Regional Context for SEEDS

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Regional Context for SEEDS

• SEEDS is One of Four Pilot Tests
• 1999 Update of the Regional Transportation Plan
• New regional goal of better connecting land use
  and transportation planning established
• Sustainable Development Studies formulated as a
  new integrated approach to these two disciplines
• Make use of grassroots and collaborative
  techniques
• Pilots undertaken in Rockland, Westchester and
  Suffolk counties and in Brooklyn

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How Has SEEDS Been Funded?

• Federal planning funds through the New York
  Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC)
• State match through the New York State Department
  of Transportation
• Local in-kind match through the East End
  Supervisors Mayors Association

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Structure of the SEEDS Initiative

• Project management and administration through the
  staff of NYMTC
• Consultant team under contract to NYMTC via New
  York State
• Steering Committee comprised of representatives
  of the five towns, nine villages, and relevant
  NYMTC members (Suffolk County, New York State DOT
  and MTA Long Island Rail Road)
• Community Stakeholders Committee drawn from all
  municipalities

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Whose Concept Plan Is This?

• SEEDS has been a collaborative planning process
• These concepts represent a consensus of the
  parties who participated

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Overall Goals of Sustainable Development Studies

• Create a balanced and sustainable approach to
  improving transportation in coordination with
  land development.

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Overall Goals of Sustainable Development Studies

• Establish a consensus to pursue land use
  policies consistent with regional goals and to
  guide regional transportation investment.

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Consensus Guiding Principles of SEEDS

• Preserve and enhance hamlet centers
• Provide for a mix of housing types to provide for
  economic diversity
• Redevelop and reclaim land before converting
  undeveloped land

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Consensus Guiding Principles of SEEDS

• Protect agricultural and open space resources
• Decrease dependency on cars and improve
  pedestrian and public transit accessibility
• Establish short- and long-term solutions to
  chronic congestion and unsafe road conditions

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History and Scope

• Milestones in the SEEDS Process
• Community Visioning (2001 2003)
• Public Meetings
• 10 issues meetings
• 6 planning workshops
• 4 Spanish-language workshops
• Development of Guiding Principles, Related
  Performance Measures Future Scenarios
• Numerous Community Stakeholders Committee
  meetings and Steering Committee meetings
• 5 meetings with town planners
• Comprehensive build-out analysis

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History and Scope

• Milestones in the SEEDS Process
• Scenario Modeling and Evaluation (2003-2004)
• Development of East End simulation model
• Multiple model runs and post-processing
• Assessing results using the performance measures
• Community Consensus Building (2005)
• 10 workshops (2 in each town)
• Selection of preferred future scenarios
• Sustainable Development Concept Plan (2005)

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Targeting Preferred Future Scenarios

• Targeting scenario
• combinations
• which best express
• the principles

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Building Consensus on the Results
Transportation Scenario 2
Element Refined
Element Removed
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Elements of the Concept Plan
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Consensus Themes of the Concept Plan

• Manage land use to control location of
  development to enhance hamlet centers while
  preserving the most land
• Pursue transportation improvements that
  strengthen and enhance hamlet centers
• Focus transportation investment on public
  transit and management of roadway systems

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred Land Use
Scenario

• The preferred land use scenario calls for future
  development patterns that
• Focus development in and around hamlet centers
• Preserve agriculture and open space outside of
  centers
• Reduce future build-out under current zoning

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred Land Use
Scenario
Mixed Use Development Encouraged Emphasis on
Infill
Commercial Development Encouraged
Development Restricted No future development
allowed
Development Encouraged Emphasis on Hamlets
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred Land Use
Scenario
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred Land Use
Scenario
Open Space Mixed Use Commercial Transportation
Growth Restriction
Density
Least to Greatest (5 units per acre)
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred Land Use
Scenario

• Desired Outcomes
• Well defined regional development pattern
• Focused hamlet growth
• Regional open space acquisition initiative
• Regional transfer of development rights

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred Land Use
Scenario

• Desired Outcomes (continued)
• Reduced dependency on vehicular travel
• Fewer vehicle trips
• Fewer vehicle miles traveled
• Increased mix of housing stock
• Greater housing affordability

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred Land Use
Scenario

• Desired Outcomes (continued)
• Range of opinions on density
• Reduced build-out is desired
• Amount of build-out reduction must be decided
• Reduce 2025 build-out by 20
• Reduce 2025 build-out by 40

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred Land Use
Scenario

• 20 Build-Out Reduction

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred Land Use
Scenario

• 40 Build-Out Reduction

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What Could This Look Like? Enhancing Hamlet
Centers
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What Could This Look Like? Infilling with Mixed
Use Development
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What Could This Look Like? Infilling with Mixed
Use Development
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What Could This Look Like? Agricultural/Rural
Gateway
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• The preferred transportation scenario calls for
  future transportation improvements that
• Focus on transportation management strategies
• Emphasize retail driveway consolidation and
  back-lot parking in key areas
• Emphasize traffic calming measures in hamlet
  centers

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Desired Outcomes
• Targeted intersection improvements
• turning pockets
• signal optimization
• Hamlet pedestrian, bicycle and parking measures
• high visibility crosswalks
• bicycle lanes
• parking management

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Desired Outcomes (continued)
• Gateway improvements
• LIE/58 and Sunrise/27 interfaces
• Hamlet centers

