Integrating Transportation, Land Use, and Housing
Joseph Carreras Former Program Manager, Housing
and RHNA April, 2012
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION of GOVERNMENTS
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SCAG Quick Facts
Ventura
Orange
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Riverside
Imperial
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Council of Governments (COG) for Socal
Governed by a Regional Council of 84 local elected officials
6 counties, 191 cities and over 18 million residents
17th largest economy in the world
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Federal and State Government Mandates to Develop Regional Plans for:
Transportation Housing Air Quality
What Does SCAG Do
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The 1939 Inter-regional Highways Vision
“Who can say what new
horizons lie before us if we
but have the initiative and
imagination to penetrate
them--new economic
horizons-new social
horizons-new horizons in
many fields, leading to new
benefits for everyone,
everywhere.”
General Motors’ Futurama, 1939
New York World’s Fair
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The 2009 SB 375 Transit Focused Vision
• Requires regional
Sustainable Communities
Strategy (SCS)
• Includes these three
related approaches
– Land use planning
– Transportation
policies
– Transportation
investments
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Back to the Future!?!
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SB 375 in a Nutshell
• Transportation Planning Requires California Air Resources
Board (CARB) to set regional greenhouse gas emission
targets by September 30, 2010
• Each region must incorporate its target in its Regional
Transportation Plan (RTP)
• Each region’s RTP must include a Sustainable Community
Strategy (SCS) or, in the alternative, adopt an Alternative
Planning Strategy (APS) that addresses the target
• Each region’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)
plan must be consistent with the development pattern in the
SCS, but not with an APS
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AB 32 / SB 375
Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS)
RTP must now incorporate a SCS that will meet the regional Greenhouse Gas emission target
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The SCS focuses on Transit Project Priority
areas and GHG reduction – 8 elements
1. Identify existing land use
2. Identify areas to accommodate long term housing
need
3. Identify areas to accommodate 8 year RHNA housing
need
4. Identify transportation need and planned network
5. Consider resource areas and farmland
6. Consider statutory housing goals and objectives
7. Future growth and development pattern
8. Comply with federal law for developing an RTP
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A $524 Billion SoCal Regional Plan
Regional Transportation Plan and
Sustainable Communities Strategy
&
Regional Housing Needs
Assessment
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SCAG/ RTP Housing Growth and
High Quality Transit Areas 2008 to 2035
Over [twice] as many households will live near high-quality transit
http://www.scagrtp.net/
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Selected Highlights
•Spends $246 billion—nearly half the plan’s total revenue-- on public transportation
•Creates 60% more housing near transit than is currently available;
•Creates 4.2 million jobs in the region, 87% of all jobs will be ½ mile from transit
•Saves over 400 square miles of open space from development by shifting to a more walkable land use pattern for the region
Source: SCAG as reported by NRDC
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Building a RHNA under SB 375
• Population and housing demand must be proportional to
employment growth
• The RHNA must be “consistent” with the SCS to house all
economic segments of the population and its
“development pattern” for the entire RTP and not just the
8 year housing element planning period
• The Local Housing Element update will be due 18 months
after the adoption of the Regional Transportation Plan
(RTP)/ SCS and 12 months after the RHNA is finalized
• Active public and local government engagement in the
RHNA begins with the issuance and development of the
SCS housing targets
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SCAG’s RHNA History
The Regional Housing Needs
Assessment
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RHNA Cycles and Projection Periods
• Advisory State Housing Element Law adopted – 1967
Federally Funded
• Regional Housing Allocation Model (RHAM) – 1972 to
1980
State Funded
• 1st Regional Housing Needs Assessment – 1984 – 1988
• 2nd Regional Housing Needs Assessment - 1988- 1994
• State Housing Law Suspended – 1994 -1998
• 3rd Regional Housing Needs Assessment – 1998 to 2005
SCAG funded
• 4th Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan - 2006 to
2014
• 5th Regional Housing Needs Assessment – 2013 to 2021
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Future Social Housing
Need Goals:
Existing Housing Problem Indicators and Future Needs Census 2010
Homelessness Overcrowding
Substandard
Housing
Overpaying
Households
Current Income Distribution
of a Community
Proportions of Lower
Income Households
Fair Share Adjustment for
Impaction Avoidance
Affordable Housing Goals by Income Category
Social Housing Needs and Goals
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Construction
Needs
=
Tenure Choice
(rent or own)
Household Formation
Population, Aging,
Ethnicity, and Growth
Expected
Household
Growth by Tenure
Employment and
Population Growth
Replacement of
Units Lost
Correction for
Desired Vacancies
Adjustment of
Housing Stock
+
The Calculation
Land Use Capacity for Construction Needs
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Distribution of at least 409,000 to 438,000
Units to house nearly 1.2 million people
•State HCD Adjustments for unprecedented vacancies due to “foreclosures and recession uncertainties”
•5th RHNA Projection Period January 1, 2014 to October 1, 2021 (7.75 years)
•Housing Element Planning Period October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2021 (8 years)
•Like adding a city the size of San Diego to the SCAG region over 7.75 years!
