Atlanta – Coming to Grips with Growth: The Evolving Health Connection

1. Atlanta – Coming to Grips with Growth: The Evolving Health Connection Jim Durrett, Executive Director Livable Communities Coalition www.LivableCommunitiesCoalition.org Accounting for Health in Planning Policy Design for Health, University of Minnesota April 30, 2007

2. Atlanta Region Land Cover ’72-’93

4. Emory University, Georgia Tech, CDC, others • Started 2003, meets monthly • Outcomes: HIA activity; Dannenberg (CDC) and Ross (Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development) collaboration

5. Report (with ARC): The Role of Local Boards of Health in Community Design and Development • Working with ARC to identify opportunities to integrate health into regional planning • Developing strategy with ARC to incorporate health-related measures into LCI program (physical activity, obesity risk, emissions, pedestrian/vehicle safety)

6. Metro Atlanta Quality Growth Task Force Public-Private Task Force convened 2003 to: • Identify a set of key growth strategies to successfully accommodate the next 2.3M people to be added by 2030 • Recommend the policies and actions necessary to achieve these key strategies • Marshal business, public and political support for implementation

7. Benchmarking the Atlanta Region 75 Atlanta Los Angeles* San Francisco Washington D.C. Dallas Houston Boston 50 San Jose Nashville 25 0 1982 1992 2002 Annual hours of delay per capita

8. Benchmarking the Atlanta Region Median lot size (acres) within Region

9. Benchmarking the Atlanta Region Population density of urbanized area (people/acre)

10. National Demographic Changes Persons Turning 65 2006 – 2012

11. Region’s Demographic Changes 6.0M % Change 6M 241% 136% 4 3.7M 37% 65+ 55-65 35-54 43% 2 20-34 43% Under 20 0 2000 2030

12. Household Demographic Changes

13. Regional Household Demand Number of people preferring higher density, mixed use housing, some of which could be in centers/corridors

14. We can accommodate population growth and reduce the time spent in traffic delay Different Land Use, Same Transportation Network Duration of Delay (Minutes/Household) 50 44 40 36 33 30 20 10 0 Today Status Quo Alternative

15. We can accommodate population growth and reduce the time spent in traffic delay • The region’s centers and corridors make up less than 10% of the region’s land area • Portions are ripe for higher density, mixed-use development and redevelopment

16. This land use approach can also save 107,000 acres of land Acres of Land Consumed 500K 439 400 332 -107 300 200 100 0 Status Acres Alternative Quo Saved Benefits • Preservation of land • More efficient use of infrastructure investments • Preserves more options for both growth and greenspace beyond 2030

17. Livable Communities Coalition A Diverse Network of Leaders: • A strong, diverse Board of Trustees • 39 member organizations • Advisory Committee • Project Implementation Subcommittee • Policy Subcommittee • Communication/Education Subcommittee

18. AARP Georgia AIA Atlanta Alliance for Quality Growth ASLA Georgia Association County Commissioners of Georgia Atlanta Apartment Association Atlanta Board of Realtors Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education Atlanta Regional Health Forum Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development Chattahoochee Hill Country Alliance Citizens for Progressive Transit Clean Air Campaign Congress for the New Urbanism Council for Quality Growth Cumberland CID Fanning Institute Georgia Affordable Housing Coalition Georgia Apartment Association Georgia Concrete & Products Association Georgia Conservancy Georgia Municipal Association Georgia Planning Association Georgia State Trade Association of Nonprofit Developers Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association MARTA Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Park Pride PEDS Perimeter CIDs Regional Atlanta Civic League Regional Business Coalition Sierra Club Southface Trees Atlanta Trust for Public Land Urban Land Institute

19. Livable Communities Coalition A Mission Based on Four Principles: • Support greater densities and mixed-use development in appropriate areas • Integrate transportation and land use • Increase housing choice • Guide “greenfield” development

20. Livable Communities Coalition Working for quality growth in 3 Ways: • Engage communities to implement quality growth projects • Support public policy for quality growth • Educate the public on quality growth (LivableCommunitiesCoalition.org)

21. Meeting the Market: New Opportunities for Building Healthy Communities featuring - New Data for a New Era -

22. Pickens Dawson Forsyth Bartow Cherokee Barrow Gwinnett Cobb Paulding Haralson Walton DeKalb Fulton Douglas Rockdale Clayton Carroll Newton Henry Fayette Coweta Jasper Heard Butts Spalding Lamar Pike Meriwether Project completed or in final stages Project underway or in planning

23. $10 million over 10 years for studies $500 million for transportation funding 79 Studies 67 funded by ARC 12 grandfathered $6,307,250 in study funding $1,047,900 in supplemental funding $107,666,806 in transportation funding $115,021,956 in total funding

24. Mix of land uses • Multiple transportation modes • Public Involvement Town Centers – Activity Centers – Corridors

25. Completed LCI Studies by County Atlanta – 13 Cherokee – 4 Clayton – 5 Cobb – 11 DeKalb – 15 Douglas – 1 Fayette - 2 Fulton – 10 Gwinnett – 11 Henry – 2 Rockdale – 1 Outside – 4 Total – 79

26. Press Release April 24, 2007 Clarkston Passes New City-wide Zoning: Sounds the Call for Quality Development Clarkston, GA - The city measures just 1.1 square miles.  Yet there’s a big vision in place that will soon transform this former railroad town into a model of walkable urban living. Last night, Clarkston City Council unanimously passed a sweeping new zoning ordinance that sets the stage to remake its downtown into an inviting town center, while retaining the city’s intimate small town character.  “We realized the old zoning wasn’tworking,” admits Mayor Lee Swaney.  “With active community participation, we now have a zoning plan that will connect the pieces and enhance what we have.  People want to walk to offices, shops and parks.  For the first time in our history, the new zoning strongly encourages it,” Swaney says.

