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Making Smart Growth Happen: Creating
Successful Regional Alliances for Sustainable
Development
Wednesday,
October 13
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Deborah Westbrooke AICP Executive Director
Washington Smart Growth Alliance
Member Organizations:
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Coalition for Smarter Growth
Enterprise Community Partners
Greater Washington Board of Trade
Metropolitan Washington Builders Council
ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing
ULI Washington
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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS MAKE
SUCCESSFUL PARTNERS
Three Approaches Common Characteristics
Vision North Texas – 16
counties surrounding
Dallas/Fort Worth
Washington Smart Growth
Alliance – National Capital
Region (DC, MD, VA)
Quality Growth Alliance –
Seattle - Puget Sound Region
Diversity of Partners – public,
private, civic, academic
Common Ground – agreement
around Regional Growth Issues
Commitment to Collaboration
Sustained Support over Time
Today - two of the Alliances
with Recognition Programs
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John Promise PE Director of Environment and
Development, North Central Texas
Council of Governments
Vision North Texas Member Organizations:
ULI North Texas District Council
North Central Texas Council of Governments
University of Texas, Arlington
(among others)
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William Kreager FAIA Recognition Committee Chair
Quality Growth Alliance Member Organizations:
ULI Seattle District
Puget Sound Regional Council
University of Washington
Enterprise Community Partners
Cascade Land Conservancy
MBAKS (Master Builders/King & Snohomish Counties)
Futurewise
NAIOP
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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS – GROUP OF 40
First meeting in January 2000
Smart Growth Regional Symposium - May 2000
Second and third “group of 40” meetings – June and December 2000
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ULI Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Foundation
Coalition for Smarter
Growth
Greater Washington
Board of Trade
Metropolitan Washington
Builders' Council
FOUNDING PARTNERS OF THE ALLIANCE
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KEY INITIATIVES
Smart Growth Recognition Program – 2002
To provide third-party endorsement – including conservation and environmental interests – of smart growth development projects during the entitlement or local review process, when support is needed most
Reality Check with ULI Washington – 2005
300 invited stakeholders from throughout the region and all sectors
Considered alternative scenarios for future growth of the region
Consensus view and agreed-upon principles included emphasis on compact growth, land and resource conservation, and addressing inequities in regional development
Regional Conservation Priorities – 2006
A mechanism for the business and development community to provide endorsement of conservation projects
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SMART GROWTH RECOGNITION
PROGRAM
Quarterly evaluation by independent jury
Purpose is to help good projects succeed
Only projects not yet approved are eligible
Project must meet Smart Growth Criteria to win recognition
Most important benefit - testimony at public hearings
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SMART GROWTH RECOGNITION
CRITERIA
Location
Density, Design and Mix of Uses
Transportation/Mobility/Accessibility
Environment
Affordable, Mixed Income Housing
Community Benefits and Participation
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TRANSPORTATION / MOBILITY /
ACCESSIBILITY
Minimizes street widths
Streets and sidewalks fully connect with adjoining neighborhoods
Uses structured or below grade parking and reduces parking
Transit, existing or planned, readily available
Uses Transportation Demand Management to reduce vehicle trips
Provides safe and direct pedestrian and bicycle access points and amenities.
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DESIGN CRITERIA
Organized as
neighborhoods and districts,
integrated with existing
urban fabric
Public uses have distinctive
form and placed on
important sites within the
development
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PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN
Provides pedestrian scale elements to improve access to and experience of the site
• Active spaces
• Signage
• Street furniture
• Lighting
• Plant materials
• Sidewalk scale & material
• Sun and shade devices such as
canopies and awnings
• Bus shelters
• Fountains
• Public art
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THE RECORD OF RECOGNITION
Program began in 2002
58 development proposals recognized
Located throughout the region
District of Columbia
Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, VA
College Park, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Gaithersburg, MD
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SAUL CENTERS, INC. - CLARENDON
CENTER - ARLINGTON, VA 2003
Adjacent to Clarendon Metrorail station
Ground floor retail, office space and residential above
Preserves a historic building
Indistinguishable affordable housing units
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THE HOLLADAY CORPORATION
METROPIKE – NORTH BETHESDA, MD 2007
Redevelop suburban strip center across from White Flint
Metrorail Station
Buildings brought up to sidewalk edge, all parking
underground versus surface parking within front building
setback
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HOME PROPERTIES - FALKLAND NORTH –
SILVER SPRING, MD 2007
Recognized in 2007; plans raised controversy over redevelopment of historic apartments
2009 County designated a portion as historic and allowed redevelopment of parcel closest to Silver Spring Metrorail Station
1,000 rental units including 250 affordable units
Strong urban edge with 15’ sidewalks, improved lighting
Harris Teeter grocery store, service retailers
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URBAN ATLANTIC - A&R DEVELOPMENT
CORP – RHODE ISLAND STATION, DC 2007
Recognized in 2007
Adjacent to the Rhode
Island Metrorail Station
Apartments, ground-floor
shops and restaurants
New commuter garage
Combines FHA financing,
New Markets Tax Credits
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STAYING RELEVANT - PARTNERS
2006 Enterprise Community Partners of
DC
2009 ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce
Housing
2010 Considering new partners to broaden
focus to “sustainability”
2010 Considering new financial sponsors
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STAYING RELEVANT - PROGRAMS
2006 Regional Conservation Priorities Program
2009 Pilot to recognize sector plans
2010 Identified need for regional leadership training on smart and sustainable growth
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NEW PARTNERS – NEW PROGRAMS
2009 Joint program with ULI Terwilliger Center to
recognize smart growth projects for provision of
Workforce Housing (defined as affordable to
households earning from 60% to 100 % of Area
Median Income).