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Revisions and/or Appeals
•4th RHNA – SB 12 and coordinated with
Regional Transportation Plan:
– 48 jurisdictions
vs.
•5th RHNA – SB 375 and coordinated with
Regional Transportation Plan and SCS
– 14 jurisdictions
– Process is Ongoing
http://rtpscs.scag.ca.gov/Pages/Regional-Housing-Needs-Assessment.aspx/index.htm
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Compass Blueprint Program Outcomes & Opportunities
84 Demonstration Projects
completed; over 60 applications
received in most recent Call for
Proposals
$6.3 million awarded
Leveraged significant additional
public and private funding
Analyzed tens of thousands of infill
acres potentially resulting in 35,000
residential units and more than 20
million sq ft. of combined
commercial space
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Compass Strategy
Sustainability
Mobility Prosperity
Livability
• Distributes regional
employment & housing
growth following 4 guiding
principles
• Focuses growth along
existing & planned
transportation corridors and
in existing and emerging
centers
• Guides SCAG’s regional
programs & policies
• Makes efficient use of
scarce financial resources
http://www.compassblueprint.org/frontpage
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Transit District Data and Aerials
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Next Steps
Apr 2012 SCAG adopts 2012 RTP/SCS
Oct 2012
SCAG adopts Final 2012 RHNA
Draft RHNA Adopted Feb 2012
Oct 2013 SCAG Region Localities Submit
Housing Element Updates to HCD
For more information please contact
Joseph Carreras
Program Manager, Housing and RHNA, Retired [email protected]
www.scag.ca.gov
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Linda Wheaton, AICP Assistant Director,
Intergovernmental Affairs California Department of Housing &
Community Development
How California is Integrating Planning for Transportation, Land Use, & Housing
American Planning Association Annual Conference
April 17, 2012
Los Angeles, California
California’s Transportation & Housing Planning Framework
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Progression of separate functional laws, focused on housing & transportation laws
Statutory frameworks, backstop, w/incentives leveraging policy implementation
Traffic congestion, JHB issues, prompting regional and inter-regional planning
Technological advancement in modeling land use transportation relationships
Increased integration driven by climate change
SB 375 Implementation playing out, old/new tensions
Overview
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Transportation
Regional planning movement of late 1970’s resulted in metropolitan planning organizations;
Major transportation resources controlled by State
Housing • Major housing resources federal • State fair share focus, roles for State, region, local
Regional plans… 1970s
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Coordinated efforts of all public transportation providers, appropriate federal, state and local agencies, and environmental resource agencies for 25 year plans
Used to plan & program transportation projects, addressing air quality conformity
Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs)
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Since 1970’s, CA Legislature & courts have repeatedly asserted housing as an issue of statewide concern.
State interest in an adequate supply of housing: * critical to state economy
* critical to well being of residents
* critical to protecting environment
Local control, but with State and regional involvement
State & Local Role In Housing
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All communities are responsible for planning to accommodate both resident population and growth in new households that are expected to reside within the area
Adequate provision for housing needs of all
incomes, a.k.a. “fair share planning” including low and moderate income households, adjusting for overconcentration of lower income households
5th Cycle of housing planning updates underway
Major Housing Principles of State Law
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Increase housing supply & mix of housing types, tenure & affordability
Promote infill development & socioeconomic equity,
protection of environmental & agricultural resources, & encouraging efficient development patterns
Promote improved intraregional jobs-housing
relationship Balance disproportionate household income
distributions
Housing Element Law’s Regional Housing Needs Allocations (RHNA) are to:
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Regional Housing Needs Plan (RHNP)
Allocates need for additional housing units among cities and counties by household income distribution (before state income categories from census), adjusting for impaction of concentrations of lower-income households & identifies existing needs.
