Land Use BenefitCost Transit Slides

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Land UseBenefit/Cost Transit Slides
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Development Sprawl Traffic Roads An
Important Local Issue In America

• What do you think is the most important problem
  facing the community where you live?
• 18 Development, sprawl, traffic,roads
  
• 18 Crime and violence
• 13 Economic issues
• 10 Education
• 6 Child/teen issues

Source Pew Center for Civic Journalism
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Lost Farm Land and Open Space

• Every hour America loses enough farmland to cover
  56 football fields
• On average, ½ million acres of farmland are lost
  each year

Source USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service
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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Promotes
Smart Growth

• TODs have
• High quality transit service and higher transit
  ridership
• Moderate to higher density development
• Short walking distances
• A mix of land uses
• An orientation toward the pedestrian
• New construction and/or redevelopment

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Compact Communities Can Save Money

• 25 less on roads
• 20 less on sewer and water
• 5 less on schools

Source Parsons Brinckerhoff (various sources)
2001
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Compact Growth/TODsMay Create Other Benefits

• Health benefits people walk/bike more
• Enhanced public safety more eyes on the street
• Increased choices nearby employment, shopping,
  and entertainment
• Stronger sense of community more face-to-face
  contact
• More affordable housing may choose smaller
  lot/home, substitute transit for auto use

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Transit Supports MajorUrban Attractions

• Stadiums, Athletic Arenas
• Performing Arts/Community Centers
• Religious Communities
• Educational Facilities
• Civic Organizations/Events
• Parks, Open Space Recreation

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Land Use Compact land use enhances transit
ridership
Residential Density and Travel Behavior
Source Parsons Brinckerhoff
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Pedestrian Amenities, Good Design and Mixed Land
UsesAlso Increase Transit Use
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Forces Encouraging TODs

• Growing Congestion - makes central sites more
  attractive
• Increased Land Costs makes mixed use feasible
• Trend of Move Back to Cities
• Demographic Shifts
• Support for Smart Growth
• Federal Policy Changes (e.g., smart growth
  included in New Starts funding decisions)

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What It Takes To Succeed
NOTES TO USER See next two slides for
explanation of diagram.
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Paradigm for IntegratingLand Use and Transit

• Region has a vision of desired settlement pattern
• Political culture supports infrastructure
  investment
• Strong, respected institutions provide
  infrastructure and planning
• Infrastructure providers deliver high quality
  products

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Paradigm for IntegratingLand Use and Transit
(cont.)

• Infrastructure planning and investments precede
  or coincide with regional growth
• Infrastructure provided where market supports
  development
• Public and private sectors support and apply a
  full-cost framework for investment decisions

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Places Where Development is Responding to Transit

• Atlanta, GA Lindbergh City Center
• Dallas, TX Mockingbird Station
• Denver, CO Englewood
• Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Highland
• Portland, OR Orenco Station
• San Francisco, CA Pleasant Hill
• San Diego, CA America Plaza
• Washington, D.C. Downtown Silver Spring

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Our Project Will Shape Development Patterns in
the Following Ways

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NOTES TO USER Potential Source Property Value
Impacts Worksheet. Insert picture of your
community.. Delete this box to maintain slide
formatting.