Download - RV 2014: Rail~Volution 101 by GB Arrington
MAKING PLACE BETTER Reflec%ons:
Rail~Volu%on @20
[email protected] ar r ington .gb@gmai l .com gbp lacemak ing .com
OVERVIEW
§ 20 years § Beyond myths § Tomorrows stations § TOD principals § Creating value § TOD market § Case studies § Conclusions
Topics
LOOKING BACK QUICKLY
What’s changed fromRail~Volution 1 to Rail~Volution 20
Circa 1980 Portland LRT & Transit Station Area Planning renderings "
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What’s changed TOD cartoons to 1,000’s of built TOD projects
Portland Cartoon " Portland, Dallas, Cleveland Washington DC, San Francisco, Minneapolis TODs "
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What’s changed Export Portland TOD to a na%onal movement
Minneapolis, Phoenix, Charlotte, Boston, Seattle, Miami "
VP Gore, Rail~Volution 1998 Orenco Station "
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What’s changed Educa%on & advocacy to a growing lifestyle
West Baltimore, Denver, Chicago, California, Brisbane AU "
My home,Portland Urban Infill TOD"
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What’s changed Planning is sufficient to an implementa%on focus
Garland, TX"Miami "
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What’s changed Any TOD is ok to equitable + sustainable + jobs TOD
Affordable TOD 10th & Osage Denver "
Arlington VA, San Jose, Vancouver BC "
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What’s changed Transit a “good” to transit designed for development
Seattle Streetcar "60th & I-84 Portland "
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What’s changed A residen%al project to a mixed use district
Pearl District, Portland "Del Mar, Pasadena "
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What’s changed Limited TOD examples to a market preference
SW Waterfront, Portland "Mockingbird Station, Dallas "
Development next to transit is TOD
TOD MYTHS
TOD or TAD?
§ Majority of development at US transit stations are not TODs
§ TOD is still illegal in at most US transit stops
§ Not enough to be next to transit, must be shaped by transit
LRT Station"
Transit-Oriented Development Transit Adjacent Development Cisco Systems TAD
San Jose, CA"
Street Car TOD Portland, OR"
SHAPED BY TRANSIT
§ Greater density § Less parking § Better public realm § Mix of uses § Very walkable § Tame the car
San Diego, Portland, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Denver San Francisco, Dallas"
LRT Station
ORENCO STATION
§ Safe streets § Strong center § Local services § Parks & open space § Housing choices § Good jobs
a great neighborhood for a successful TOD ~ The fundamentals
Hillsboro, OR"
geSng the planning right is sufficient
TOD MYTHS
KEYS TO TOD SUCCESS: IMPLEMENTATION FOCUS § Planning based in development reality
§ Apply the power of partnerships
§ Market driven, not transit driven TOD
§ Designed for the pedestrian
41st & Fox Commuter Rail Station Denver "
VISION FOR WHAT YOU WANT
Overlake Transit Village, Redmond, WA"
CLEAR PATH & ROLES TO GET THERE
Overlake Transit Village, Implementation Plan, Redmond, WA"
This is a great TOD project
TOD MYTHS
Active defined center
§ Series of projects "§ 18 hours of activity "§ Quality public realm /
sense of place "§ Employment closest to transit"§ Compact & dense "
PRINCIPLES FOR TOD a successful
TOD: A DISTRICT NOT A PROJECT
T!
Orenco StationA District
The RoundA Project
T!
§ Mission Bay redevelopment
§ University Campus § High Density Housing § Mixed-use § Station at
SF Giants ball park
MISSION BAYSAN FRANCISCO
Transit enables TOD
TOD MYTHS
LINK TO A BROADER STRATEGY
State Center TOD Strategy, Baltimore MD"
§ More than transit § Part of community’s
vision for growth § Building partnerships
essential § Basis to gain greater broader
support & success
TOD: a “means to an end” to achieving community objectives
City shaping with transit requiresa new approach to transit.
