February 6, 2007

Steve HemingerExecutive Director

Smart Growth in the Bay Smart Growth in the Bay Area: Area:

Carrots or Sticks Painted Carrots or Sticks Painted Orange?Orange?

San Francisco Bay Area counties

Million people; almost 4 million jobs

Public transit operators

Municipalities

Elected Transit Boards in US

MPO and COG

Joint Policy Committee

A Complex RegionA Complex Region

9

7

26

101

2 of the 3

Separate

New

Median Home Prices

0 200 400 600 800

U.S.A

Alameda

Contra Costa

Marin

Napa

San Francisco

San Mateo

Santa Clara

Solano

Sonoma

Thousands of Dollars

Median Home Prices

0 200 400 600 800

U.S.A

Alameda

Contra Costa

Marin

Napa

San Francisco

San Mateo

Santa Clara

Solano

Sonoma

Thousands of Dollars

Housing Crisis Exacerbates Sprawl Housing Crisis Exacerbates Sprawl

25 yr Transportation Plan 25 yr Transportation Plan ExpendituresExpenditures

Expansion

Operations & Maintenance

SF Bay AreaTop 19 Metro Areas

Expansion

Operations & Maintenance

Smart Growth Started with Smart Growth Started with Flexibility Flexibility Smart Growth Started with Smart Growth Started with Flexibility Flexibility

Federal ISTEA law (1991) brought Federal ISTEA law (1991) brought

flexibilityflexibility STP - Surface Transportation Program

CMAQ - Congestion Mitigation Air Quality

TE - Transportation Enhancements

SB45 - CA state law (1998) devolves funds SB45 - CA state law (1998) devolves funds

to regionsto regions 75% of federal/state funds subvened to regions

County-based return to source

Evolution of Smart GrowthEvolution of Smart Growth

Transportation/Land Use Policy 1996

Transp for Livable Communities (TLC) planning 1997

TLC capital 1998

Housing Incentive Program (HIP) 2000

Bay Area’s Smart Growth Vision 2002

Transportation/Land Use Platform 2004

TOD Policy for Transit Expansion 2005

FOCUS: Priority Areas for Smart Growth 2007

New 25-yr Regional Transportation Plan 2009

Jim Spering Jim Spering Solano Solano CountyCounty

Funding Incentives OverviewFunding Incentives OverviewFunding Incentives OverviewFunding Incentives Overview

1. TLC Planning ($3M) 67 community-led plans

2. TLC Capital ($84M) 81 capital projects - 40 cities Additional $36M subvened to 9 counties

3. Housing Incentive Program ($40M) 11,800 market rate bedrooms 4,800 affordable rate bedrooms

4. Station Area Planning ($3M) to support new TOD policy

Evolution of Annual FundingEvolution of Annual Funding

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5

10

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1997-98 1999-01 2002-04 2005-07

Year

Millions

of Dollar

s

Station Area Plans

HIP

County TLC

TLC capital

TLC planning

Fruitvale Transit VillageFruitvale Transit Village

OaklandAlameda County

Library, health clinic, senior center, retail, 47 rental units

300+ housing units in phase 2

TLC planning: $47,000

TLC Capital Grant: $2 million

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TLC Project

Metropolitan ApartmentsMetropolitan Apartments

San MateoSan Mateo County

218 housing units

near bus transit and commuter rail

HIP Grant: $682,500

Density: 60 units per acre

HIP Project

HIP grants funded pedestrian and streetscape improvements along Third and Fourth Avenues in downtown San Mateo (same project area).

Richmond Transit VillageRichmond Transit Village

RichmondContra Costa County

Ownership Townhouses hub of heavy rail (BART), Amtrak & local bus

HIP Grant: $865,500

Density: 25 units per acre

HIP Project

Bay Area’s 2030 Smart Growth Vision

Bay Area’s 2030 Smart Growth Vision

2 million more people -- 1.4 million more jobs

Bay Area Vision calls for more housing on smaller urban footprint

Incommuting Remains Major Problem Incommuting Remains Major Problem

+64%+83%

+90%

+120%

Growth in interregional commuting 2000 –2030

MTC’s TOD MTC’s TOD Policy: Policy:

