Jefferson Area Eastern Planning Initiative

1. Jefferson Area Eastern Planning Initiative Project Overview

2. Planning Initiative Team Advisory Committee Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission VDOT, VDRPT, FHWA, and Local Planners Hannah Twaddell TJPDC UVA School of Architecture Renaissance Team UVA Design Center at the Institute for Sustainable Design

3. Planning Initiative Outcomes • Interactive land use / transportation computer model • 50-year vision and implementation strategy • Handbook / model for distribution to other communities

4. Planning Steps… Community Elements Land Use / Transportation Scenarios Alternative Futures Quality of Life Measures 50 Year Vision Implementation Strategies

5. The 50-Year Vision… Community Elements (How will we live?) Regional Plan (Where will we live?) Implementation Strategy (How do we get there?)

6. Regional Plandistribution & density of people and jobs Where will we live? • Regional framework • Environmental features • Infrastructure • Alternative futures / vision • What types of communities? • Where? • How are they connected?

7. Community Elementsbuilding blocks for transportation choices How will we live? • Inventory existing, such as: • Downtown • Strip commercial • Rural village • Explore alternatives

8. Community Elements What Makes a Place - A Place?

9. Open space • Types of activities • Building proximity • Building scale • Building character • Street scale • Street character • Internal paths • External connectivity • Parking Community Element Design Factors

10. Urban Suburban Rural • Residential • Residential • Small town • Mixed-use • Mixed-use • Village • University/institution • Retail • Residential • Parks/recreation • Office • Mixed-use • Institutional • Industrial • Industrial • Parks/recreation • Parks/recreation • Agricultural/forestal • Conservation • Conservation Existing Community Elements

11. East Market Street, Charlottesville Urban Mixed-use

13. Urban Mixed Use General Definition A densely developed, or densely populated, area or community within a metropolitan context, which contains more than one of the following land uses: residential, retail, office, civic, institutional, or industrial. (Example: West Main Street and Downtown Mall in Charlottesville). Size of Buildings Ranges from medium (up to 3 stories and 20,000 square feet) to large (up to 10 stories and 100,000 square feet). Range of Uses Usually residential, retail, civic, institutional, and office. Sometimes contains industrial. Proximity of Activities and Methods of Movement/Transportation High proximity (more than three uses within one-quarter mile). Balanced travel among automobile, mass-transit (bus), bicycling, and walking modes. Locational Requirements Not dependent upon being near major highways or interchanges, but usually located near or with access to major highways. Parking Characteristics/types A mixture of on-street parking, parking lots, parking structures, and some driveways. Growth or Change Potential Relatively stable; does not change quickly. Historic Issues High probability of historic structures.

14. PUD Development US 29 North Suburban Mixed Use

16. Suburban Mixed Use General Definition An edge community, suburban neighborhood or community, or suburban power center that contains one or more of the following land uses: residential, retail, office, industrial, or institutional. (Example: Forest Lakes development in Charlottesville). Building Sizes Ranges from small size (up to 2 stories / 3,000 square feet) to medium (up to 3 stories / 20,000 square feet) Range of Uses Usually residential, retail, institutional, and office. Sometimes contains industrial. Proximity of Activities and Methods of Movement/Transportation Low to moderate (few to several activities in a quarter mile). Predominantly automobile, but also mass transit (bus). There may be some bicycling, and walking. Locational Requirements Dependent upon being near major highway(s) or interchange(s) Parking Characteristics/types Mostly parking lots, There may be some parking structures, driveways, or on-street parking. Growth or Change Potential Less stable than urban areas. Potential is usually toward growth. Historic Issues Low probability of historic structures.

17. Computer ModelLinking Land Use Plans & Transportation Choices Land Use Plans Transportation Demand Transportation Forecasts Regional Pop/Jobs Distribution* Land Use/ Transportation Inventory Pop/Jobs by Traffic Zone Trip Rates Trip Generation Community Elements Location/ Design Trip Distribution Trip Lengths Travel Mode Choice Trip Modes Regional / Community Plans Regional Strategies Accessibility Index Trips Assigned to Transp. Network Traffic Diet Game Quality of Life Factors Corridor Strategies MinUTP Existing travel model *Excludes non-developable areas Strategy Identification and Evaluation

18. Implementation Strategygoals for transportation & community development How will we get there? • Regional strategies • Inter-community connections • Community strategies • Intra-community connections • Funding sources / staging • Policy changes

19. Community Consensus Building • Meetings • Community workshops • Focus groups • Newsletters / fact sheets • Web-site • Art and story events

20. Advisory Committee Meetings & Community Workshops • Kick-off (January 5, 2000) • Identify existing community elements (Feb. 2, 2000) • Create ideal community elements (Apr 8, 2000 community workshop) • Launch demonstration computer model (May 31, 2000) • Imagine alternative futures (Sept 9, 2000 community workshop) • Develop land use/transportation scenarios (Nov 1, 2000) • Select best scenario(s) (Jan 13, 2001 community workshop) • Draft 50 year plan (April 7, 2001 community workshop) • Approve 50 year vision, plan and implementation strategy (June 7, 2001, followed by requests for local endorsement)

21. Schedule

22. For More Information… Hannah Twaddell, Assistant Director Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission PO Box 1505, Charlottesville, VA 22902 804-979-7310 (phone) 804-979-1597 (fax) htwaddell.tjpd@state.va.us (email) www.avenue.org/tjpdc (website)