21ST CENTURY STATIONS
Quality designMake transit workCreate a placeConnect to the community
Navy Yard StationWashington, DC
Transit riders: the market for TOD
TOD MYTHS
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MARKET
§ Emerging Trends in Real Estate ‘10: – "The future is about
green development, infill, & TOD" § Majority of TOD residents
are childless – Empty-nesters &
young urban professionals § TOD households tend
to be higher income – Reflects newer construction
Portland TOD Condo"
MILLENNIALS WANT URBAN
§ 88% of Gen Y want to be in an urban setting § 1/3rd willing to pay for the ability to walk § Huge market: 80m Gen Y v 76m Boomers
2011 National Association of Home Builders:
WHAT TOD RESIDENTS WANT
From Transit Community Resident Surveys:
§ Well designed communities § Easy access to a center § High quality residence § Quality transit service § Pedestrian Friendly § Good price value
The Merrick"
Orenco Town Center"
“The ability to walk to a pint of milk”
TOD needs less parking
TOD MYTHS
Limited, managed parking § Always a challenging issue § Consider: size, loca%on,
design & management § No minimum ra%os, maximums § Disconnect parking from buildings,
manage by district § Park ‘for sale’ nearly conven%onally
PRINCIPLES FOR TOD a successful
10 Trips "
6.67 Trips "
3.55 Trips "
Single Family"
Multifamily "Multifamily TOD "
TODS BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY
T O D h o u s i n g g e n e r a t e s 5 0 % l e s s a u t o t r a ffi c t h a n c o n v e n t i o n a l h o u s i n g
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TODS CREATE LESS TRAFFIC TOD residents are:
§ Twice as likely not to own a car as US Households
§ 5 times more likely to commute by transit than others in region
Self-selection: § Responsible for up to 40%
of TOD ridership bonus
Rio Vista, San Diego"
Columbia City, Seattle"
½ mile is the TOD walkshed
TOD MYTHS
Compact pedestrian-oriented § Block sizes for 5-minute walk"
• Max of 400 ft block face"§ Orient buildings to sidewalks "§ Calm streets "§ Active street edges with wider
sidewalks "§ Retail & office closet to transit"
PRINCIPLES FOR TOD a successful
DISTANCE, USE & MODE SHARE
WMATA Survey – transit share decreases with distance § First 600 ft really matters § Office mode share drops about 1% every 100 ft § ½ mile residential share 200% higher than office
Lesson: put office & retail closest to station "
Density makes TOD viable
TOD MYTHS
Medium to higher density § Greater than community average"§ Distance to transit matters"§ To support transit on average:"
– 6 to 7 du/ac for frequent bus"– 9 to 25 du/ac for rapid transit"
§ Minimum density effective tool "
PRINCIPLES FOR TOD a successful
TRANSIT ALONE DOES NOT CREATE VALUE Value results from: § Overall development market § Land available for development § Supportive plans & policies § Designing transit for value
West Corridor, Denver"New Lynn Station, Auckland, NZ"
TRANSIT RENT PREMIUM
Locations within ½ mile of transit command much higher rents § Washington D.C.
+28% rent premium § Northern Virginia &
Montgomery Co + 40% rent premium
CoStar Group 2011
Navy Yard & Waterfront Metro Stops
RAIL DEVELOPMENT PREMIUM TriMet Blue Line study – Hillsboro to Gresham § Found a 36% premium
over & above what could otherwise be expected without LRT – Blue Line LRT:
36% increased rate of & density of development
Blue Line TOD"
TODs maximize mixed use
TOD MYTHS
Mix of uses § Planners require it too often "§ Vertical or Horizontal"§ Most difficult TOD element"§ Great TOD benefits"
– More walking + ridership"– Reduced auto-use"
§ Prohibit auto-oriented uses closest to transit "
PRINCIPLES FOR TOD a successful
PEARL DISTRICT PORTLAND
Mixed-Use TOD Public & private partnership
– Housing – Infrastructure – Parks
§ Since1997 – $1B+ Devlp – 3,000+ units
§ Tight parking § 22% affordable
We need rail before we do TOD
TOD MYTHS
DON’T NEED TO WAIT FOR TRANSIT
§ Transit-Oriented
§ Pedestrian-Oriented
§ Development-Oriented
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T O D P O D D O T
Same planning & development fundamentals apply
These ideas won’t work here
TOD MYTHS
FIRM BASE TO DRAW ON
§ Market preference for urban housing
§ Lot’s of experience to draw from
§ Demographics trends are favorable
§ Federal policy support
Blue Line, Twin Cities"
COMMUNITY BUILDING + PEOPLE MOVING
§ Trends are on your side § Plan for the pedestrian § Leverage the power of partnerships § Raise your aspirations § Make TOD legal & easy § Develop a strategy equal to the task
Melbourne AU, Seattle, Portland"
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