First joint recognition granted in September 2010
to two very different projects in Fairfax County
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JEFFERSON APARTMENT GROUP-
RESIDENCES AT FAIRFAX GOV’T CENTER
Result of a unique public-private partnership – formerly County owned land on Government Center Campus
All 270 rental units will be affordable to households earning from 50 percent to 100 percent of AMI
Will work together to move qualifying County employees into the development
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GEORGELAS GROUP - TYSONS WEST,
TYSONS CORNER, VA
A quarter-mile from proposed Tyson West Metrorail Station
Redevelop land occupied by car dealerships, industrial uses and
office buildings – “Transforming Tysons Master Plan”
Three neighborhoods, with six million square feet of mixed use
development - residential, office, retail and hotel uses
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MANY MODELS OF REGIONAL
COLLABORATION
Atlanta Livable Communities Coalition / ULI Atlanta –
www.livablecommunitiescoalition.org
Colorado Tomorrow Alliance / ULI Colorado – colorado.uli.org/
myregion.org / ULI Central Florida – www.myregion.org
Smart Growth Partnership - A Southeast Florida Initiative / ULI Southeast Florida –
www.smartgrowthpartnership.org
Vision North Texas / ULI North Texas – www.visionnorthtexas.org
Ten at the Top / ULI South Carolina – www.tenatthetop.org
Envision Central Texas / ULI Houston www.envisioncentraltexas.org
Reality Check First Coast / ULI North Florida – realitycheckfirstcoast.com
Research Triangle Region / ULI Triangle – www.researchtriangle.org
One Bay / ULI Tampa Bay – www.myonebay.com
Move AZ One / ULI Arizona – www.azone.org arizona.uli.org
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Sustainable North Texas
John Promise, P.E.
Director of Environment & Development
North Central Texas Council of Governments
2010 ULI Fall Meeting
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Sustainable North Texas 1950
Development pattern in 1950
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Sustainable North Texas 1980
Dallas & Tarrant Co grow - 1980
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Sustainable North Texas 2000
Growth spreads - 2000
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Sustainable North Texas
Projected Growth – Business As Usual 1.9 Million HH
5.4 Million Jobs 2.3 Million Jobs 3.1 Million Jobs
1.5 Million HH 3.4 Million HH
Year 2000 Year 2030
Households
Employment
NCTCOG
2000-2030
Forecast
Continued “speading” of growth
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Sustainable North Texas
• Rail
• HOV/ Managed
• Tollways
• Freeways
• Intelligent
Transportation
Systems
• And more
2007 2030
Traffic congestion worsens
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Sustainable North Texas
Transportation
Air Quality
Water Supply
Environment
Vision North Texas launched in 2005
Energy
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Sustainable North Texas
April 2005
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Sustainable North Texas
NCTCOG 2000-2030 Forecast Table # 7 Model
Table 7 Headline: Emerging New Growth Centers Through
Transit Oriented Development
Challenge: Can your table accommodate growth in a
way that is more successful & sustainable?
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Sustainable North Texas Lots of Awareness & Dialogue
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Sustainable North Texas
Characteristics are changing
More seniors
Smaller % of households with children
Larger % of single person households
Larger % of ‘transit’ households
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2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2000 2030 2050
Mil
lio
ns
Population Jobs
Pop doubles to 12 million
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Sustainable North Texas
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Sustainable North Texas
DISCLAIMER: Each scenario represents a different development concept. Regional household and employment growth are assumed to be the same in each scenario; however, the
location of the growth varies. Development intensity was manually redistributed to best represent each scenario’s regional development pattern. This data was created specifically for
Vision North Texas and has not been evaluated for other uses. Responsibility for the use of this data lies solely with the user.
