Transit Orientated DevelopmentTransit Orientated DevelopmentHENNEPIN COUNTYHENNEPIN COUNTY

www.hennepin.usHousing, Community Works & TransitHousing, Community Works & Transit

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HENNEPIN COUNTYHENNEPIN COUNTY

Largest in population (1.2 million) residents, budget and property value.

Diverse – topography and people Median family income: $61,387 Median

age: 38 Median home value: $215,000 Home to 1/3 of the state’s jobs

Hennepin Community Works was created in the mid 1990s

To enhance how the communities of Hennepin County work together to create good jobs, provide access to employment, and build the long term value of communities by investing in infrastructure, public works, parks, and the natural environment and by improving the existing implementation systems.

MissionMission

PrinciplesPrinciples• Stimulate employment development• Build bridges for effective planning and implementation• Maintain and improve natural systems• Strengthen communities through connections• Enhance the tax base

Hiawatha LRTHiawatha LRT

Minnehaha-Hiawatha Community Works

The planning project approaches the corridor’s future potential and reinvestment needs based on maintaining and improving neighborhood livability.

Five (5) neighborhood livability elements have been identified, which consist of the following:

Mobility land use and physical resources environment and natural

resources economic development and social/cultural/heritage

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program

To support multi-jurisdictional TOD in housing and To support multi-jurisdictional TOD in housing and economic development projects in designated economic development projects in designated redevelopment areas located at or near transit redevelopment areas located at or near transit corridors in Hennepin County.corridors in Hennepin County.

Projects that demonstrate the objectives of TOD: Projects that demonstrate the objectives of TOD: density, compact and efficient design, transit density, compact and efficient design, transit connections, biking, walkingconnections, biking, walking

Since, 1993 has provided $19.6 in CAPITAL funding in Since, 1993 has provided $19.6 in CAPITAL funding in the form of grants or loans to 79 projects.the form of grants or loans to 79 projects.

2003 – 7 projects

2004 – 11 projects

2005 – 10 projects

2006 – 6 projects

2007 – 13 projects

2008 – 11 projects

2009 – 6 projects

2010 – 6 projects

2011 – 9 projects

TOD Project TOD Project Awards Awards

Total of $19.6M awarded

Longfellow StationLongfellow StationLongfellow Station SA, LLCLongfellow Station SA, LLC $300,000 grant$300,000 grant

Hiawatha LRT – 38th

Street Station,

Minneapolis

180 mixed income housing units180 mixed income housing units 10,000 sf commercial space; anticipates 40 jobs10,000 sf commercial space; anticipates 40 jobs Large-scale TOD at key redevelopment siteLarge-scale TOD at key redevelopment site

54 units mixed-income 54 units mixed-income housing unitshousing units

8,000 sf commercial 8,000 sf commercial spacespace

Anticipates 15 jobsAnticipates 15 jobs Physical connection to Physical connection to

transit stationtransit station

Hi-Lake TriangleWellington Management, Inc.

$450,000 grant/loan

Hiawatha LRT – Lake Street Station, Minneapolis

Adele’s employment map

Southwest LRT Community Works

Bottineau TransitwayPlanning• Existing conditions• Best management

practices• Areas of change and

stability• Corridor vision/plans• Station typologies

WHERE TO FIND MORE INFOWHERE TO FIND MORE INFO

www.hennepin.uswww.hennepin.us www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrtwww.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt www.bottransit.orgwww.bottransit.org www.southwesttransitway.orgwww.southwesttransitway.org

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