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Regional Housing Needs Planning Plays Important Role
Accommodating shelter needs of growing population
Accommodating adequate and balanced housing supply for economic and employment growth
Providing appropriately zoned residential land to accommodate timely response of the housing industry to market conditions
Facilitating regulatory certainty for transparent and efficient residential permit processing
Planning for provision of housing assistance and regulatory incentives
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RHNA sometimes controversial as it often involves
Accommodating growth
State involvement in local land use decision making
Increasing densities
Planning for affordable housing when its not desired
Substantial shortfalls in housing resulting in large gaps between projected need and recent production
Confronting competing policy objectives & constraints
Intergovernmental decision making
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Housing Needs Assessment w/RHNA
Inventory of Resources including Land and Financing – Local government must zone sufficient land to address projected growth
Analyze Potential Governmental Constraints
Adopt Goals, Policies and Implementation Actions
Diligent effort to achieve Public Participation of all economic segments of the community (including low -mod households)
Annual Progress Reports/ Review & revise
Housing Element Law: Key Provisions since 1970’s
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Redevelopment Law (until 2012)
State Density Bonus Law
Second Unit Law
Anti-NIMBY
No Net Residential Capacity Loss
Limited Conditional Use for Multifamily (MF) in MF Zones
Least Cost Zoning
Article 34 re: voter authorization & public housing
Fair Housing laws with land use provisions
Other State Housing
& Planning Laws (1980’s – 90’s)
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• Threshold or rating & ranking factor for HCD-
administered housing & infrastructure loans & grants
• Requirements of State law for valid general plans, requiring vertical and horizontal consistency, buttressed by other State laws
State-certified Housing Elements
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• Legislative proposals for regional government introduced, but not enacted.
• But, interactive technology advancement fostered…..
Mid- 1990’s – Increasing Regional Collaboration
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In the past, existing or planned land-use designation generally accepted as given – baseline conditions were forecast to future
Recent experiments incorporate feedback from transportation to land-use & are interactive, modifying baseline forecasts
Allow communities to evaluate different future scenarios
Adjustments in traditional transportation modeling
Interactive Land-use & Transportation Modeling
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Catchment Area Population
Catchment Area Employment
Parking Supply
Train Frequency or (Feeder) Bus Frequency
First/Last Mile:
Walk Connections
Bikeways & Bike Parking
Bus, shuttle service
Factors Generating Transit Ridership, Reducing VMT
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Factors with Quantifiable Effects on VMT, CO2
Land Use – Demand Side
Density
Diversity
Design
Destination Accessibility
Distance to Transit
Development Scale
Demographics
Demand Management
Transportation –
Supply Side
Highway Lane Miles
Transit Revenue Miles
Induced Travel
Pricing
Network Management
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• Growing metropolitan traffic congestion,
jobs/housing balance issues key driver
Support for More Comprehensive Regional Planning
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Inter-Regional Partnership (IRP) Planning Grant Program
HCD Administered Awards for 8 IRP projects By MPOs Late 2001 – Mid-2004
MCOG Wine Country SACOG
ABAG/San Joaquin/STANCOG AMBAG-ABAG
Antelope Valley- Los Angeles
SBCAG- Ventura
WRCOG/OCCOG
SANDAG/WROG
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Encourage higher rates of housing in jobs-rich areas
Encourage job development in proximity to current & future labor force
Mitigate the negative impacts of jobs/housing imbalances
Encourage integrated planning, incorporating housing, transportation, and the environment
Encourage transit-oriented development (TOD)
IRP Policy Goals
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GIS-based scenario planning of alternative development patterns and effects
Use of electronic technology and variety of visual & broadcast media in engaging and broadening citizen participation
Experimentation with integrated land-use and transportation modeling, including regional monitoring of local land-use capacity
Internet-based mapping assistance in identifying infill development
IRP Planning Benefits
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“Regional Blueprint Planning” Initiated in Prior Decade
Foster more efficient land use patterns
Better inform regional and local decision-making
Foster consensus on a regional vision & preferred land use pattern
Build capacity for regional collaboration and integrated planning
Enable regions to plan to accommodate all their future growth
Build awareness of/support for critical infrastructure & housing
Provide consumers more housing and transportation choices & planning for long-term housing supply . . . . . . .
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Major Increase in Local Assistance Incentives
Voter-approved Propositions 2002 & 2006 for menu of State funding programs: Jobs- Housing Balance Grants Workforce Housing Grants Housing Related Parks Grants TOD Housing Program Infill Infrastructure Grants Multifamily rental & supportive
housing, homeownership, etc.
