Smart Growth: Big and Small Steps in the Bay Area
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Smart Growth: Big and Small
Steps in the Bay Area
Smart Growth: Big and Small
Steps in the Bay Area
Steve Heminger, Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission
National Governors Association
July 25, 2002
Top 19 Metropolitan AreasAverage Expenditures
1 Transit 35%Operations and Maintenance
2 Transit 15%Expansion
3 Road 28%Operations and Maintenance
4 Road 21%Expansion
5 Other 1%
Source: FHWA, 2002
Regional Transportation Plans
Top 19 Metropolitan AreasOperations and Maintenance vs. Expansion
Regional Transportation Plans
Source: FHWA, 2002
Metro Operations & Area Maintenance Expansion
New York 69 31 Los Angeles 48 52 Chicago 81 19 Washington D.C. 80 20 San Francisco 74 26 Philadelphia 73 27 Boston 81 19 Detroit 84 16 Dallas/Ft. Worth 43 57 Houston 53 47 Atlanta 51 49 Miami 64 36 Seattle 45 55 Phoenix 47 53 Minneapolis/St. Paul 50 50 Cleveland 91 9 San Diego 64 36 St. Louis 43 57 Denver 47 53
Average 63 37
— Percent —
Total Population GrowthPercentage Change2000–2040
Source: California Department of Finance
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In-CommutingThousands of commuters from outside the Bay Area
Source: MTC Forecasts
Commuters
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The Alternatives in Black and White
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These maps show in bold relief the impacts of the
three smart growth alternatives — as well as the
Current Trends Base Case — on urbanization in
the Bay Area in the year 2020. They indicate
primary areas of change in each alternative and
the Base Case, including redevelopment of already
developed areas (“infill”) and construction on
currently undeveloped lands (“greenfields”).
Environment
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Environment
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Transportation
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Comparison of Blueprint Packages (Year 2020) Percent Change in Transit Trips
Source: MTC Blueprint, 2000
Overview of TLC Program
Purpose• Link transportation investments with land-use decisions
• Forge partnerships with a diversity of community stakeholders
• Create transit-, bicycle-, and pedestrian-oriented projects
• Support livable communities
Stockton Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown
Plans for Guadelupe River Park Trail in San Jose
Rendering of Coliseum BART station area revitalization project
Mixed-use Dublin Transit Center with high-density housing and retail
TLC offers three kinds of funding assistance Planning Grants• Planning Grants• Capital Grants• Housing Incentive
Program (HIP)
Projects funded to date• 49 planning projects at $1.7 million
• 59 capital projects at $48.6 million
• 31 HIP projects at $9 million
Overview of TLC Program(continued)
Planning Grant Program• Funds community planning, outreach, and
conceptual design for transportation projects related to community development
• Grants range from $5,000 to $75,000
• Local match is required
• Project criteria emphasize community outreach, concept designs/plans that promote walking, bike, and transit trips, and connections to housing and mixed-use development
• Grant Cycle: $500,000 in local TDA funds available for programming per cycle
Community planning in Richmond
Public involvementin Sebastopol
Coggins Square walkway to Pleasant Hill BART
Capital Grant Program• Funds design and construction of streetscape and
transit-, bike-, and pedestrian-oriented projects that are part of a larger community development effort
• Grants range from $150,000 to $2 million
• Local match of 11.5% of total TLC project cost is required
• Project criteria emphasize community involvement, connections to housing and mixed-use development, and quality of project design
• Grant Cycle: $9 million in federal STP, CMAQ, and TEA funds available for programming per cycle
Rendering of Unity Plazain downtown Vallejo
New multi-family housing in the east Bay Area
Housing at the proposed Dublin Transit Center
• HIP grants awarded to local agencies that plan and build compact, transit-oriented housing
• Proposed housing must be within 1/3 mile of major transit station with service intervals of 15 minutes or less during peak commute times
• Number of units per acre determines total grant award:
• 25 units/acre: $1000 per bedroom
• 40 units/acre: $1,500 per bedroom
• 60 units/acre: $2,000 per bedroom
• HIP funds are spent on TLC capital projects anywhere within the applicant’s jurisdiction
• Grant Cycle: $9 million in federal STP, CMAQ, and TEA funds available for programming per cycle
Housing Incentive Program
* Additional $500 per bedroom awarded to affordable units
New multi-family housing in the east Bay Area
Housing at the proposed Dublin Transit Center
Concord BART Access Improvements• New pedestrian walkways,
BART plaza (with seating and directional kiosks), and “kiss-and-ride” area into Concord BART station
ConcordContra Costa County
Planning Grant: $5,000
Capital Grants: $500,000
TLC Projects
Mahon Path• Newly constructed Class 1
bike and pedestrian path along an abandoned rail line adjacent to Mahon Creek that connects downtown San Rafael to a major transit center
San RafaelMarin County
Capital Grant: $550,000
TLC Projects
Santa Rosa Downtown Pedestrian Linkages• Newly constructed
pedestrian connections between east and west sides of downtown Santa Rosa, historic Railroad Square, social service centers and future Food/Wine Marketplace
Santa RosaSonoma County
Capital Grant: $900,000
TLC Projects
Ohlone-Chynoweth Commons
• Pedestrian connections from affordable 194-unit housing development to community and retail center at the Ohlone-Chynoweth light-rail station
San JoseSanta Clara County
Capital Grant: $575,000
TLC Projects
Nugent Square• Planned Nugent Square
mixed-use development with 39 affordable housing units near University Avenue — a major bus corridor
East Palo AltoSan Mateo County
Capital Grant: $293,000
HIP Projects
Sereno Village
• Planned 125-unit affordable housing project adjacent to the Sereno Transit bus transfer facility
VallejoSolano County
Planning Grant: $40,000
HIP Grant: $382,000
HIP Projects