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The Great Communities Collaborative
Arlene RodriguezDirector of Partnerships and
External AffairsLiving Cities
A Growing Region
Berkeley
Oakland
San Jose
Marin
San Francisco
Silicon Valley
• $60 million- MTC planning funds
• 100 station area plans
• $12 billion- local bonds
• $1.5 billion- state infrastructure funds
• CA Senate Bill 375
New Transit Investments Lead the Way
The Opportunity
• Local community engagement• Robust Philanthropic-NGO investment• Consensus around need for increased transit • Models of equitable TODs throughout our region• Regional agencies’ incentive programs• Substantial cross-sectoral collaboration
• Engage deeply in 25 local
planning efforts to
influence 100 plans
• Target low and moderate
income neighborhoods
• Get mixed-income TOD
built
• Build a regional policy
framework
By 2030 all people in
the Bay Area will live in
complete communities,
affordable across all
incomes, with access to
quality transit.
Who: GCC’s Goal
Who: The Partners
25+ Local Cities Working on TODs
7 Technical Assistance Providers
11 Private Foundations
4 Regional Agencies
17 Local Community
Groups
Core Partners:
2 Community Foundations
1 National Nonprofit4 Regional Nonprofits
El Camino Real: Sunnyvale
Steve Price: Urban Advantage
Transforming Spaces
into Places
Where: The 9-county Bay Area
When:
Planning is DIFFERENT from
the Implementation and Developmentof Those Plans
local & regional
plans
local & regional
implementation
2005 2010 2020
How: Our Logic
How: Direct Organizing and Capacity Building
Build capacity of local Site Partners
Engage communities in planning based on their needs and desires
Messaging strategies and general public education
Tool development for local organizers, planners, decision makers, and community advocates
How: Convenings and Coordination
Educate decision makers
Showcase model developments
Coordinate planning processes for genuine and extended local community engagement
Turn out local residents at planning approval meetings to advocate for plans supporting community desires
How: Policy
Advocate for strong local and regional TOD policies and funding
Assure local to state policies are complimentary
Increase MTC’s TOD funding to accelerate pace of transit investments
Ensure land use tools reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Influence implementation of California’s SB375 legislation
Increase public funding for affordable housing
How: Development
Secure sites for mixed-income development
Develop TOD property acquisition fund
Work with cities to identify land and new partnerships
Create market incentives for developers
Partner with our Regional Planners to help them educate their Agency Boards
Craft messages and media with regional agencies to encourageTOD
Near Existing or Planned Transit
Bay Area Development OpportunitiesScarcity of Development Sites Near Transit
How: TOD Fund to Help Finance Implementation
of Plans
Continuum of development feasibility
Moving Sustainable Communities
Forward in the Bay AreaAccelerate pace of transit
investmentsEnsure land use tools
reduce GHG Increase MTC’s TOD funding Create market incentives for
developersAssure that local to state
policies are complimentary Secure sites for mixed-
income developmentIncrease funding for
affordable housingAdvance local hiring
programs to ensure jobs
Prosperous, Diversified, Regional Economies
GCC’s Ingredients:Public funding incentives &
solid land-use policiesCapital investmentsAffordable housing and
transportation optionsJobs-housing fitLocal hiring practices help
build job opportunitiesArms length, but authentic
partnership with the public agencies
Efficient, transit-rich cities - attract employers, workers, revenues
Prosperous, Diversified, Regional Economies
GCC’s Approach:Plan for equitable outcomes –
everyone prospers – the region prospers
Fit Neighborhoods to their “place type” in region
Cross-sector & cross-interest partners
Genuine community engagement
Short term wins for communities
Articulate leadership @ all levels