Grants rewarding affordable housing production relative to employment:
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State Financing Programs Incorporating Land Use
HCD TOD Program &/or LIHTC Application Scoring For:
Increased Transit Ridership
Infill-designated Area
Coordinated Public Private Investment
Transit Supportive Land Uses
Walkable Corridor Features
Community Support
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MPO Financing Programs Incorporating Land Use
Planning grants, e.g. SCAG’s Compass Blueprints
Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) funds for transit oriented development-supportive capital projects, e.g., bike & ped., etc.
Proposed MTC “One Bay Area Grants” OBAG program: $320 M to CMAs for transportation, including RHNA and very low/low housing production in allocation formula
Local sales tax-based funds of MPOs (e.g. SANDAG) for implementing projects support
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Latter Part of Decade ….
Onset of Climate Change -Related Focus
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Relies in part on “getting people out of cars” to meet greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction targets
SB 375 (2008) amended State law to increase alignment and integration of transportation and housing, via “Sustainable Community Strategies” (SCS’)
SCS’ developed within regional transportation plans (RTPs) of MPOs, based on scenario planning, to meet GHG reduction targets for the transportation sector
2006 AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act, Scoping Plan
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Cabinet level committee for coordinating activities of State agencies to implement sustainable community objectives and AB 32 goals
Administers planning, modeling & urban greening grants
Strategic Growth Council
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SB 375 Involves…
18 MPOs to adopt RTPs with a Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS), or an Alternative Planning Scenario (APS), to meet regional GHG targets
RTPs to include RHNA consistent with its land use assumptions of the SCS (SCS includes transportation network, densities, houses all population)
Rezoning of housing element sites accommodating RHNAs w/in 3 yrs., sanctions if not met
CEQA alternatives for qualifying projects consistent w/RTP or APS
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Sustainable Communities Strategy of RTP
Sets forth a forecasted development pattern to achieve the regional GHG target if feasible, identifying land uses, including residential densities, within region
Identifies areas sufficient to house all of the population including all economic segments & must accommodate RHNA & State housing goals, including housing element updates
RTP Guidelines were updated following SB 375, include categories of modeling expectations for MPOs/RTPAs
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
SB 375 Process
APS
Inte
ract
ion/I
tera
tion
SCS
Investment Plan
RHNA
CEQA Assistance
Housing Elements
RTP
Modeling
Planning
RTAC CARB
Targets
ZONING
TPPs
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Integrating Transportation & Land Use Planning
Integrating RTPs with regional housing need allocations (RHNA)/housing elements to support VMT reduction
SCS strategies: Land-Use relationships
Transportation Network planning
Transportation Demand Management strategies
Transportation System Management strategies
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SB 375 Changes to Housing Element Law
Revised the schedules & planning periods for housing element updates to correspond with updates of RTPs
Modified the corresponding RHNA schedule, methodology and process
Integrated the sequencing of RHNA and RTP including the Sustainable Communities Strategy
Altered the time and conditions for rezoning programs
Clarified program implementation schedule requirements
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Regional GHG Targets 2020 & 2035
Air Resources Board adopted GHG emissions
reduction targets Sept. 2010 RHNA determines the minimum amount of
housing local governments must zone for – higher targets won’t drive more affordable housing than the RHNA with its density requirements
The RHNA distribution within each region is to be consistent with the development pattern of the RTP’s Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS)
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Environmental Review benefits
• Transit Priority Projects (TPPs) may qualify for CEQA exemption for TPPs meeting numerous criteria and
• Consistent w/use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies for the project area in either a sustainable communities strategy (SCS)
• or an alternative planning strategy (APS) for which ARB has agreed the SCS or APS would achieve the regional GHG reduction target.
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COG Allocates RHNA - Housing Element Land Inventory must accommodate RHNA Local Government Decides Where & How
Must identify current & proposed sites for residential development within planning period, which can be:
Undeveloped
Redevelopment or infill
Proposed for annexation
Mixed uses, Transit Oriented Development
Preservation with committed assistance
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Tensions/Challenges
All housing needs cannot be met with infill alone, “fair share” distribution of housing not all served by transit
SCS’ w/less developable land > higher land values, driving . . . • Increase in housing prices outpacing
transportation savings • High development costs, making affordable
housing development even more difficult
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Displacement Risk
A Boston Study of housing effects of increased transit corridor investment:
Found the most common pattern of neighborhood change after a rail transit investment: Housing stock becomes more
expensive Neighborhood residents become
wealthier Vehicle ownership becomes more
common
This pattern was magnified & accelerated where the residents around the stations were low-income renters.
