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Achieving Outcomes for Transit-Oriented Development
A Tool to Assess Station Area TOD Readiness
National TRB Tools of the Trade Conference
Charleston, SC
September 2016
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Presentation Overview
1. What is TOD?
2. Why create a tool for assessing TOD readiness?
3. What is the TOD Readiness Tool?
4. How do I use the TOD Readiness Tool?
5. Delray Beach Tri-Rail Station Example
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What is TOD?
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Transit-Oriented Development
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Why create a tool for assessing TOD readiness?
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• FDOT’s role is outreach and assistance
• TOD Working Group frustrated at slow pace
• TOD Readiness Tool
• TOD Inventory Map of Plans
• Synthesis of TOD Roles & Responsibilities
• Research on Models of Collaboration from Regions across the US
How to achieve TOD in Southeast Florida?
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TOD Readiness
• Evolutionary process
• Combination of factors
• Geographic
• Demographic
• Institutional
• Economic
• TOD emerges from opportunities
• Planners and local governments
create
• Elected officials enable
• Developers and financial
institutions recognize and act
upon
What does it mean to be “ready” for TOD?
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Identifying these opportunities is key to unlocking the potential for TOD.
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What is the TOD Readiness Tool?
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What is the TOD Readiness Tool? • How “ready” is a station area
for TOD?
• Assessment of 20 measures
• Reflects full spectrum of TOD
interests
• Helps planners understand
strengths and weaknesses
• Results help develop
strategies for increasing
readiness
Businesses Residents
Developers & Investors
Governments
Image credits:
http://activerain.trulia.com/blogsview/4418203/pick-your-poison---safety-harbor-florida
http://www.business.uzh.ch/professorships/om_en.html
http://www.campbellpropertymanagement.com/our-clients-association-management-services/developer-services/
http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50866/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=1161
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Purpose and Intended Uses
• Complement previous plans and
analyses
• Platform for synthesizing prior work
• Quantitative analysis using readily
accessible data
• Qualitative measures to capture
‘unquantifiable’ aspects
• Preliminary marketing piece
• Simple to replicate
• Recognize each station area is unique
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Based on Statewide Resources
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http://planfortransit.com
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The TOD Readiness Tool
User Guide Interactive Excel Tool
Two Components
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Results 2-Page Summary Sheet
Delray Beach Tri-Rail
Station Area 14
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How do I use the TOD Readiness Tool? Conducting the 20 Measure Assessment
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TOD Readiness
Policy
Market Physical
Social
Four Categories of Measures
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20 Measures of TOD Readiness
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Evaluating the Measures
For each measure:
• Why is this measure indicative of TOD readiness?
• How do you evaluate it?
• What are the ideal values?
Refer to the User Guide
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Evaluating the Measures Quantitative Measures
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Evaluating the Measures Qualitative Measures
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Using the Measures
• Evaluate the readiness level for each measure
• Indicate the direction for improvement
• Identify the key strengths and opportunities
• Develop strategies to improve readiness
Smaller Block
Sizes
Increase
Connectivity
Compelling
Vision
Public
Investment
Affordable
Housing Policies
Supportive
Regulations
Predictable and
Consistent Political
Environment
► Develop a robust bicycle network
► Prioritize the pedestrian
► Assemble vacant and
underutilized parcels
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Delray Beach Tri-Rail Station Example FDOT District Four Technical Assistance to the City’s Congress Avenue Task Force
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Delray Beach Application • Congress Avenue
Task Force to drive private sector investment to underutilized corridor
• Hands on workshop with City staff to apply Readiness Tool to existing Tri-Rail station area
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Results Strengths:
• Well-served by existing transit
• Neighborhood redevelopment and stabilization
• Community assets
Weaknesses:
• Major physical barriers for walk access
• Large blocks
• Narrow sidewalks & lack of trees
• Long and arduous development approval process
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Strategies
• Develop and adopt a clear and compelling vision that reflects the community’s values.
• Revise the City’s regulations to support the community vision.
• Provide regulatory and financial incentives to increase development interest.
• Create better connections for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit routes.
• Undertake corridor streetscape improvements.
• Develop a Complete Streets policy for the Congress Avenue corridor
• Strengthen housing policies to ensure a diverse mix of housing options.
• Initiate a branding campaign.
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Technical Assistance Outcomes
City Staff
• Identify concrete strategies
• Discuss roles and responsibilities for moving forward
• Hands-on workshop to apply tool elsewhere
• Framework for organizing task force concepts
FDOT
• Opportunity to test tool application
• Greater level of assurance that local government decisions support State’s investment in transit
• Demonstrate FDOT’s commitment to innovation, efficiency, and exceptionalism
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For more information:
http://PlanForTransit.com/resources-2/florida-transit-oriented-development
Tool is available at:
Larry Hymowitz
Planning Specialist
FDOT District Four
954-777-4663
Jessica Dimmick, AICP, EIT
Project Manager
Renaissance Planning
561-404-7261 x304
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