Greater Washington 2050

1
Regional Targets Indicators

• Greater Washington 2050
• Planning Tools Task Force
• May 29th 2009
• Harriet Tregoning and Alan Imhoff

2
Targets and Indicators

• Existing COG Data and other sources
• Measurable
• Geography of Data (Regional or Jurisdictional
  Level)
• Time Frame of Data (Annual, Quarterly, or
  Monthly)
• Linked to Compact Goals
• One or Two Targets per Goal Category
• Some Targets are Based on Existing COG Policy
  Documents

3
Target and Indicators Categories

• Land Use
• Transportation
• Environmental
• Climate Energy
• Economy
• Housing
• Health Human Services
• Education
• Public Safety

Physical Development
Economic and Social Development
4
Land Use Target
draft 5-26-09

• The National Capital Region will capture 75 of
  new commercial construction and 75 this target
  needs further research of new households in
  regional activity centers.
• Establish a no net loss of agriculture land in
  the National Capital Region.

• Development in Regional Activity Centers
• Percent of households and jobs in Regional
  Activity Centers
• Percent of households and jobs within a ½ mile of
  a transit station
• Green Infrastructure Acres
• Agriculture land
• Number of mixed-use projects
• Walk Score

Indicators
5
Transportation Target Subject to revision
draft 5-26-09

• Encourage more efficient personal travel by
  greatly increasing the use of transit, bike, and
  walk modes for both work and non-work trips.
• Reduce Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) per capita.
• Increase Double the regional mode shares of
  transit to 15, bike to 3, and walk to 16 and
  decrease the percentage cut in half of single
  occupancy auto trips by 2050.
• Reduce Vehicle Miles Travel (VMT) per capita by
  25 in 2050 below 2005 rate.

• Accessibility to Jobs/Households within 45
  minutes, Auto and Transit
• Accessibility to non-work activities by walking
  and bicycling.
• Emissions per vehicle mile
• Commuting Mode Split
• Vehicle Registration per capita
• Vehicles Miles of Travel (VMT) and VMT per
  capita
• Transit Share of work trips to Jobs in Activity
  Clusters
• LOV, HOV and transit work trips/share

Indicators
6
Environmental Target Subject to revision
draft 5-26-09

• The National Capital Region establishes a target
  of 50 of all sentinel watersheds will be in
  good or excellent condition by 2050.
• The National Capital Region achieves 100 of
  Chesapeake Bay Goals Water Quality Goals by
  2050.

• Stream miles in good or excellent condition ( of
  total stream miles)
• of achievement of Chesapeake Bay Goals
• Forest Coverage
• Planned Wastewater treatment capacity remaining
  ( remaining)
• Water conservation (water usage per capita)
• Air quality (of days exceeding (e.g., not
  meeting) federal air quality health standards)

Indicators
7
Climate Energy Target
draft 5-26-09

• In 2050 Reduce Regional Greenhouse gas emissions
  by 80 below 2005 levels.
• All new residential and commercial buildings
  constructed in the National Capital Region will
  be dedicated to sustainable building design and
  construction equivalent to LEED Certification by
  2050.

Indicators

• Regional greenhouse gas emissions (annual)
• Green building or square footage of
  commercial and residential buildings
• Energy use per capita (Natural Gas etc.)

8
Economic Target
draft 5-26-09

• The National Capital Region will achieve and
  maintain a region wide target of 1.6
  jobs/households ratio and an appropriate
  jurisdictional target that will provide an
  adequate supply of workers for jobs at the
  jurisdictional level and for the region as a
  whole.
• The region will also achieve a reduction in
  poverty by steadily increasing the income levels
  for everyone.
• The unemployment rate in the Region will be 2
  below the national unemployment rate.

Indicators

• Median Household Income
• Per capita personal income
• Jobs / Households Ratio
• Unemployment Rate
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• Jobs / Households Ratio

9
Housing Target
draft 5-26-09

• The National Capital Region and each jurisdiction
  will have an annual target of 15 percent of all
  new housing units to be affordable to low or
  moderate income households, or a minimum of 10
  of all units affordable to those households by
  2050.
• 80 of new affordable units will be located in
  regional activity centers

Indicators

• Percent of Household below 80 AMI (Annual Median
  Income) with Housing Cost Burdens
• Households located in Regional Activity Centers
• Households located within a ½ mile of a transit
  station
• Average household size

10
Health Human Services Target
draft 5-26-09

• The National Capital Region will promote programs
  and plans that provide insurance coverage and
  access to affordable healthcare.
• The region will promote healthy communities and
  healthier lifestyles for everyone.

Indicators

• Late Pre-Natal Care (Percentage of births to
  mothers who reporting no prenatal care during the
  first 3 months of pregnancy, including those with
  no prenatal care.)
• Obesity (Calculated percent of adults at risk for
  health problems related to being overweight,
  based on body mass index (BMI).)
• Percent Uninsured, Age 18-64, by Jurisdiction

11
Education Target
draft 5-26-09

• The National Capital Region will improve K 12
  educational programs and increase the rate X
  need target of students graduating from high
  school and decrease the drop out rate by X need
  target.
• The region will provide higher education
  opportunities including vocational training for
  all students.

• Educational Attainment
• of students going to college
• Literacy rate
• Graduation rate
• of students going to college and graduating

Indicators
12
Public Safety Target
draft 5-26-09

• The National Capital Region will reduce the rate
  of violent crime by X need a target number for
  every community by 2050.
• Enhance and improve the emergency response time
  through out the region based on applicable and
  established national standards.

Indicators

• Crime Rate (Total Part 1 Offenses Homicide,
  rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary,
  larceny and motor vehicle theft)
• 911 Emergency Response Time (Police, Fire, EMS)
  Data not currently collected by COG.