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The Value of Collaborative Planning in the Gateway Cities of Southeast Los Angeles County. California Planning Roundtable 2013 Retreat, Riverside, CA Presented by Nancy Pfeffer , Director of Regional Planning, Gateway Cities Council of Governments.
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The Value of Collaborative Planning in the Gateway Cities of Southeast Los Angeles County California Planning Roundtable 2013 Retreat, Riverside, CA Presented by Nancy Pfeffer, Director of Regional Planning, Gateway Cities Council of Governments
GATEWAY CITIES RANKING AMONG LARGEST CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES • (2010 CENSUS) • New York 8,175,133 • Los Angeles 3,792,621 • Chicago 2,695,598 • Houston 2,100,263 • Gateway Cities 2,050,455 • Philadelphia 1,526,006 • Phoenix 1,445,632 • San Antonio 1,327,407 • San Diego 1,307,402 • Dallas 1,197,816 • San Jose 945,942
Gateway Cities COG Mission • Transportation • Air Quality • Housing & Demographics • Economic Development
Collaborative Planning in the Gateway Cities – Some Examples • Corridor Planning • I-605/SR-91/I-405 • I-710 • I-5 • Sustainable Communities Strategy • Air Quality Action Plan • Strategic Transportation Plan • Homelessness Initiative
Summary of Resultsof SCSDaily GHG Reduction Per Capita in Gateway Cities Percent below 16.64 lbs CO2e per person per day 2020 2035 Gateway Cities 2005 Benchmark 8% 4.22% 4.46% 13% -15% -5% 0% Transportation TDM Measures 0.04% 2.97% 0.04% 2.91% Land Use Regional Projects 7.07% 1.10% -10% 8.51% Interactive Effects 0.72% 15.02%
GHG Reductions from Transportation Measures Submitted Transportation Project Locations
Cost and Funding of Local Implementation 100 Projects Require Funding between 2011 and 2035 $400 $371 Million $350 $300 $250 $200 $156 Million $150 $100 $50 $0 Cost of Local Projects Funding Need
Collaborative Planning in the Gateway Cities – Some Examples • Air Quality Action Plan • Region-wide health risk assessment • Dramatic improvements projected in air quality and related exposure • Strategic Transportation Plan • $8+ million budget • Regional transportation model • Updated air quality analysis • Active transportation element • Technology application to goods movement • Support for project funding for all local cities
Benefits of the Strategic Transportation Plan • “Facilitate regional coordination between stakeholders on transportation projects within the Gateway Cities • Reward collaboration within the goods movement industry and promote the use of cutting-edge technologies • Identify local goal and achieve consensus on transportation infrastructure investments that will directly benefit the subregion’s economic development”
The COG is: For Each Program/Project and Initiative • First: A Forum • Second: A Planner • Third: A Consensus Builder • Fourth: An Advocate