• Carsharing
Choice—In How We Get Around
Images (clockwise from top): Trimet; Dana Tims, The Oregonian; Ecotrope, OPB
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More Than Bike Lanes & Bus Stops
Image Sources: Bob Ellis, The Oregonian (left); Greg Holmes (right)
McLoughlin Blvd.: Bike lanes, but can you spot the biker?
Bus stop near Black Butte Ranch, US 20
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• Neighborhoods with different kinds of housing provide choice for people of all ages and family sizes, for example, from children to empty-nesters.
• Neighborhoods with homes near shops and services, connected with sidewalks, make “community.”
• It’s where people want to live - over 80% of Americans want to live in communities that allow them to use their car less often.
Choices in Living
Image source: Trimet
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• We walk much less than previous generations. From 1975 to 1995, the number of trips U.S. adults made by walking plummeted 42 %, while the annual amount of miles driven rose 4 times more quickly than the population.
• Obesity. Childhood obesity tripled in past 30 years; 1/3 of children and adolescents now considered overweight or obese. US #1 in world in overweight and obese adults.
• Respiratory Illnesses are increasing. Asthma is at epidemic levels among pre-school children, increasing 160% from 1980 to 1994. Due to higher levels of pollen from temperature changes and vehicle pollution.
• Driving – the largest contributor to air pollution in Oregon. Decreasing driving decreases the air pollutants that cause asthma and other respiratory diseases. Providing opportunities to get around by a means other than always driving a car leads to improved air quality and physical health.
Choices That Improve Health
Image source: Jonathan Maus, BikePortland
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“We have engineered walking and bicycling out of our communities"
• People who live in neighborhoods that support healthy diets and physical activity - sidewalks and a mix of uses like schools and grocery stores easily accessible by walking or bicycling - are 38 %less likely to get diabetes than those who live in neighborhoods without those options.
• Walking 3+ miles/week reduces risk of coronary event by 35%.
• 80% of Type 2 diabetes can be prevented by increasing physical activity and eating healthy.
• Physical activity increase cognitive performance in kids, college students, and adults.
• Free bus passes have lead to weight loss.
Walkable Neighborhoods = Healthy people
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• Transportation is the 2nd largest expense for most households, 20%-50% of household expenses
• Families living in auto-dependent neighborhoods spend much more on transportation. – Average annual cost of owning a car: $8000– Portland bus and train commuters save an average of
$859 per month by leaving the car at home.
• Portland area: Residents travel 20% fewer miles by car than in other major U.S. metropolitan areas. Regional transportation cost savings: $1.1 billion/year.
• Homes in compact communities use 20% less energy for heating & cooling than in sprawling communities.
• Homes in compact communities use 20-50% less water per capita.
Choices That Save Money For Families
Image source: Trimet
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• 25% reduction in infrastructure costs (sewers, roads, water, etc.) by serving more compact growth patterns, rather than low-density, auto-dominated development patterns.
• Low-density development requires more fire and police stations and equipment per capita.
• “Sprawl” consumes 21% more raw land, and increases water and sewer costs by 6.6%, local road costs by 9.2%, and housing costs by 8%.
• During the next 30 years, Portland area residents could save up to $594 million in health care costs because of the city’s investment in biking.
Choices that Save Money For Communities
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• Building bikeways and sidewalks creates more jobs than building new roads. Studies show that for every $1 million spent, bikeways and sidewalks create 10-14 jobs; roads only 7.
• Investing in transit creates more jobs than building new roads; from 30% to 70% more jobs per dollar.
Choices that Create Jobs
Image sources: Trimet (top); Jonathan Maus, BikePortland (bottom)
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Choices that Save Farm Land
Image source: Flickr user Desert4wd
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• Ask Wilsonville to host a workshop with Metro – open to the public - focused on strategies that work best for Wilsonville and Charbonneau. How can Wilsonville achieve better bus service, more sidewalks, housing choices, etc…
Wilsonville Mayor Tim KnappMetro Councilor Carl Hosticka
• Contact Metro yourself to be included in Metro’s Climate Smart Communities events: [email protected]
• Sign up for 1000 Friends e-mail list to be kept up to date on Building Better Communities: [email protected]
How You Can Participate