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Urban Development Areas (UDA) & Virginia’s UDA Planning Assistance Grant Program

Urban Development Areas (UDA) & Virginia’s UDA Planning Assistance Grant Program. Paul Grasewicz, AICP Transportation & Mobility Planning Division Virginia Department of Transportation. Housing Policy Group Recommendation. Address Linkage of Housing, Employment, and Transportation.

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Urban Development Areas (UDA) & Virginia’s UDA Planning Assistance Grant Program

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  1. Urban Development Areas (UDA)& Virginia’s UDA Planning Assistance Grant Program Paul Grasewicz, AICP Transportation & Mobility Planning Division Virginia Department of Transportation

  2. Housing Policy Group Recommendation • Address Linkage of Housing, Employment, and Transportation. • VDOT Actions: • Assist localities to plan Urban Development Areas for compact, mixed use development. • Promote benefits of traditional neighborhood mixed use development design.

  3. Urban Development Areas LegislationThe Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation that requires certain localities to adopt Urban Development Areas (UDA) into their Comprehensive Plans. Virginia Code 15.2-2223.1 as amended April 2010

  4. Suburban planning post-WW2 Compact Mixed Use Design What is an Urban Development Area? The UDA is a geographical area designated in a locality’s Comprehensive Plan appropriate for higher density, mixed use development. Town planning pre-WW2

  5. Transportation Benefits from Designating UDAs Focusing growth in UDAs & a compact, mixed use TND design • Generates significantly less vehicular trips • Produces fewer miles of new subdivision streets for state maintenance • Reduces the need for d improvements to to suburban highways • Offers opportunities for public transportation

  6. Suburban vs. Traditional Neighborhood Design

  7. Housing Market Benefits • Providing a variety of housing types & costs to expand choice • Apartments, condos & town homes makes entry into the market easier • Living in a walkable /bikeable community can lower transportation costs • A greater share of household income can go to rent and mortgage payments • Can accommodate people with special needs and of all ages • Civic area, parks, stores, walking and bicycling are attractive to home buyers

  8. Fiscal Benefits for Localities • Shorter travel distances for school buses, trash collection, emergency response, and other public services • Compact infill projects maximize existing infrastructure • Higher market value of TND real estate means increased property tax revenue • Reduced maintenance costs for compact streets and shorter utility networks

  9. Phasing in Urban Areas

  10. Secretary of Transportation Office funding VDOT administration Four planning consultants selected via procurement rules To help localities designate UDAs and comply with state law Two tiers/types of grants of planning assistance Establishing the Grant Program 10

  11. Grant Program Tier 1 Grants – $50,000 in consultant assistance • Designate at least one UDA in their comprehensive plan • Create a zoning district classification for TND design • Revise subdivision regulations to accommodate design • Analyze and demonstrate the transportation benefits • Involve the public 11

  12. Tier 1 Caroline City of Harrisonburg Bedford Amherst Albemarle Goochland Town of Woodstock Amelia Cumberland Gloucester Isle of Wight City of Martinsville Washington City of Virginia Beach Dinwiddie Page City of Winchester Rockingham Town of Broadway Town of Blacksburg Town of Orange Fluvanna King William Halifax Town of South Boston Mecklenburg 26 Grant Recipients 12

  13. Grant Program Tier 2 Grants: $100,000 to $225,000 in consultant help • Meet Tier 1 requirements • Create small area plans within UDAs • Analyze transportation impacts of the plan • Consider accommodation of transit oriented developments 13

  14. Tier 2 Fauquier Montgomery New Kent Stafford Spotsylvania Town of Herndon Prince William Six Grant Recipients 15

  15. Results of State UDA Grant Program 32 localities provided planning consultant assistance to comply with the UDA state law • 45% of the UDA counties • 42% of the UDA cities • 33% of the UDA towns over 8,000 population

  16. Urban Development Areas LegislationThe 2012 Virginia General Assembly amended the statute so locality designation of Urban Development Areas (UDA) in their Comprehensive Plans becomes optional.

  17. Prepared a publication to promote the benefits of compact mixed use development: Offers information on principles and design best practices, the benefits of such design, planning for transportation efficient growth, methods for engaging the public in the planning process, and implementation strategies.

  18. The results …. for residential

  19. The results …. for mixed-use

  20. The Guide and Appendices are available on the VDOT Web Site

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