LowLow-
ModerateModerate
Moderate-
HighHigh
COG 2030 Forecast
Connected Centers
Diverse, Distinct Communities
Return on Investment
Green Region
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
Households by Intensity Range (in thousands)
Comparison of Vision North Texas Scenarios
3M low density HH vs 4M projected
Lots more low-moderate intensity
TOD where appropriate
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Sustainable North Texas
Keypad polling of stakeholders 97% said we should set
regional investment priorities based on a preferred growth
scenario
Sept 2009 workshop
From the scenario analysis we have recommended a preferred future for 2050
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Sustainable North Texas
Preferred Future
Protect Natural Assets
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Sustainable North Texas
Regional Ecosystem
Framework
Protect Natural Assets …
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Sustainable North Texas
Preferred Future
Support Local Agriculture in Rural Areas
Protect Natural Assets
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Sustainable North Texas
Action – With ag and health interests, we want to do a regional food production / access study and plan, like metro Philadelphia COG
http://www.dvrpc.org/Food/
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Sustainable North Texas
Preferred Future
Support Local Agriculture in Rural Areas
Enhance Separate Communities
Protect Natural Assets
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Sustainable North Texas
Preferred Future
Support Local Agriculture in Rural Areas
Be More Efficient in Outer Tier
Enhance Separate Communities
Protect Natural Assets
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Sustainable North Texas Be More Efficient in Outer Tier … We used programmed Regional Wastewater Service Areas as the primary basis for the Outer Tier
Now updating the regional wastewater plan
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Sustainable North Texas
Beginning to “Greenprint” growing watersheds to water supply lakes
Austin example
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Sustainable North Texas
Preferred Future
Reinvest in Inner Tier
Support Local Agriculture in Rural Areas
Be More Efficient in Outer Tier
Enhance Separate Communities
Protect Natural Assets
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Sustainable North Texas Reinvest in Inner Tier … We are pursuing strategies to promote housing, including TOD, that are affordable to diverse income groups near transit lines and employment centers.
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Sustainable North Texas
Reinvest in Inner Tier … We are developing strategies to make schools accessible by walking and/or transit and help special needs populations (elderly, mentally or physically disabled) access affordable housing near transit.
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Sustainable North Texas
Regional Ecosystem Framework ECONOMY
Housing Mobility
Community Character & Form
Education HEALTH
Climate Resilience
Policy Recommendations For:
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Sustainable North Texas
1. Overview
2. People of North Texas
3. A Vision for North Texas
a. Vision Statement
b. Guiding Principles
c. Preferred Future
4. Action Package
a. Priority Action Tools
visionnorthtexas.org
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Making Smart Growth Happen:
Creating Successful Regional Alliances
for Sustainable Development
Urban Land Institute
Fall Forum 2010
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William H. Kreager FAIA, MIRM, LEED® AP
KBF Design
Seattle, Washington
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Central Puget Sound
1.7 million more people & 1.2 million more jobs by 2040!
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Reality Check
April 30, 2008
• A Regional Vision
• Community, business
government leaders
• Where growth should occur
in the 4-county area
• LEGO exercise
• Carbon footprint analysis
• Prioritized Goals
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Reality Check
April 30, 2008
• A Regional Vision
• Community, business
government leaders
• Where growth should occur
in the 4-county area
• LEGO exercise
• Carbon footprint analysis
• Prioritized Goals
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Reality Check Partners
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Strange Bedfellows ? Hullo????
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Strange Bedfellows ?
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The New Federal Partnership
for Sustainable Communities
• $100 million to Regionally integrated planning
• $40 million to local communities as Challenge Grants
• $10 million for Research and Program Evaluation
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Quality Growth Alliance Partners
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QGA
Mission
• 3 year initiative
• Research, identify and
encourage
• Land-use Policy
• Transportation &
Infrastructure Policy
• Community education
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QGA
Structure
• Chairperson
• Committee structure
• Original Eight Partners
• Quarterly meetings
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QGA
Agenda • Promulgating the “”Vision
• Challenging Barriers
• Building Alliances
• Impacting Public policy
• Community education
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Regional Challenges to Quality Growth
A White Paper
University of Washington
College of the Built Environment
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Regional Transit Compact
QGA Leadership
All QGA Partners
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Decision Commons
University of Washington
Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
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Recognition Program
All QGA Partners
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Recognition
Program
• Top priority of the QGA
• Recognizes the best
pre-entitlement development proposals
• Supports quality, visionary growth
• Confidential process
• “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval”
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Program
Objectives
• Educate stakeholders
• High-quality development
• Generate project “role models”
• Establish a high standard for
quality-growth
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Recognition
Process
• Applications reviewed
• twice yearly
• Evaluation criteria
• 10-member jury working by total consensus
• Endorsements, publicity
• Public testimony
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Recognition
Criteria
1. Location
2. Density, design and
diversity of uses
3. Transportation, mobility,
accessibility
4. Environment
5. Mixed-income housing
6. Community benefits
7. Community participation
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Benefits to
Applicants
• Letter of recognition
• News, online
announcements
• Public testimony
• Smoother approvals
process
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Benefits to
Community
• Higher quality development
• Early input on process
• Reflection of community input
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Benefits to
Jurisdictions
• Higher quality development
• Shared community standard
• Reflection of community
input
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2010 Quality Growth Alliance
Projects Selected for Recognition
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Yesler Terrace
Seattle Housing Authority
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Interbay
Freehold
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Kirkland ParkPlace
Touchstone
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Sunset Electric
Pryde + Johnson
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