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How Can Connecticut Take Advantage of Transit-Oriented Development?

Robert N. Lane, Director Regional Design Program. How Can Connecticut Take Advantage of Transit-Oriented Development?. Regional Plan Association www.rpa.org. Technical Lessons. Beyond parking and density - find the intersection of: Transit agency priorities

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How Can Connecticut Take Advantage of Transit-Oriented Development?

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  1. Robert N. Lane, Director Regional Design Program How Can Connecticut Take Advantage of Transit-Oriented Development? Regional Plan Association www.rpa.org

  2. Technical Lessons Beyond parking and density - find the intersection of: • Transit agency priorities parking, development , ridership • Community based goals and objectives place-making, redevelopment • Technical constraints market, traffic/access, context, environment

  3. Technical Lessons • The architecture DOES matter • Parking can be managed creatively • Density needs to be explained • Housing needs to be explained • Create a flexible framework for redevelopment

  4. Process Lessons • Empower and engage stakeholders • Use a diversity of formats and media • Iterative process and planning • Multiple levels of stakeholder involvement

  5. Transit Oriented Development in the NY Region: • Brownfield redevelopment • Retrofitting sprawl • Intensifying centers TOD Growth Existing Trend Growth

  6. What is the Share of Workers Who Reach Their New Jersey Jobs by Rail? • To Jersey City - 21% (9 lines) – PATH, light rail line highly frequent service • To Newark – 9% (6 lines) – PATH, Newark Subway, NEC, NJCL • Trenton – 1% (2 lines) – NEC • To New Brunswick - 1% (1 line) - NEC • Elizabeth -1% (2 lines) - NEC • To Atlantic City - 1% (1 line) – once an hour

  7. Somerville Landfill and Station Area Planning Study

  8. Overview – Design Downtown gateway Mixed-use station area New civic space Two new neighborhoods Green gateway

  9. Overview – Design

  10. Overview – Design

  11. Station Area Hotel Movie Theatre

  12. Stamford – Glenbrook and Springdale

  13. New Britain Mayors Institute Sketch

  14. Bridgeport Intermodal Center

  15. Technical Lesson: The Architecture Does Matter A deteriorating suburban corridor is saved • Multiple actors • Public subsidy • Control over land use Transportation • Very high transit share • Good car access The Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor

  16. Technical Lesson: The Architecture Does Matter Implementation • Consistency • Public participation Issues • Quality of urban design • Affordability

  17. Technical Lesson: Parking Can Be Managed Creatively

  18. Technical Lesson: Parking Can Be Managed creatively

  19. Technical Lesson: Density needs to be explained Understanding density Is Density “du per acre” or perception? Use local precedents

  20. Relative value of locational attribute on an average-priced property (in 2003 dollars)

  21. Technical Lesson: Explain Housing Revenue

  22. Technical Lesson: Explain Housing • Tax: $300,000 • Units: 105 • Density: 18 du/acre • Cars/unit: 1.85 • Children/unit: .05-.1 Understanding Housing Franklin Square, Metucheon

  23. Technical Lesson: Create A Flexible Framework for Development Calibrate to local capabilities Netcong, NJ

  24. Process Lesson: Use a Diversity of Formats Diversity of formats town hall meetings, charrettes, and other convenings Diversity of media Interactive models

  25. Process Lesson: Use a Diversity of Formats

  26. Process Lesson: Design an Iterative Process Technical Studies • Land use analysis • Market reconnaisance • Transportation analysis Workshop #1: Steering Committee shared understanding expectations management vision statement Workshop #2: Steering Committee plus Stakeholders expectations management concept design alternatives Workshop #3: Steering Committee plus Stakeholders schematic design consensus Workshop #4: Presentation to larger group final design final analysis Visioning • What do you really want? • Principles • Issues and Opportunities Plan Guidelines Implementation Strategy Concerns

  27. Process Lesson: Design an Iterative Process Netcong, NJ Iterative Process: Test schemes and “straw men”

  28. Process Lesson: Enable Multiple Levels of Stakeholder Involvement

  29. Technical Lessons • The architecture DOES matter • Parking can be managed creatively • Density needs to be explained • Housing needs to be explained • Create a flexible framework for redevelopment Beyond parking and density - find the intersection of: • Transit agency priorities parking, development , ridership • Community based goals and objectives place-making, redevelopment • Technical constraints market, traffic/access, context, environment

  30. Process Lessons • Empower and engage stakeholders • Use a diversity of formats and media • Iterative process and planning • Multiple levels of stakeholder involvement

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