Growing Transit Communities

1. Sustainable Communities & Transportation Growing Transit Communities Understanding Mixed Income Transit-Oriented Development June 21, 2011

2. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 2 2 Overview • Puget Sound Regional Council • Regional Issues • Sustainable Communities Initiative • Central Puget Sound Growing Transit Communities program

3. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES Puget Sound Regional Council • Our Region • 4 Counties • 82 Cities and Towns • Urban & Rural • Our Members • Cities, Counties, Ports and Transit • State Agencies and Tribal Governments

4. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES Puget Sound Regional Council • Regional Growth, Economicand Transportation Planning • Federal transportation funds to priority projects • Regional data and forecasts • Forum for regional issues • Prosperity Partnership

5. PSRC AND REGIONAL PLANNING 5 Our Region is Growing 36% increase in population – 1.5 million 51% increase in jobs by 2040 – 1.2 million More diverse By 2040, 65+ population will double Regional Growth EstimatesIn millions

6. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 6 VISION 2040, Transportation 2040, Econ Strategy Integrated Strategy Land use, economic and transportation planning decisions for the region are integrated Vision 2040: “As we work toward achieving the regions vision, we must protect the environment, support and create vibrant, livable and healthy communities, offer economic opportunities for all, provide safe and efficient mobility, and use our resources wisely and efficiently.”

7. Regional Growth Strategy GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 7 Provides Numeric Growth Targets for Local Planning • Permanently protect resource lands, rural areas • Encourage compact development • Focus population and jobs growth • Metropolitan Cities • Core Cities • Larger Cities • Improve regional jobs-housing balance • Designate Regional Centers

8. Centers GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 27 Designated Regional Centers • 3% of urban land area • 6% of urban population • 34% of jobs • Forecast Share of Change • 27% of regional pop. change • 60% of regional job change

9. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES Transportation 2040 AggressiveTransit Program • $100+ billion in transit investments • Bus transit increases between 80% and 100% • 68 new miles of light rail for 86 mile total system

10. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES Transit Oriented Development Common theme in planning documents • Vision 2040 • “convenient and efficient travel to major job centers, especially because of easy accessibility to high-capacity transit, can also serve some of the objectives of balancing jobs and housing.” • “Recognize and give regional funding priority to transportation facilities, infrastructure and services that explicitly advance the development of housing in designated regional growth centers.” • Transportation 2040 • “Transportation 2040 supports the development of transit-oriented communities in conjunction with the implementation of the region’s transit system.” • “Well-designed transit-oriented communities can lead to a range of substantial social and environmental benefits.”

11. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES Affordable Housing for all Incomes Common theme in planning documents • Vision 2040 • “Vision 2040 calls for increasing the supply of housing throughout the region by providing a variety of housing types and densities for both renters and owners. Special emphasis is placed on providing equitably distributed affordable housing for low-, moderate-, and middle-income households and appropriate housing for special needs populations.” • Regional Economic Strategy • “Pursue the resources and regulatory changes necessary to provide adequate, affordable housing close to jobs for workers of all wage levels.”

12. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 12 12 Sustainable Communities Initiative • Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant opportunity • HUD NOFA: $100 million • August 2010 deadline • Metropolitan and Multijurisdictional Planning Partnerships • economic competitiveness and revitalization • social equity, inclusion, and access to opportunity • energy use and climate change • public health and environmental impact • October 2010 Awards • 222 applicants • 45 grantees • 29 additional “Preferred Sustainability Status”

13. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 13 Growing Transit Communities • $5 Million Grant Awarded • Effective date 2/1/2011 • 3-year performance period

14. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 14 14 Regional Consortium – Big Tent • CDFIs • Enterprise Community Partners • Impact Capital (LISC) • Cities • City of Bellevue • City of Everett • City of Mountlake Terrace • City of Redmond • City of Seattle • City of Tacoma • Counties • King County • Snohomish County • Pierce County • Educational Institutions • North Seattle Community College • University of Washington—Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies • Environmental Advocates • Cascade Land Conservancy • For-Profit Developers • Urban Land Institute—Seattle District Council • Non-Profit Developers • Affordable Housing Consortium of Tacoma-Pierce County • Community Development Collaborative • Housing Consortium of Everett and Snohomish County • Housing Development Consortium Seattle-King County • Public Health • Public Health—Seattle & King County • Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department • Public Housing Authorities • King County Housing Authority • Pierce County Housing Authority • Seattle Housing Authority • Snohomish County Housing Authority • Tacoma Housing Authority • Regional Groups • A Regional Coalition for Housing • Equity Partnership • Puget Sound Regional Council • Quality Growth Alliance • Transit Agencies • Sound Transit

15. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 15 15 Growing Transit Communities • Regional Equity Network • Keep focus on equitable TOD • Corridor Action Strategies • Work with transit corridors individually Catalyst Demonstration Projects • 2 specific TOD projects • Affordable Housing Strategy • Provide innovative tools to ensure housing affordability Decision Commons • Develop computer simulation tools to assist in TOD planning

16. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 16 16 Regional Equity Network • Activities • Regional Equity Network • Low-income households • Communities of color • Underserved populations • Assessment of equitable development needs in corridors and station areas • Sub-grants • 30 non-profit organizations active in corridors • Facilitate equitable planning in transit corridors • Establish linkages between community-based organizations and land use and transportation planners

17. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 17 17 Corridor Action Strategies • Activities • Inter-jurisdictional, multi-stakeholder task forces for 3 light rail corridors • Corridor-specific guiding principles and approaches • Data-based analysis of existing conditions • Identification of equitable TOD opportunities and strategies for station areas • “Compacts” – equitable TOD vision, agreed upon by jurisdictions, community residents, agencies and other stakeholders

18. Catalyst Demonstration Projects GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 18 • $500,000 for each demonstration project Pierce County Tacoma South Downtown King County Northgate

19. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 19 19 Affordable Housing Strategy • Activities • Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice • TOD property acquisition fund • Tax increment financing • Public surplus and underutilized land • Technical assistance to jurisdictions • Housing Innovations Program • Comprehensive planning for affordable housing

20. GROWING TRANSIT COMMUNITIES 20 20 Decision Commons • Activities • Interactive planning visualization tool • 3-D representation of land use policy options • Enables more meaningful involvement in station area planning decisions • Developed at University of Washington Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies • $250,000 from SCI grant will support further development of tool

21. For More Information Dan Landes dlandes@psrc.org(206) 971-3287 Project Website www.psrc.org/growth/sustainable-communities