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Picture It Better Together : Taking Transportation Goals From Policy to Reality

Picture It Better Together : Taking Transportation Goals From Policy to Reality. A Partnership Project between the: City of Hartford Parkville Revitalization Association Capitol Region Council of Governments Working with the Towns of Suffield and West Hartford. Rural Suffield.

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Picture It Better Together : Taking Transportation Goals From Policy to Reality

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  1. Picture It Better Together:Taking Transportation Goals From Policy to Reality A Partnership Project between the:City of HartfordParkville Revitalization Association Capitol Region Council of Governments Working with the Towns of Suffield and West Hartford

  2. Rural Suffield OUR PROTOTYPE AREAS Urban Hartford SuburbanWest Hartford Parkvilleneighborhood Summary of Project and Products

  3. CRCOG’s Picture It Better Goals and Products • Enhance understanding at the local level of the regional system that connects and supports municipalities. • Develop a replicable model of regional understanding and cooperation. • Ascertain support for sustainable regional development policies and design. • Public Engagement Campaign Visual Preference Exercise Phone Survey Regional Forums, Focus Groups Video Media Outreach Project Committee Structure • Identify some of the behaviors and regulations that lead to sprawl and assist towns in developing locally appropriate alternatives. • Determine economic development tools/techniques that enhance the strengths of each type of community and that utilize anti-sprawl concepts. • Land Use Regulation Analysis • Best Practices Research and Development Guide

  4. Traffic Calming. Pedestrian and bicycle-friendly environments & pleasant streets. Parking that supports business while reinforcing pedestrian activity. Improved truck flow to industry. Park design for Pope Park West: more green space for Parkville. Plan for transit stations for proposed Hartford-New Britain busway. Plan for proposed I-84 improvements – ensuring improved access and preservation of neighborhood character. Improved connections with other neighborhoods and the region. Parkville’s Picture It Better Goals and Products

  5. Partnership Development • The City of Hartford, on behalf of Parkville Revitalization Association (PRA), and CRCOG submitted two separate letters of intent • Both shortlisted • Regional scope to examine an urban, suburban, and rural community as prototypes • Parkville scope to create urban design, land use and transportation plans • Parkville fits well as the urban prototype • Combining brings additional benefits • Brings together the big picture with concrete plans • Provides an extra research opportunity to measure how a neighborhood group and a regional agency can become better partners

  6. Creating Partnership Building the Knowledge Base Demonstrating Results Innovation in Planning Practice Strengthening of the Transportation Planning Process Leveraging Opportunities Innovation by Major Themes

  7. Evolution of Parkville’s Rapid Transit • Innovation in Planning Practice • Neighborhood leadership role. • Strengthening the Transportation Planning Process • Neighborhood not just “involved” but creator of alternatives giving better results and early support. • Increased neighborhood ownership. • Leveraging Opportunities • TCSP is adding value to the bus rapid transit project.

  8. ConnDOT’s Initial Split Station Concept--Long walk required in industrial space Platform At-Grade Pedestrian Crosswalk Platform Sidewalk

  9. ConnDOT’s Initial Model Station

  10. ConnDOT’s Initial Parkville Station ProposalStation set back and farther from neighborhood center Orange St. Francis Ave. Park St.

  11. Parkville’s Alternative Busway StationLocated closer to center, reinforces urban street edge Parkville alternative proposed and accepted by ConnDOT

  12. Parkville’s Alternative Busway Station Parkville alternative proposed and accepted by ConnDOT Peter MiniuttiLandscape Architect

  13. Parkville’s Transit Next Steps: As a consequence of increasing the knowledge base, the neighborhood advocates for a new transit service.

  14. Innovation in Planning-outreach

  15. Innovation in Planning-outreach

  16. Innovation in Planning--outreach

  17. Innovation in Planning-outreach

  18. Demonstrating Results: The outreach technique has extended to other CRCOG projects.

  19. Data Sources Secondary Data Zoning database Assessed property values along the busway Census data Economic indicators Primary Data Photographic database Survey data Methods Qualitative Review of partnership development Community interaction with busway Interviews Self-Assessment Quantitative Trend Analyses Surveying Evaluation Approach

  20. Timing Baseline data nearly in place Processes in place to track qualitative data Analysis begins next year Responsibility CRCOG & Parkville’s Project Managers sharing responsibility for evaluation Evaluation Approach

  21. Data Examples:Capitol Region Land Zoned ResidentialGreen = 8+ du/acOrange = 4 to 8 du/acYellow = other residential zones(white areas non-residentially zoned) • 78% zoned residential • 5% of residential land zoned for 4 - 8 du/acre • 2% of residential land zoned for 8+ du/acre

  22. Data Examples:Capitol Region Land Zoned Residential

  23. Busway Route

  24. Data Examples:Existing Zoning along the Proposed Busway Purple = IndustrialRed = CommercialBright Green, Orange, and Yellow = ResidentialDark green, blue = resourceGray tic marks = proposed busway(see previous slide for residential density key)

  25. Data Examples: Capitol Region Housing Growth, 1990 to 1998Green = 12% +Orange = 8% to 12%Pink = 4% to 7.9%White is 0 to 3.9%

  26. Without dedicated resources, the evaluation plan must be targeted. Be realistic about data collection and time for analysis. Good knowledge of secondary sources essential. Write a thorough evaluation plan initially, then fine tune it after the project is underway. The most innovative parts of the project may not be apparent at the beginning. An increased appreciation about the role of evaluation in projects. What We Are Learning About Evaluation

  27. How a MPO and a neighborhood work together. Bringing about regional change takes person to person contact. There is a distinction between Smart Growth and Smart Development. Pedestrian improvements is a distinct strategy from traffic calming. TCSP resources have been essential for: Advancing busway station planning to station area planning. Crafting a vision of regional growth and priorities. Providing to communities and neighborhoods of our region with Smart Growth/Development tools that are appropriate by community type and regional context. Taking Transportation Goals From Policy To Reality: What We Have Learned

  28. For further information: • Richard Porth, Executive DirectorLinda Osten, Project ManagerCapitol Region Council of Governments, 241 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06106860 522-2217 • David Morin, PresidentKathleen McCabe, Project ManagerParkville Revitalization Association, 1429 Park Street, Hartford, CT 06106877 575-2636 • Gerry Maine, Principal PlannerCity of Hartford, Planning Division, 10 Prospect Street, Hartford, CT 06103860 543-8675

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