Key Transit Key Transit CorridorsCorridors

existing rail existing rail corridorscorridors

Proposed BRTProposed BRT

Proposed rail Proposed rail corridorscorridors

Proposed ferry Proposed ferry terminalsterminals

TOD Policy - Housing RequirementsTOD Policy - Housing RequirementsTransit Transit TechnologyTechnology

Minimum Housing Minimum Housing ThresholdThreshold

Equivalent Net Equivalent Net DensitiesDensities

BART/ Heavy RailBART/ Heavy Rail 3850 avg per 3850 avg per stationstation

50-150 units/acre50-150 units/acre

Light RailLight Rail 3300 avg per 3300 avg per stationstation

40-80 units/acre40-80 units/acre

Bus Rapid TransitBus Rapid Transit 2750 avg per 2750 avg per stationstation

30-60 units/acre30-60 units/acre

Commuter RailCommuter Rail 2200 avg per 2200 avg per stationstation

20-50 units/acre20-50 units/acre

FerriesFerries 750 avg per 750 avg per terminalterminal

10-30 units/acre10-30 units/acre

050

100150200250300350400450

SMART eBART DumbartonRail

FerryExpansion

Millions

of Dollar

s

MTC funding Other Funds

TOD Policy: Leveraging Regional InvestmentTOD Policy: Leveraging Regional Investment

TOD Not Just About TransitTOD Not Just About TransitTOD Not Just About TransitTOD Not Just About TransitMixed Use Critical to Capture Non-Commute Trips by Mixed Use Critical to Capture Non-Commute Trips by

Walking/BikingWalking/Biking

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Commute Trips Errand Trips

Bike

Walk

Transit

29%29%transittransit

Mode Share of TOD Residents: 2000 Bay Area Travel Survey

24%24%walk/bikewalk/bike

TOD Policy Just the BeginningTOD Policy Just the Beginning

Smarter Suburbs?

52%

Existing Transit

Stations23%

Non-TOD Infill 14%

TOD Policy11%

Infill + TOD48%

Percent of Bay Area’s Future Growth through 2030

FOCUS Project: A Regional PartnershipFOCUS Project: A Regional Partnership

Led by sister agency - ABAGLed by sister agency - ABAG Voluntary local gov’t partnersVoluntary local gov’t partners TOD + Housing near Job CentersTOD + Housing near Job Centers Regional Commitment to Provide Regional Commitment to Provide

IncentivesIncentives Local commitment to expedited Local commitment to expedited

housing approvalhousing approval Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007

Led by sister agency - ABAGLed by sister agency - ABAG Voluntary local gov’t partnersVoluntary local gov’t partners TOD + Housing near Job CentersTOD + Housing near Job Centers Regional Commitment to Provide Regional Commitment to Provide

IncentivesIncentives Local commitment to expedited Local commitment to expedited

housing approvalhousing approval Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007

New CA State Bonds as Addt’l IncentivesNew CA State Bonds as Addt’l Incentives

SourceSource AccountAccount FundingFunding

(Millions)(Millions)Prop 1C -Prop 1C -HousingHousingBondBond

Regional Planning, Housing and Regional Planning, Housing and Infill IncentivesInfill Incentives

$850$850

Transit-oriented DevelopmentTransit-oriented Development $300$300

Housing-related ParksHousing-related Parks $200$200

Prop 84 –Prop 84 –ParksParksBondBond

Urban GreeningUrban Greening $90$90

Urban ForestryUrban Forestry $20$20

Local and Regional ParksLocal and Regional Parks $400$400

Planning Grants and LoansPlanning Grants and Loans $90$90

TOTAL NEW BOND FUNDINGTOTAL NEW BOND FUNDING $1,950$1,950

Growing a Bigger Carrot?Growing a Bigger Carrot?

2009 Regional Transportation Plan2009 Regional Transportation Plan

Starting first with regional land use visionStarting first with regional land use vision Transportation projects to support visionTransportation projects to support vision Financial realities for new transit expansionFinancial realities for new transit expansion Addt’l incentives for priority areas – potholes, Addt’l incentives for priority areas – potholes,

transit, rehab, others?transit, rehab, others?

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Doug JohnsonDoug Johnson

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