denver 9/28 tom weyandt
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Presentation from Partners in Innovation Policy Forum in Denver, CO on September 28, 2010.TRANSCRIPT
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Livable Centers Initiative
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Who is ARC
ARC and its predecessor agencies have been at the
forefront of regional planning in the U.S. since it’s
creation in 1947.
• Governmental Services
• Aging Services
• Workforce Development
• Research & Data
• Commute Connections
• Environmental Planning
• Transportation Planning
• Land Use Planning
• Leadership Development
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Regional
Commission
Metropolitan
Planning
Organization
Metro North
Georgia Water
Planning District
Workforce Board
Area Agency on
Aging (AAA)
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Atlanta Urbanized Area
2000
1990
1970
1950
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Urban Expansion Without Services
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Importance of Centers and Corridors
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• Encourages local governments to plan and
implement strategies that link transportation
improvements with development
• Planning grants provided to develop studies
• Program links implementation actions to receipt of
transportation project funding
• Takes advantage of existing infrastructure in
centers & corridors
LCI Program Overview
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• Mix of land uses
• Multiple transportation modes
• Public involvement
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Resolution adopted by ARC Board in 1999 creating LCI.
Additional approvals in 2004 and 2009.
• $13 million for studies over 13 years
• $500 million for transportation projects
LCI Authorization
• Focus on activity
centers, town
centers, corridors
• Uses STP-Urban
(L230) funds
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11 counties and 52 cities with an LCI study
Atlanta – 18
Cherokee – 4
Clayton – 6
Cobb – 11
DeKalb – 19
Douglas – 2
Fayette – 2
Fulton – 16
Gwinnett – 14
Henry – 3
Rockdale – 2
Outside – 10
Total – 107
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Studies
Supplemental LCI StudyFull LCI Study
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• FY03 first year transportation funds available
• $169 million programmed between FY 2003-2011 for
design, right-of-way and construction projects
• Funds distributed to 96 projects in 53 LCI
communities
• 49 projects are authorized for construction or have
been completed to date
LCI Transportation Funding
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Perimeter Center Parkway
Before
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Decatur MARTA Plaza
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Stockbridge US 23
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LCI Transportation Projects
Morrow
Chamblee Suwanee
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Public Engagement
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LCI Evaluation Reports
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The LCI developments result in:
• 84,506 residential units
• 12,329 hotel units
• Over 19 million sq ft of commercial retail space
• Over 38 million sq ft of office space
Development Numbers
• LCI communities reported 1,148 developments:
• 762 are complete
• 222 are planned
• 164 under construction
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Development Numbers
• Regional Development Comparison • (completed development only)
Development 2000-2007 Housing (Units) Commercial (sq ft) Office (sq ft)
335,138 38,912,381 32,016,187
26,645 8,185,449 21,411,504
7.95% 21.04% 66.88%
2008 Regional Comparison
LCI % of 13 County Development
LCI 13 County- Completed Developments
13 County Development (Source: Co-Star)
Land Area: 3.4%
Land Area: 83,224 Acres
Land Area: 2,450,762 Acres
*13 Counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton
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Development Examples
Hapeville
WoodstockMorrow
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Development Examples
City Center (GSU) Buckhead
Suwanee
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Chamblee MARTA Parking Lot
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• 92% of LCI communities have adopted their LCI Study
into their comprehensive plan
• 66% have special LCI zoning districts
• 56% of those surveyed reported having policies in
their comprehensive plan that focus on building more
senior, workforce, or special needs housing
• 83% have design guidelines in place to ensure that
new development supports a livable, walkable
environment
Policies and Regulations
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Hwy 78 Build-Out Modeling
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Emissions from VMT
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2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
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Existing Land Use
LCI Plan
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Lessons Learned
• Federal transportation funds offer flexibility to
create LCI type programs
• LCI has allowed ARC to engage local governments
in detailed planning
• Incentive to implement Regional Development
Plan policies
• Smart Growth concepts have applicability in every
place
• Change takes time
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Questions?
Tom WeyandtDirector of Comprehensive Planning
Atlanta Regional Commission
40 Courtland Street
Atlanta, GA
404-463-3250
www.atlantaregional.com/lci