BIRDS DO IT, BEES DO IT Even DOTs Do It Ellen Greenberg New Partners for Smart Growth February 4, With Major Contributions from The Four J s

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1 BIRDS DO IT, BEES DO IT Even DOTs Do It Ellen Greenberg New Partners for Smart Growth February 4, 2010 With Major Contributions from The Four J s

2 Caltrans Objectives for Smart Mobility* Increase Transportation Choices Enhance Community Quality Reduce Environmental Impacts Support System Preservation Increase System Efficiency * From grant application submitted to U.S. EPA

3 Smart Mobility: Definition Smart Mobility moves people and freight while enhancing California s economic, environmental and human resources by emphasizing convenient and safe multimodal travel, speed suitability, accessibility, management of the circulation network, and efficient use of land.

4 Why Smart Mobility: Workshop 1 Congestion Construction Costs $ Gas Prices Time Growth VMT Pop. VMT Pop

5 In Good Company: Blueprint Planning SCAG SACOG SANDAG Bay Area Agencies 5

6 In Good Company: State DOT Efforts NY DOT Penn DOT FL DOT TX DOT 6

7 In Good Company: Federal Activities Design Guidance Research New Initiatives Best Practices 7

8 Supporting Smart Mobility in California State Legislation and Executive Orders Caltrans Director s Policies and Deputy Directives OPR CEQA Guidelines CTC guidelines MPO efforts including Blueprint Planning Local Government Efforts CARB Scoping Plan Strategic Growth Plan

9 But, how to do it? How can the Smart Mobility Framework project make a single definition and a single set of smart mobility principles meaningful for application throughout the state?

10 California places

11 [Your California State] Transportation Plan: Plan: Strategies Establish process impacts Manage efficient system Compare maps data systems Include values decision making Develop scenarios priorities Promote funding integration Climate mitigate protect Partnership support options

12 Smart Mobility Framework Hommage-ing Sorting Rationalizing (i.e., making rational) Introducing

13 Smart Mobility Framework: Key Concepts and Tools Location Efficiency Place Types

14 Places Type Pioneers C-TOD CSSers Form Based Coders Blueprint Planners 14

15 Location Efficiency Pioneers Center for Neighborhood Technology

16 Location Efficiency Health and Safety Reliabile Mobility Smart Mobility Principles Environmental Stewardship Social Equity Robust Economy

17 Location Efficiency The fit between the physical environment and the transportation system that can lead to Smart Mobility benefits. Location efficiency is a function of two sets of key factors that contribute to Smart Mobility outcomes: regional accessibility and complete community design

18 Smart Mobility Principles Location Complete Efficiency = Community + Design Regional Accessibility

19 Location Efficiency Regional Accessibility: Characteristics of development use, form, and location that combine with the multimodal transportation system to make destinations available through non-sov travel and efficient vehicle trips at the regional, interstate, and international scales, and Community Design: Characteristics of development use, form, and location that combine with the multimodal transportation system to support convenience, non-motorized travel, and efficient vehicle trips at the neighborhood and area scale.

20 Regional Accessibility

21 Complete Community Design

22 Opportunities for Benefits Strong Presenc e Community Design Location-Efficient Elements Weak Presence Moderate to Good Poor to Fair Good to Excellent Moderate to Good Weak Presenc e Regional Accessibility Location-Efficient Elements Strong Presenc e

23 Community Design Location-Efficient Elements Opportunity for Benefits Fair to Good Good to Excellent Weak Presenc e Regional Accessibility Location-Efficient Elements Strong Presenc e Weak Presence Strong Presenc e

24 Smart Mobility Place Types

25 Place Types and Location Efficiency Location Efficiency Factors Complete Community Design Regional Accessibility Urban Centers Highest High Close In Compact High High Compact High Moderate to low Suburban Variable Variable Rural / Ag Variable Low Protected Very Low Variable Special Use Low Variable

26 Place Type Guidance

27 Place Type Guidance

28 Place Type Guidance For Each Place Type Smart Mobility Framework Key Activities Planning Transportation Projects & Programs Development & Conservation Projects & Programs Place Type Transitions

29 Place Type Transitions Using place types to aid strategic decision-making about projects and programs that will support smart mobility as cities and towns change over time.

30 Opportunities for Benefits Strong Presenc e Community Design Location-Efficient Elements Moderate to Good Poor to Fair Good to Excellent Moderate to Good Weak Presence Weak Presenc e Regional Accessibility Location-Efficient Elements Strong Presenc e

31 Place Type Transition 31

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34 Let s Do It Ellen Greenberg New Partners for Smart Growth February 4, 2010 Ellen.Greenberg@Arup.com

35 Caltrans Workshop ppts and videos on line at: offices/ocp/smf_workshop.html

36 Caltrans Workshop ppts and videos on line at:

37 Example: Suburban Communities High LOW High Framework Minimize creation of new places ranking low on both factors Transition suburban centers and corridors to close-in compact centers and corridors Create benefits for surrounding suburban areas

38 Example: Guidance for Suburban Communities Planning: Key Activities Identify centers and corridors that can be transformed into more location-efficient places. Prioritize locations to align with market potential and other community objectives. Identify near term opportunities to improve health and safety Identify opportunities to improve reliability through operational improvements

39 Example: Guidance for Suburban Communities Likely transportation priorities Improving operational efficiency Improving connectivity Complete streets and safe routes to school Access management and speed management Commute transit service and rideshare promotion.

40 Example: Guidance for Suburban Communities Likely land use development priorities: Transit oriented development along high capacity transit corridors Strategic redevelopment of commercial corridors and dedicated use areas Complete community design elements for all new construction

41 Place Types in the Handbook Introduction Place Types and Location Efficiency Place Type Transitions Matching the Place Types to Real Places Guidance for Place Types Applying Performance Measures to Place Types