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Bronx town hall New York & Connecticut Sustainable Communities

Bronx town hall New York & Connecticut Sustainable Communities. A Unique Bi-State Partnership to Improve Jobs, Housing and Transportation. Fordham University Bronx, NY January 23, 2012. Partnership for sustainable communities. Coordinating federal place-based programs and initiatives

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Bronx town hall New York & Connecticut Sustainable Communities

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  1. Bronx town hallNew York & ConnecticutSustainable Communities A Unique Bi-State Partnership to Improve Jobs, Housing and Transportation Fordham University Bronx, NY January 23, 2012

  2. Partnership for sustainable communities • Coordinating federal place-based programs and initiatives • $236 million in Regional Planning and Community Challenge Grants

  3. Partners 9 Cities 2 Counties 6 Regional Organizations ADVISORY BOARD 7 State Agencies 6 Nonprofits 3 New Jersey Members

  4. need:more jobs, lower costs

  5. ACTION:Build mixed-income housing and jobs within walking distance of transit

  6. Measuring success:Lower share of income going to housing and transportation

  7. need:connecting poor and communities of color to good schools and jobs

  8. action:Develop fair share housing and equity analysis and strategy Identification and Assessment of: • Segregated Areas and Areas of Increasing Diversity and/or Racial/Ethnic Integration • Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty • Access to Existing Areas of High Opportunity • Major Public Investments • Fair Housing Issues, Services, and Activities

  9. Measuring success:Bring opportunity to all communities and all communities to opportunity • Number of affordable, energy-efficient homes built in our good school districts • Number of good, accessible jobs in our urban areas • Access to grocery stores, fresh foods, health care and other needs

  10. Need:addressing Climate change

  11. ACTION:develop climate resilient buildings and infrastructure Department of City Planning Analysis of urban design implications of enhanced flood protection for buildings Study of best practices for building coastal resilience in highly developed waterfront cities and surrounding areas Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability Evaluation of critical infrastructure design standards Community outreach

  12. Measuring success:number of code amendments and design standards adopted

  13. Need:getting government regulations right

  14. action:Coordinate federal, state, regional, and local regulatory reforms • Identify specific gaps in existing regional plans • Analyze regulatory and program impediments to on-the-ground projects • Recommend reforms • Adopt an Execution Plan for Regional Sustainable Development

  15. Measuring success:Adopt execution plan for sustainable development

  16. Projects Local Initiatives Spread Across the Bi-State Region

  17. What are we trying to accomplish? REGIONAL PLANNING ENHANCEMENT AND INTEGRATION SPECIFIC PLACE-BASED AND AREA-WIDE PROJECTS

  18. Opportunities for participation • Regional Town Halls • Regional Advisory Committee • Local Project Advisory Structures • Steering Committee Meetings • Website and Interactive Media

  19. Regional advisory committees • Two Committees for Metro North and LIRR Service Areas • Open to Any Interested Participant • Input on Desired Outcomes & Measures of Success • Recommendations for Regional Plan Enhancements • Input on Draft Execution Plan for Regional Sustainable Development

  20. PREFERRED SUSTAINABILITY STATUS • Opportunity to Win 2 Extra Points on Discretionary HUD Programs (other agencies to be added) • Criteria and Application Instructions on www.SustainableNYCT.org • Steering Committee will Make Determination Within 10 Business Days of Application

  21. What would you like to see most of this initiative?How we will know it’s a success?What other local and regional efforts should we connect to, and how?How would you like to stay involved?How should we get others involved? QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

  22. Contact us www.sustainablenyct.org

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