Source: Maintaining Diversity in America’s Transit-Rich Neighborhoods: Tools for Equitable Neighborhood Change, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy , Northeastern University, Boston, MA, October 2010.
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• Depletion of financial resources, budget woes at all
levels of government & private sector
• Prolonged recession & recovery of housing market
• Persistent resistance to higher densities, affordable housing
• Regulatory streamlining
• Consistency determinations re: SCS’ – by whom, on what basis
Plan Implementation Challenges
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Implementation Challenges . . .
Environmental Justice Issues….
Increasing research indicating adverse health effects from exposure to traffic emissions
Restriction of housing proximate to transportation corridors may limit the ability of strategies to implement SCS development patterns with infill housing, and active transportation policies
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Study of State Smart Growth Policies Suggested . . .
. . . if smart growth programs are to have a positive impact on housing affordability or avert a negative impact from constraints on the land market,
they must explicitly require the production of housing for low- and moderate-income households, rather than merely plan for it or ignore it completely.
Smart Growth Policies: An Evaluation of Programs and Outcomes, Ingram, Gregory K., Armando Carbonell, Yu-Hung Hong, Anthony Flint, Lincoln Institute, May 2009, p. 86
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Smart Growth Outcomes - MD
A 2011 study of Maryland’s Smart Growth Program concluded:
“Maryland has not made substantial progress toward improving its performance in many of the areas pertaining to smart growth.”
In a subsequent stakeholder survey of the effectiveness of
Maryland's Priority Funding Areas (PFAs) and barriers to growth within PFAs, most respondents thought PFAs are only somewhat effective or not effective at all.
Indicators of Smart Growth in Maryland, The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, University of Maryland, Jason Sartori, Terry Moore, and Gerrit Knaap, January 2011. Barriers to Development Inside Maryland's PFAs: Perspectives of Planners, Developers, and Advocates, A Report by the Housing Strategies Group at the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, University of Maryland, January 2012
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Visit our website
http://www.hcd.ca.gov
Use comment form for questions:
http://www.hcd.ca.gov/comments/
or call:
(916)445-4775
For more information…
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St. Francis Terrace, Sacramento
2050 Regional Transportation Plan/
Sustainable Communities Strategy
National APA Conference April 17, 2012
Integrating Transportation, Land Use, and Housing Planning in the San Diego Region
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The San Diego Region
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Riverside County
Orange
County
Imperial
County Pacific Ocean
Camp
Pendleton
Chula Vista
Imperial Beach
National City Coronado
Lemon Grove
La Mesa
El Cajon
Santee San Diego
Del Mar
Encinitas
Solana Beach
Carlsbad
Oceanside Vista
San Marcos
Escondido
Poway
County of
San Diego
SANDAG Jurisdictions
Regional Results: Population, Jobs, Housing
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Senate Bill 375 Requirements
RTP, SCS and RHNA synchronized
Show how development patterns and the transportation network, policies, and programs can meet GHG targets set by CARB
Plan for more compact development patterns that can be served by transit and provide more transportation and housing choices
Identify areas in the region with sufficient capacity to house all economic segments of the population
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RHNA Objectives from Housing Element Law Increasing supply and mix of housing types, tenure, and affordability
Promoting infill development and socio-economic equity, protection of environmental and agricultural resources, and encouragement of efficient development patterns
Promoting jobs/housing balance
Alleviating over-concentration households, i.e. promoting balanced communities
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SCS and Housing
SCS identifies areas in the region with sufficient capacity to house all economic segments of the population for the timeframe of the RTP (to 2050)
SCS also identifies areas in the region sufficient to house an 8 year projection of the regional housing needs (RHNA)
Based on the most recent planning assumptions, local general plans, other factors
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Sustainable Communities Strategy
GHG Results
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Target Year CARB
Target
2050
RTP/SCS
2020 7% 14%
2035 13% 13%
Per Capita Reductions from 2005
(26 lbs/person)
San Diego Regional Comprehensive Plan
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Adopted by SANDAG in 2004
Urban Form
Transportation
Housing
Healthy Environment
Economic Prosperity
Public Facilities
Borders
RCP Focus
Better connecting land use
and transportation
Using our plans to guide public
facility and environmental
investments
Making it happen through
incentives and collaboration
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RCP Housing Chapter
Goal: Provide a variety of affordable and quality housing choices for people of all income levels…
Policy Objective: Increase the supply of and variety of housing choices, especially higher density multifamily housing…
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RCP Housing Chapter
Recommended Actions:
