TOD – A Broad Overview (Session 1)

Florida’s TOD Framework & Typology (Session 2)

Place Type Methodology & Analysis (Session 3)

Lunch Break

Model Regulations (Session 4)

Comprehensive Plan Goals, Objectives & Policies (4.1)

BREAK

Land Development Regulations (4.2)

Implementation (Session 5)

Questions & Wrap-Up

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Session 1

Florida Population :

18.8 Million (2010 est.)

SOURCE: TTI 2011 Urban Mobility Report (Dec 2011)

Florida’s Annual Congestion Costs

REGION HOURS

LOST TOTAL COST

Jacksonville 18M $371 M

Central (Orlando, Tampa)

91 M $1.91 B

Southwest (Cape Coral/Sarasota)

15.6M $319 M

Southeast (PB, Broward, Miami-Dade)

140 M $2.9 B

Annual Costs

to Florida (partial)

265 M Hours!

The Big Questions:

How Will We Settle the Next

10 (or 20) Million Floridians?

… And How Will They Move?

A Paradigm Shift

Predictability?

“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” -- Winston Churchill

Is Green on the Agenda?

Taking Transit to Work is the Best Way

to Reduce Household Carbon Footprint Science Applications International Corporation (2007)

Why Transit?

For Every $1 Spent on Transit,

There is an $8 Return

(in increased productivity, reduction of fuel consumption,

increased land values, and reduced road construction) SOURCE: Cambridge Systematics

Successful (& Sustainable) Economic Regions

Have Successful Transit

Seattle Research

Triangle

Competitive States

Have Expanding Transit

Texas

Massachusetts

Maryland

North Carolina

Global Competitors ~ Lots of Transit

China ~ Rail Map

Japan ~ Rail Map

European Union ~ Rail Map

France ~ Rail Map Germany ~ Rail Map

What is Transit Oriented Development?

• Development within ¼ to ½-mile of a

“premium” transit station that is:

– Compact; moderate to high density & intensity

– Focuses the highest concentrations of uses within the first ¼- mile

– Contains a strong mix of residential & employment uses

– Maximizes walk access to transit

– Characterized by streetscapes & urban form oriented to the pedestrian

– Minimized parking

– Reduced auto-orientation

Source: A Framework for Transit Oriented Development in Florida

Other Transit/Development Approaches …

Auto-Oriented Transit • 1970s-era early FRA systems

(heavy rail into urban centers)

• Designed to capture commuters

in large suburban park & ride

lots and shuttle them into CBD

Transit-Related Development • Joint Development focus of transit

agency & Federal Government

• “Highest & Best Use” but can be

myopic & miss larger public return

SOURCE:

TOD vs. TAD

• Transit Oriented Development

vs.

• Transit Adjacent Development – Auto-oriented uses – Large surface parking lots – Suburban office campuses – Big-box format retail – Pedestrian unfriendly

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A Sample of Existing &

Emerging Rail Projects in Florida

BRT Projects

Under Development

Location Project Corridor

Jacksonville Downtown Enhancement Project Broad/Jefferson/Bay/Forsyth

Jacksonville North Corridor BRT Norwood/Lem Turner Blvd

Jacksonville Southeast Corridor BRT Philips Highway (US 1)

Orlando LYMMO Extension Parramore

Orlando East West LYMMO Extension Central Boulevard

Tampa MetroRapid North-South Nebraska/Fletcher Avenues

Sarasota North South BRT Orange/Mound/US 41

More BRT … In the Works

Location Project Corridor Gainesville Blue Line /Santa Fe to Airport Archer Road Miami Dade Metrorail Extension North Corridor Broward Oakland Park Blvd. Oakland Park Blvd Broward University Drive University Drive

Broward Hollywood/Pines Blvd Hollywood/Pines Blvd. (A1A to US 27)

Broward/Palm Beach SR 7/US 441 SR 7/US 441 (Sample Rd. - Glades Rd.)

Palm Beach Glades Road Glades Rd.

Broward Central Broward E-W Transit Sawgrass Expressway to Intracoastal Waterway

Orlando Osceola Corridor US 192 Orlando SR 50 /UCF Connector SR 50

Jacksonville East Corridor BRT Arlington Expressway/Southside Blvd/Beach Blvd

Jacksonville Southwest Corridor BRT Blanding Boulevard Tallahassee Tennessee Street US 90/Mahan/Tennessee St

Pinellas County Pinellas County AA Howard Frankland/Gateway/St. Pete

Design Features

of a

Well-Planned TOD

• Demographic Suitability

Population, households & employment within … ½-mile Station Area & in larger transit shed

• Streets and Blocks

Designed to provide safe & convenient access to transit stations; continuous sidewalks

Primary focus on pedestrians; cars are secondary

Streets narrow enough to cross easily on foot

Blocks of 400-600 LF with high grid density

Design Features Of Well-Planned TODs

Design Features Of Well-Planned TODs

• Good Mixture of Buildings and Uses

Vertical & horizontal mix of retail, office,

restaurants, residential & others

Creates 18 hours of daily activity

“Eyes on the Street” provides natural surveillance

Design Features Of Well-Planned TODs

• Building Design & Placement

Properly located buildings create walkable streets & sense of enclosure

Active uses along ground floors

Continuous “pedestrian itinerary” without large tracts of vacant land or surface parking lots

Building fronts face other fronts; transition at rear property lines; windows & doors at street edge

Design Features Of Well-Planned TODs

• Proper Parking Placement & Treatment

Reduced parking & restricted (not oversupplied)

Shared & structured parking (design & economics)

Located to create pedestrian patrons for businesses

• Additional Considerations

Tie-in with other transit modes

Public open space

Civic & cultural uses

TOD

Winter Park, Florida

TAD

Pompano Beach, Florida

TOD is Not a “One-Size-Fits-All”

• Transit type

• Center type

• Mix of uses

• Intensity level

34 Source: A Framework for Transit Oriented Development in Florida

TOD Typologies

Different Transit “Technologies”

Intercity Passenger Rail (Amtrak)

Commuter Rail (SunRail; Tri-Rail)

Trolley or Streetcar

High Speed Rail

Bus Rapid Transit Light Rail Local/Regional Bus

SOURCE: Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Not All Transit is Created Equal

Rail & Bus

Travel Impacts

(1) TOD programs must fit local

needs (consider transit

network, market factors &

TOD track-record)

(2) TOD financial assistance is

one piece of a complex puzzle

(3) Should strongly consider

workforce/affordable housing

in TOD to avoid unintended

exclusion of lower income

persons

Financing TOD

Financing TOD

SOURCE: CTOD

LEGEND

VALUE BEFORE TRANSIT INVESTMENT

Financing TOD

SOURCE: CTOD

LEGEND

VALUE BEFORE TRANSIT INVESTMENT

VALUE AFTER TRANSIT INVESTMENT

Value Capture

Implementation Complexities

Source: CTOD

TOD Overview Summary

• Transportation System is Evolving – Limited Options for Expansion

– Increased Focus on Transit

• Transit Oriented Development – National Examples

– Variations in Application

– Urban Design Guidelines

• TOD Typology Examples – Differing Scales & Contexts

– Range of Nomenclature

• Financing Options

Session 1