Greater Washington 2050 Planning Tools Task Force May 29 th 2009

1. Regional Targets & Indicators Greater Washington 2050 Planning Tools Task Force May 29th 2009 Harriet Tregoning and Alan Imhoff

2. Targets and Indicators • Existing COG Data and other sources • Measurable • Geography of Data (Regional or Jurisdictional Level) • Time Frame of Data (Annual, Quarterly, or Monthly) • Linked to Compact Goals • One or Two Targets per Goal Category • Some Targets are Based on Existing COG Policy Documents

3. Target and Indicators Categories • Land Use • Transportation • Environmental • Climate & Energy • Economy • Housing • Health & Human Services • Education • Public Safety Physical Development Economic and Social Development

4. draft 5-26-09 Land Use Target • The National Capital Region will capture 75% of new commercial construction and 75% [this target needs further research] of new households in regional activity centers. • Establish a no net loss of agriculture land in the National Capital Region. • Development in Regional Activity Centers • Percent of households and jobs in Regional Activity Centers • Percent of households and jobs within a ½ mile of a transit station • Green Infrastructure Acres • Agriculture land • Number of mixed-use projects • Walk Score Indicators

5. Transportation Target – Subject to revision draft 5-26-09 • Encourage more efficient personal travel by greatly increasing the use of transit, bike, and walk modes for both work and non-work trips. • Reduce Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) per capita. • Increase [Double] the regional mode shares of transit to 15%, bike to 3%, and walk to 16% and decrease the percentage [“cut in half”] of single occupancy auto trips by 2050. • Reduce Vehicle Miles Travel (VMT) per capita by 25% in 2050 below 2005 rate. • Accessibility to Jobs/Households within 45 minutes, Auto and Transit • Accessibility to non-work activities by walking and bicycling. • Emissions per vehicle mile • Commuting Mode Split • Vehicle Registration per capita • Vehicles Miles of Travel (VMT) and VMT per capita • Transit Share of work trips to Jobs in Activity Clusters • LOV, HOV and transit work trips/share Indicators

6. Environmental Target– Subject to revision draft 5-26-09 • The National Capital Region establishes a target of 50% of all [sentinel] watersheds will be in good or excellent condition by 2050. • The National Capital Region achieves 100% of Chesapeake Bay Goals [Water Quality Goals] by 2050. • Stream miles in good or excellent condition (% of total stream miles) • % of achievement of Chesapeake Bay Goals • Forest Coverage • Planned Wastewater treatment capacity remaining (% remaining) • Water conservation (water usage per capita) • Air quality (#of days exceeding (e.g., not meeting) federal air quality health standards) Indicators

7. Climate & Energy Target draft 5-26-09 • In 2050 Reduce Regional Greenhouse gas emissions by 80% below 2005 levels. • All new residential and commercial buildings constructed in the National Capital Region will be dedicated to sustainable building design and construction equivalent to LEED Certification by 2050. Indicators • Regional greenhouse gas emissions (annual) • Green building – % or square footage – of commercial and residential buildings • Energy use per capita (Natural Gas etc.)

8. Economic Target draft 5-26-09 • The National Capital Region will achieve and maintain a region wide target of 1.6 jobs/households ratio and an appropriate jurisdictional target that will provide an adequate supply of workers for jobs at the jurisdictional level and for the region as a whole. • The region will also achieve a reduction in poverty by steadily increasing the income levels for everyone. • The unemployment rate in the Region will be 2% below the national unemployment rate. Indicators • Median Household Income • Per capita personal income • Jobs / Households Ratio • Unemployment Rate • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • Jobs / Households Ratio

9. Housing Target draft 5-26-09 • The National Capital Region and each jurisdiction will have an annual target of 15 percent of all new housing units to be affordable to low or moderate income households, or a minimum of 10% of all units affordable to those households by 2050. • 80% of new affordable units will be located in regional activity centers Indicators • Percent of Household below 80% AMI (Annual Median Income) with Housing Cost Burdens • Households located in Regional Activity Centers • Households located within a ½ mile of a transit station • Average household size

10. Health & Human Services Target draft 5-26-09 • The National Capital Region will promote programs and plans that provide insurance coverage and access to affordable healthcare. • The region will promote healthy communities and healthier lifestyles for everyone. Indicators • Late Pre-Natal Care (Percentage of births to mothers who reporting no prenatal care during the first 3 months of pregnancy, including those with no prenatal care.) • Obesity (Calculated percent of adults at risk for health problems related to being overweight, based on body mass index (BMI).) • Percent Uninsured, Age 18-64, by Jurisdiction

11. Education Target draft 5-26-09 • The National Capital Region will improve K – 12 educational programs and increase the rate [X% need target ] of students graduating from high school and decrease the drop out rate by [X% need target]. • The region will provide higher education opportunities including vocational training for all students. • Educational Attainment • % of students going to college • Literacy rate • Graduation rate • % of students going to college and graduating Indicators

12. Public Safety Target draft 5-26-09 • The National Capital Region will reduce the rate of violent crime by [X% need a target number] for every community by 2050. • Enhance and improve the emergency response time through out the region [based on applicable and established national standards]. Indicators • Crime Rate (Total Part 1 Offenses – Homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft) • 911 Emergency Response Time (Police, Fire, & EMS) – Data not currently collected by COG.