Smart Growth: Big and Small

Steps in the Bay Area

Smart Growth: Big and Small

Steps in the Bay Area

Steve Heminger, Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission

National Governors Association

July 25, 2002

Top 19 Metropolitan AreasAverage Expenditures

1 Transit 35%Operations and Maintenance

2 Transit 15%Expansion

3 Road 28%Operations and Maintenance

4 Road 21%Expansion

5 Other 1%

Source: FHWA, 2002

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Top 19 Metropolitan AreasOperations and Maintenance vs. Expansion

Regional Transportation Plans

Source: FHWA, 2002

Metro Operations & Area Maintenance Expansion

New York 69 31 Los Angeles 48 52 Chicago 81 19 Washington D.C. 80 20 San Francisco 74 26 Philadelphia 73 27 Boston 81 19 Detroit 84 16 Dallas/Ft. Worth 43 57 Houston 53 47 Atlanta 51 49 Miami 64 36 Seattle 45 55 Phoenix 47 53 Minneapolis/St. Paul 50 50 Cleveland 91 9 San Diego 64 36 St. Louis 43 57 Denver 47 53

Average 63 37

— Percent —

Total Population GrowthPercentage Change2000–2040

Source: California Department of Finance

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In-CommutingThousands of commuters from outside the Bay Area

Source: MTC Forecasts

Commuters

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The Alternatives in Black and White

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These maps show in bold relief the impacts of the

three smart growth alternatives — as well as the

Current Trends Base Case — on urbanization in

the Bay Area in the year 2020. They indicate

primary areas of change in each alternative and

the Base Case, including redevelopment of already

developed areas (“infill”) and construction on

currently undeveloped lands (“greenfields”).

Environment

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Transportation

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Comparison of Blueprint Packages (Year 2020) Percent Change in Transit Trips

Source: MTC Blueprint, 2000

Overview of TLC Program

Purpose• Link transportation investments with land-use decisions

• Forge partnerships with a diversity of community stakeholders

• Create transit-, bicycle-, and pedestrian-oriented projects

• Support livable communities

Stockton Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Plans for Guadelupe River Park Trail in San Jose

Rendering of Coliseum BART station area revitalization project

Mixed-use Dublin Transit Center with high-density housing and retail

TLC offers three kinds of funding assistance Planning Grants• Planning Grants• Capital Grants• Housing Incentive

Program (HIP)

Projects funded to date• 49 planning projects at $1.7 million

• 59 capital projects at $48.6 million

• 31 HIP projects at $9 million

Overview of TLC Program(continued)

Planning Grant Program• Funds community planning, outreach, and

conceptual design for transportation projects related to community development

• Grants range from $5,000 to $75,000

• Local match is required

• Project criteria emphasize community outreach, concept designs/plans that promote walking, bike, and transit trips, and connections to housing and mixed-use development

• Grant Cycle: $500,000 in local TDA funds available for programming per cycle

Community planning in Richmond

Public involvementin Sebastopol

Coggins Square walkway to Pleasant Hill BART

Capital Grant Program• Funds design and construction of streetscape and

transit-, bike-, and pedestrian-oriented projects that are part of a larger community development effort

• Grants range from $150,000 to $2 million

• Local match of 11.5% of total TLC project cost is required

• Project criteria emphasize community involvement, connections to housing and mixed-use development, and quality of project design

• Grant Cycle: $9 million in federal STP, CMAQ, and TEA funds available for programming per cycle

Rendering of Unity Plazain downtown Vallejo

New multi-family housing in the east Bay Area

Housing at the proposed Dublin Transit Center

• HIP grants awarded to local agencies that plan and build compact, transit-oriented housing

• Proposed housing must be within 1/3 mile of major transit station with service intervals of 15 minutes or less during peak commute times

• Number of units per acre determines total grant award:

• 25 units/acre: $1000 per bedroom

• 40 units/acre: $1,500 per bedroom

• 60 units/acre: $2,000 per bedroom

• HIP funds are spent on TLC capital projects anywhere within the applicant’s jurisdiction

• Grant Cycle: $9 million in federal STP, CMAQ, and TEA funds available for programming per cycle

Housing Incentive Program

* Additional $500 per bedroom awarded to affordable units

New multi-family housing in the east Bay Area

Housing at the proposed Dublin Transit Center

Concord BART Access Improvements• New pedestrian walkways,

BART plaza (with seating and directional kiosks), and “kiss-and-ride” area into Concord BART station

ConcordContra Costa County

Planning Grant: $5,000

Capital Grants: $500,000

TLC Projects

Mahon Path• Newly constructed Class 1

bike and pedestrian path along an abandoned rail line adjacent to Mahon Creek that connects downtown San Rafael to a major transit center

San RafaelMarin County

Capital Grant: $550,000

TLC Projects

Santa Rosa Downtown Pedestrian Linkages• Newly constructed

pedestrian connections between east and west sides of downtown Santa Rosa, historic Railroad Square, social service centers and future Food/Wine Marketplace

Santa RosaSonoma County

Capital Grant: $900,000

TLC Projects

Ohlone-Chynoweth Commons

• Pedestrian connections from affordable 194-unit housing development to community and retail center at the Ohlone-Chynoweth light-rail station

San JoseSanta Clara County

Capital Grant: $575,000

TLC Projects

Nugent Square• Planned Nugent Square

mixed-use development with 39 affordable housing units near University Avenue — a major bus corridor

East Palo AltoSan Mateo County

Capital Grant: $293,000

HIP Projects

Sereno Village

• Planned 125-unit affordable housing project adjacent to the Sereno Transit bus transfer facility

VallejoSolano County

Planning Grant: $40,000

HIP Grant: $382,000

HIP Projects