SEEDS
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Desired Outcomes (continued)
• Operational improvements along Routes 58 and/or
  27/39 to provide one or several of the following
  options at peak travel times
• Directional contra-flow or shoulder lanes
• Directional premium lanes for HOVs or transit
• One way pair operations with Old Montauk Highway

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Desired Outcomes (continued)
• System of intermodal transit hubs which include
• Expanded rail, bus and innovative
  demand-responsive feeder/distributor services
• Park-and-ride facilities
• Passenger amenities such as newsstands, tourist
  information, and small retail opportunities

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Desired Outcomes (continued)
• Inter-hamlet shuttle service and bicycle routes
  connecting to
• Intermodal hubs
• Employment locations
• Tourist attractions
• Premium transit service for regional intermodal
  hubs at Calverton and Gabreski
• Link between hubs
• Express service to Ronkonkoma and Speonk

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Desired Outcomes (continued)
• Seasonal Peconic Bay passenger water taxi service
• New LIE ramp connection to Calverton industrial
  center (in conjunction with the regional
  intermodal hub)
• Restored LIRR spur to Calverton (in conjunction
  with the regional intermodal hub)

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Access Management and Gateways

Access Management and Retail Driveway
Consolidation (requires more refined weekend data
to finalize)
Operational Improvements, Gateway Treatments,
Roundabouts and Access Management (requires more
refined weekend data to finalize)
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Access Management

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Intersection Improvements

Intersection Improvements turning pockets and
signal optimization (requires more refined
weekend data to finalize)
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Intersection Improvements

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Gateway Treatments

Gateway Improvements at LIE/58 and Sunrise/27/39
Interfaces redesign to promote connectivity
(requires more refined weekend data to finalize)
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Gateway Treatments

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Intermodal Hubs

Regional Intermodal Hub - Park-n-Ride - Express
service to Manhattan
Secondary Intermodal Hub - Hamlet pedestrian
access - Frequent rail service - Retail
destination
Tertiary Intermodal Hub - Hamlet pedestrian
access - Frequent bus service - Retail
destination
Primary Intermodal Hub - Village pedestrian
access - Frequent rail service - Retail
destination
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Intermodal Hubs

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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Intermodal Hubs

Demand-Responsive Feeder/ Distributor - Example
for one Hub - Catchment area approximated
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• LIE Interchange, Water Taxi, and Ferry

Ferry to Connecticut
Seasonal Water Taxi (passengers only)
Calverton Hub connection to LIE LIRR
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Elements of the Concept Plan Preferred
Transportation Scenario

• Premium Transit Links

Premium Transit Links Calverton to Ronkonkoma
and Gabreski to Speonk
Premium Transit Links Calverton to Gabreski
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Elements of the Concept PlanSummary

• Relative Impacts Housing Units

2025 Land Use Scenario Comparison Preferred
Transportation Scenario by the 20 Reduction Land
Use Scenario vs. Preferred Transportation
Scenario by the 40 Reduction Land Use Scenario
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Elements of the Concept Plan Summary

• Relative Impacts Vehicle Miles of Travel

2025 Land Use Scenario Comparison Preferred
Transportation Scenario by the 20 Reduction Land
Use Scenario vs. Preferred Transportation
Scenario by the 40 Reduction Land Use Scenario
2025 20 Reduction
2025 40 Reduction
1995 Base Year
2025 Build-Out
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Elements of the Concept Plan Summary

• Relative Impacts Transit Ridership

2025 Land Use Scenario Comparison Preferred
Transportation Scenario by the 20 Reduction Land
Use Scenario vs. Preferred Transportation
Scenario by the 40 Reduction Land Use Scenario
2025 20 Reduction
2025 40 Reduction
2025 Build-Out
1995 Base Year
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Next Steps
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Next Steps

• Organize an Implementation Committee to
• 1) Assess feasibility
• 2) Explore design parameters
• 3) Explore financing options
• 4) Develop a timeline for action (short-, medium-
  and long-term) and formalize municipal
  relationships

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Implementation Cooperation and Coordination
Towns
County
State
LIRR
Zoning Land Acquisition Inter-Municipal
Planning
Support TOD Development Access
Infrastructure Land Acquisition Parks
Funding Support Land Acquisition
Land Use
Transportation
Local Roads Access Management Enforcement Regio
nal Planning (EETC)
State Roads Transit Support Regional Planning
(EETC) Demand Management
Rail Service Regional Transit Alternatives Regio
nal Planning (EETC)
County Roads Transit Service Regional Planning
(EETC)
County Roads Transit Coordination Regional
Planning (EETC)
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Assessing Feasibility

• Density of development in hamlet centers
• Location of mixed use and commercial districts
• Infrastructure cost effectiveness
• Schools, sewage, municipal waste
• Transfer of development rights
• Regional land bank

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Assessing Feasibility

• Roadway operational improvements
• Access management and retail driveway
  consolidation
• Traffic calming and pedestrian planning
• Seasonal passenger water taxi

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Assessing Feasibility

• Transit service enhancements
• Innovative feeders/distributors
• Premium transit links

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Exploring Design Parameters

• Roadway operational improvements
• Intersection optimization
• geometry of approach
• signal timing
• Gateway treatments
• location
• geometry of connectivity
• visual aesthetics

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Exploring Design Parameters

• Intermodal Hubs
• appearance
• location
• amenities
• Premium transit links and service enhancements
• routing
• service type
• visual aesthetics

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Next Steps

• Immediate Actions
• Implementation
• Committee
• Inter-Municipal
• Agreement
• Transportation
• Development
• District
• Short-Term
• Changes