– Identify and rezone appropriate sites for entry-level houses, multifamily and mixed use housing, close to public transportation, employment, and other services
– Identify and develop appropriate underutilized sites for housing, such as older strip commercial centers
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Housing Element Law Regional Roles and Responsibilities
Consultation with HCD to determine the region’s housing needs
Allocation of regional share by jurisdiction
Allocation of jurisdiction share by income category
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Housing Element Law Local Roles and Responsibilities
Update housing element every eight years
Identify adequate sites to accommodate overall share of the region’s housing needs
Identify adequate sites at 30 du/ac for lower income housing
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2010 – 2020 RHNA Planning Period
161,980 housing units (11 years)
Lower income: 40 percent or 64,150 housing units
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2012 Income Limits Family of Four
Very Low Income 0-50 percent AMI - $40,150
Low Income 50-80 percent AMI - $64,250
Moderate Income 80-120 percent AMI - $91,100
Above Moderate 120 percent and above area median income
AMI = Area Median Income: $75,900
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Allocation by Income Category
Very low – 23%
Low – 17%
Moderate – 19%
Above moderate – 41%
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Smart Growth Concept Map
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Minimum Land Use and Transportation Targets
Smart Growth Place Type
Minimum
Residential Target
Minimum
Employment Target
Minimum Transit Service Characteristics
Metropolitan
Center 75 du/ac 80 emp/ac
Commuter Rail,
Express Light Rail Transit (LRT),
or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Urban Center 40 du/ac 50 emp/ac LRT or Rapid Bus
Town Center 20 du/ac 30 emp/ac LRT, Rapid Bus, or Streetcar/Shuttle
Community
Center 20 du/ac N/A
High-Frequency Peak-Period Local Bus
or Streetcar/Shuttle within
Urban Area Transit Strategy Boundary
Rural Village 10.9 du/ac N/A N/A
Special Use
Center Optional 45 emp/ac LRT, Rapid Bus, or Peak BRT
Mixed-Use
Transit Corridor 25 du/ac N/A
High-Frequency Peak-Period Local Bus
or Streetcar/Shuttle
2050 Transit Network and Higher Density Land Uses
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2050 Regional Growth Forecast
80 percent of all new residential development will be multifamily homes
80 percent of new residential development located in redevelopment or infill areas
90 percent of new homes located within ½ mile of high frequency transit
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2050 Regional Growth Forecast
30+ du/acre Housing Capacity
Regional Total:
213,540
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Visual Simulations:
Chula Vista
Place Type: Urban Center
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E Street near Bayfront/ E Street Trolley Station – Chula Vista, CA
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7
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E Street near Bayfront/ E Street Trolley Station – Chula Vista, CA
Conceptual Existing
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Smart Growth Photo Library
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Smart Growth Design Guidelines
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Design Guidelines: Creating Great Places in the San Diego Region
Site and building
design
Multimodal streets
Transit stations
Civic buildings
Parks
Civic Space
Sustainability
Smart Growth Scorecard
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Smart Growth Incentive Program
Sidewalks, plazas
Streetscape enhancements
Improvements to transit stations
Other community initiatives
Capital Improvements:
Planning Grants: General plan updates
Specific plans
Zoning regulations
Other Supporting Policies and Programs
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Housing Needs
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Transit Service Miles
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9,252
205,157
260,794
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
2008 2030 RTP 2050 RTP/SCS
Active Transportation
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Transportation Demand Management
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Transportation System Management
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Pricing Strategies
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New Housing Units by Income Category 1/1/03 – 12/31/09
31,180 -20,086 16,768 14,327 20,171 Units Left To Permit
71%
145% 17% 22% 16% Percent of Goal Produced
107,301 44,530 20,280 18,348 24,143 RHNA Goal
76,121 64,616 3,512 4,021 3,972 Total Housing Units Produced
Total for All Categories
Above Moderate
Moderate
Low
Very Low
Income Level
2009 RCP Performance Monitoring Report
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SB 375 Outcomes
Integration of plans = better transportation, land use and housing plans at regional and local levels; more focus on housing
State housing element requirements and GHG targets complementary
Greater understanding of connection between land use and transit planning
Potential CEQA streamlining in urbanized areas
Improvements in statewide MPO coordination
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SB 375 Lessons Learned
Incentives for smart growth and TOD
Financial assistance for affordable housing for lower income households
Infrastructure funding to facilitate smart growth
Transportation modeling improvements
2050 Regional Transportation Plan/
Sustainable Communities Strategy
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