Providing a framework for higher density affordable housing and mixed-use development

along transportation corridors

Gretchen Nicholls – Twin Cities LISC

Corridor Development Initiative

Panel Presenters• Barbara Raye – Twin Cities CDI Tech

Team (Center for Policy Planning and Performance)

• Yonah Freemark – Chicago Metropolitan Planning Coucil

• Ashley Kaade – Denver Regional Council of Governments

CDI Block Exercise

Katie Thering – CDI Block Exercise Coordinator

Miranda Walker (Aeon) & Bill Beard (The Beard Group) – Financial Analysis

Table facilitators and sketchers

An interactive exercise for community members to explore different development options and find out if the are financially viable.

Block Exercise: What it is

Corridor Development Initiative Community Workshops:

Workshop IGathering Information

Workshop IIBlock Exercise

Workshop IVFraming the Recommendations

Workshop IIIDeveloper Panel

CDI Technical Team

Coordination

Facilitation

Development Design

Proactive Planning

Production

Partnerships

Twin Cities LISCCorridor Development InitiativeBarbara RayeCenter for Policy Planning and Performance

Rail-Volution ConferenceSeptember 23, 2014

Goals and Outcomes1. Connect higher density housing and jobs to

transportation corridors• links vision with market realities

2. Energize collaborative planning among neighborhoods, city, and county partners

• Build relationships• Align planning efforts

3. Production of new development along corridors• Meets city goals and neighborhood interests• Integrates affordable housing options• Physically enhance neighborhoods

CDI Principles

Stopping Co-Creation

Community members:* Set the stage for future development * Become wiser consumers of development* Become partners with redevelopment efforts

Greater Efficiency & Better Outcomes• Development that better meets community needs /

expectations• Greater community support• Community has relationship with development, can be

allies / advocates for the project• City / Government has tool for RFP or site plan review in

advance of proposal• Quicker process of plan review – fewer surprises – less

resistance

Critical Elements• Discuss community values / concerns• Experience of building to values framework: learn

considerations, costs, trade-offs, etc.• Expand viewpoint – learn from other perspectives

• Articulate values and goals

Benefits

• More knowledgeable about development• Accommodate diverse opinions through listening /

dialogue / collaboration• Identify how investments can benefit broader community• Government reflects community desires – gains

confidence / trust of voters• Developer has a positive start – avoids pitfalls and

knows key issues in advance• Development has long term support from community and

meets genuine community needs• Residents experience positive process for influence and

have new mindset about citizenship

• Communities are not classrooms• Experts on tap, not experts on top• Translate terminology• Change is natural evolution of past and future• Ground discussion in shared values

Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned (continued)• Connect vision with financial realities• Strengthen design and development literacy• Use local images • Neutral facilitator essential

Conclusion

“The Corridor Development Initiative provides a great education to community members, makes visions

more concrete, increases comfort with housing options and provides a venue for community members

to work together to identify their goals.”

Amy Sparks, St. Anthony Park Community

“The Corridor Development Initiative gets residents

meaningfully engaged in shaping the future of their neighborhoods. Any community looking for a new

way to resolve controversial neighborhood redevelopment and infill issues should consider using

this as a model,”

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Non-profit, public agency dedicated to serving local governments

Local officials working together to address the region’s challenges

Each community has a voice in regional decision making

Program areas:- Advocacy - Regional growth and development

- Aging Services - Shared services

- Environment - Transportation and traffic operation

Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI)

- Build out of FasTracks

Metro Vision 2040

Commitment to stakeholder engagement

Metro Vision

- Urban Centers

- Infill development and redevelopment

Infill and redevelopment desired and critical

Challenges and barriers

Strategic coordination between the public and private sector is necessary

A clear vision with planning policies that support the vision are important

Sites that have had extensive planning and outreach are most attractive to developers

Issues arise when major site considerations have not yet been vetted through the political process (e.g., utilities, roadway access, station integration)

SCI Catalytic Projects

Metro Vision 2040

Infill Feasibility Plans

Photo credit: PlaceMatters

Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)Ashley J. Kaade, AICP Planner II: Stakeholder Engagementakaade@drcog.org303-480-6781website: www.drcog.org

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