denver 9/27 catherine cox-blair
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Presentation from Partners in Innovation National Symposium in Denver, CO on September 27, 2010.TRANSCRIPT
Interagency Coordination at the State and Local Level
Partners in Innovation Symposium
Catherine Cox Blair
Reconnecting America
• Affordability Crisis
• Shift in Demographic
Trends
• Public Health and Safety
• Economic Development
and Competitiveness
• Community
Revitalization
• Global climate change
• Federal, state, and local
policies need to respond
Imperatives for Sustainable
Transportation and TOD
Leveraging the Transit Space Race: Regions Building New Systems
• Denver – 5 new LRT, BRT, Commuter Rail lines in 15 years + Streetcars
• Salt Lake –4 new lines, public-private partnerships, innovative federal agreement. Full system in 10 yrs. Linked to Envision Utah
• Portland - Already a large system, now creating a robust local streetcar network
• Houston – 6 new light rail lines in 10 years
• Atlanta – Belt Line, Peachtree Streetcar, commuter rail + aggressive TOD strategy
• Minneapolis – Aggressive Regional Rail/BRT network + streetcars linked to Walkable Urbanism
• Los Angeles - Recent $6 billion sales tax measure for transit
Denver’s FasTracks Plan
National Demand for TOD
• By 2030 10 Million more households will want to live near transit.
• About ½ of that demand comes from households earning less than the area median income (AMI)
• But given recent market trends, we believe the demand is higher and the needs for more affordable units
No One Can Do it AloneMaking the Case
Federal Policy is Starting to Align
• HUD/DOT/EPA
Partnership
• Established 6
Principles
• $140 million for
planning grants in
FY2010 budget
Emulating the Federal Partnership
• Region 8 example
– Denver
• Region 9 example
– San Francisco
Central Corridor TOD Investment
Framework
• Diverse partnership with a corridor
focus
• Central Corridor LRT project
• Integrate 35 existing plans and
guiding documents for areas along
the corridor into an integrated
framework for realizing a TOD vision
over 30 years.
• $1 billion rail investment
• $6 billion in needed private and
public investment
Denver TOD Strategic Plan
• City leadership and diversity
of partners
• Set priorities for allocation of
city resources
• Identify creation of TOD
supportive policy
development
• Identify implementation tools
and strategies for TOD
• Ensure close coordination
internally and externally
Partnership Trends and
Observations
• Emulating Federal Agency Partnerships
• Corridor Collaboration
• Regional Planning
• Housing authorities, CDCs, non-profits and
developers need to understand the MPO and
transit agency, programs and policies
• Advocate for these replicable programs and
policies
Sustainable Transportation and TOD
Are Complex, But Not Difficult
• Multiple stakeholder
agendas requires careful
outreach and education
• Proactive planning and
investment set the table
• Long-term visions are
needed to keep the
momentum
• Partnerships are essential
at every step of the way