27. Suwanee

30. Woodstock

33. PROJECT STATUS REPORT Sandy Springs Pedestrian Improvements

34. A Comprehensive Standard for Green Residential Development Mike Alexander Jackie Benson Cyrus Bhedwar Brian Borden Walter Brown Ted Brown Christopher Burke Jim Chapman Harold Cunliffe Laurel David Jim Durrett Bruce Ferguson John Fish Haley Fleming Laurie Fowler Arthur Gibert Mike Guinan Bryan Hager Tal Harber Harry Housen Andy Hull Shannon Kettering Susan Kidd Wayne King Jonathan Lewis Bill Lincicome Charles McMillan Dee Merriam Paul Morgan Liza Mueller Steve Nygren Katherine Pringle Jeff Rader Robert Reed Dan Reuter Pam Sessions Erling Speer Ron Sprinkle Susan Varlamoff Randy Vinson Alycen Whidden Ortrude White

35. Performance Categories • Site Selection • Water Management • Planning and Design • Preservation Landscape • Community Engagement • Green Building www.Southface.org

36. Certification Process • Submit an initial application that includes the information detailed and requested specifically in the text of each guideline • Undertake a pre-development site review with the EarthCraft staff • Receive designation as a “Certified EarthCraft Community” • Submit additional documentation as the site design is developed and construction is commenced • Annual renewal of Certification through site inspections, periodic reviews and an annual charrette with EarthCraft staff and community development team

37. Certified Communities • Clark’s Grove, Covington, GA • Glenwood Park, Atlanta, GA • Long Leaf at Callaway, Pine Mountain, GA • Serenbe, Fulton County, GA • Vickery, Forsyth County, GA • Lakewood, Athens, GA • Barbour Pointe, Savannah, GA • Sustainable Fellwood, Savannah, GA • Kanawha, Fort Mill, SC

38. Local Government Adoption • Coweta County, GA, Zoning Ordinance • EarthCraft House – 10% density bonus • EarthCraft House, 4-side brick – 15% • EarthCraft Community – 20% bonus

40. Current Landscape Traditional Practices Balanced Development

41. Village • Concentrates development and preserves the surrounding landscape • Benefits of this type of clustered, high-density development: lower development cost, lower service costs, less land consumption, more walkable • In order for Villages zoning to work, Transfer of Development Rights must be used

42. Hamlet • Small version of a village • Allows mixed-use and dense development with residential, office, retail and commercial uses • 40% maximum developable area • 60% minimum open space requirement

43. Conservation Subdivisions • Preserves a significant portion of the land as open space while maintaining the same density of houses by clustering homes. • Sets aside conservation areas before selecting roads and house sites

44. Summary of Progress Land Use Plan Amended and Overlay District Adopted (Oct 2002) Village Hamlet Conservation Subdivision State TDR Legislation Amended (April 2003) County TDR Resolution Adopted (March 2003) Area Wide Standards Amended (May 2005)

45. Lessons Learned • Get Everyone Involved in the Planning Process Early, Including Developers

46. Lessons Learned • Expect the Planning Process to Take Twice as Long as You Think it Should. Concept Adoption

47. Lessons Learned • Don’t Assume Existing Ordinances are Consistent with the Revised Land Use Plan • CHC Changes- • Overlay District Regulations Adopted • TDR Legislation Changed • Area Wide Standards Created • Overlay District Regulations Amended

48. Walkable, high-density (18,000 in 4.2 sq. mi.), mature town, urban core of Atlanta region, “Active Living Community” • Community transportation planning underway • Health Impact Assessment integrated into process • Community Workshop TODAY to identify/prioritize health impacts, ID affected groups, identify/prioritize recommendations • Mobility concepts: pedestrian recommendations; bicycle recommendations; street typologies • Intersection concepts: intersection redesigns • Safety concepts: traffic calming; railroad quiet zone

49. 25-YEAR BELTLINE OVERVIEW • Key attributes of the BeltLine • Covers 6,500 acres or 8% of City’s land area • Nearly 1,300 acres of new greenspace • 33 miles of trails • 22-miles of transit • ~30,000 new jobs in 20 economic development areas • 5,600+ affordable workforce housing units • Touches and connects 45 neighborhoods • Investments in transportation / pedestrian access and streetscapes, public art, historic preservation and environmental clean-up

50. REGIONAL GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING