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Robert Leiter, FAICP

Rocky Piro, FAICP

Mark VanderSchaaf

Mariia Zimmerman

emerging trends in regional planning PAS Report | Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division

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emerging trends in regional planning

ROBERT LEITER, FAICP, PLANNING CONSULTANT, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO

ROCKY PIRO, PHD, FAICP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COLORADO CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE URBANISM, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER

MARK VANDERSCHAAF, PHD, REGIONAL PLANNING DIRECTOR, MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

MARIIA ZIMMERMAN, MZ STRATEGIES, LLC

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TODAY’S PRESENTATION

INTRODUCTION TO REGIONAL PLANNING IN THE U.S.

REGIONAL PLANNING | TOPICAL AREAS

INTEGRATED REGIONAL PLANNING | PROFILES

IMPLEMENTING REGIONAL PLANNING | TECHNIQUES

FUTURE OF REGIONAL PLANNING | REFLECTIONS

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INTRODUCTION

TOPICAL AREAS

PROFILES

TECHNIQUES

REFLECTIONS

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What is Regional Planning?

Regions are natural, and yet they are not

Regional planning = collaborating for common issues

within a common geography

Regional power must be delegated or ceded from

federal, state or local units

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Regional Planning: A Constellation of Approaches

Continuum of Territory

Continuum of Function

Continuum of Decision-Making Structures

Continuum of Participation

Continuum of Implementation

• COGs • RPAs • MPOs • JPCs • RDAs • NYA

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Six Trends in Current Regional Planning

SIX KEY TRENDS IN REGIONAL PLANNING

Regional planning for sustainability

Integrated regional planning across related topics

Inclusive engagement and expanded partnerships

New approaches for implementation

Forecasting for change and disruption

New technologies, tools and techniques

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INTRODUCTION

TOPICAL AREAS

PROFILES

TECHNIQUES

REFLECTIONS

trend 1: regional planning for sustainability 8

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Addressing Economy, Equity, & Environment

Planning for Sustaining

Places

Sustainability & Resilience

Sustainability & Livability

trend 2: integrated regional planning across related topics 9

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“systems” approach : ecosystems & bioregions |

economy | infrastructure | health | housing

horizontal & vertical integration

urban-rural interface

“A region, someone has wryly

observed, is an area safely larger

than the last one to whose

problems we found no solution.”

– Jane Jacobs

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Inclusive Engagement & Expanded Partnerships in Regional Planning

Collaboration | coalitions and partnerships

Performance-focused | iterative planning

from local-regional to regional-state interests (or even

regional-national)

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New techniques & approaches for Implementation

Plan regionally – act locally

New partners in implementation – including

universities, foundations, special committees

Performance-based planning requirements

trend 5: forecasting for demographic changes 12

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Demographic changes and changing regions

The 4 – “S’s” (M. Hinshaw)

seniors

single person households

start-ups

single-parent families

Also, immigration and further diversification of regions

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New Tools And Techniques

More sophisticated models

Widespread use of sketch tools

New metrics for measuring sustainability

chapter 2: topical areas

REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

REGIONAL HOUSING PLANNING

REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNING

REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE PLANNING

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INTRODUCTION

TOPICAL AREAS

PROFILES

TECHNIQUES

REFLECTIONS

connecting to APA Sustaining Places Initiative 15

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APA Sustaining Places - Principles for Comprehensive Plans – Topical Areas

Livable Built Environment: Ensure that all elements of the built environment—including land use, transporta­tion, housing, energy, and infrastructure—work together to provide sustainable, green places for living, working, and recreation, with a high quality of life.

Harmony with Nature: Ensure that the contributions of natural resources to human well-being are explicitly rec­ognized and valued and that maintaining their health is a primary objective.

Resilient Economy: Ensure that the community is pre­pared to deal with both positive and negative changes in its economic health and to initiate sustainable urban de­velopment and redevelopment strategies that foster green business growth and build reliance on local assets.

Interwoven Equity: Ensure fairness and equity in provid­ing for the housing, services, health, safety, and livelihood needs of all citizens and groups.

Healthy Community: Ensure that public health needs are recognized and addressed through provisions for healthy foods, physical activity, access to recreation, health care, environmental justice, and safe neighborhoods.

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Water Quality and Water Supply Planning

Planning for drought

Cape Cod | water supply planning | manage growth to

protect aquifer

San Diego | regional water supply planning | recycled

water, desalination, water conservation

planning for water is evolving

60S & 70S: ERA OF NEW LAWS & REGULATIONS

CLEAN WATER ACT | WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUND | CRITICAL PROGRAMS ACT . . .

FEDERAL LAWS IN SILOS PLANNING IN SILOS

MOVING TOWARDS MORE INTEGRATED APPROACH

e.g., WATER QUALITY & QUANTITY | SUPPLY | FUNCTION | DISTRIBUTION | TREATMENT | RETURN | REUSE

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WATER PLANNING IN SILOS . . .

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SUPPLY

QUALITY

FLOOD CONTROL

DISTRIBUTION CONSERVATION

FUNCTION

TREATMENT

STORMWATER

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INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER PLANS . . .

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SUPPLY QUALITY FLOOD

CONTROL

DISTRIBUTION

CONSERVATION

FUNCTION

TREATMENT

STORMWATER

RETURN REUSE

REGIONAL WATER PLANS

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INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING . . .

. . . FOR WATER AND MORE

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SUPPLY QUALITY FLOOD

CONTROL

DISTRIBUTION

CONSERVATION

FUNCTION

TREATMENT

STORMWATER

RETURN REUSE

REGIONAL WATER PLANS

WATERSHED SYSTEM

OPEN SPACE

HABITAT

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

HEALTH CLIMATE

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SUPPLY QUALITY FLOOD

CONTROL

DISTRIBUTION

CONSERVATION

FUNCTION

TREATMENT

STORMWATER

RETURN REUSE

REGIONAL WATER PLANS

WATERSHED SYSTEM

OPEN SPACE

HABITAT

THE WATER /LAND USE NEXUS

CLIMATE

LAND USE

HEALTH

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

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Green Infrastructure Planning

Systems practices – that

mimic natural processes

Milwaukee

Deep Tunnel > Greenseams |

land conservation,

vegetation restoration

Rain barrel, green roofs,

bioswales

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Wildlife Habitat Conservation Planning

San Diego | Multiple species conservation plans

Agriculture and Farmland Preservation Planning

Pinelands | Lancaster County | Sacramento

Open Space and Regional Park Planning

Minneapolis – Saint Paul | regional parks policy plan

Portand, OR | Metropolitan Greenspaces Master Plan |

Intertwine Alliance

Seattle | Regional Open Space Strategy

topic: regional economic development planning 24

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regional economic development

Pittsburgh | Seattle | Denver

Rural & Tribal Economic Development

Idaho | Wisconsin | New Mexico

topic: regional public health planning 25

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King County - HealthScape

San Diego - Healthy Works

topic: regional climate change planning 26

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regional climate change planning

King County

San Diego | regional, local & ad hoc

chapter 3: profiles

INTEGRATED REGIONAL PLANS

CENTRAL PUGET SOUND (WASHINGTON STATE)

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

METROPOLITAN DENVER

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS (DALLAS-FORT WORTH)

MINNEAPOLIS – SAINT PAUL METROPOLITAN AREA

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INTRODUCTION

TOPICAL AREAS

PROFILES

TECHNIQUES

REFLECTIONS

water: key 21st century challenge

WATER (TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO POLLUTED, TOO DESTRUCTIVE)

“ONE WATER” (i.e., WASTEWATER, SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER, IRRIGATION, DRINKING WATER)

INTEGRATION OF WATER WITH TRANSPORTATION/LAND USE NEXUS

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INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW

TOPICAL AREAS

PROFILES

TECHNIQUES

REFLECTIONS

FLOODS DROUGHT CONTAMINATION

profile: central Puget Sound 29

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Puget Sound Regional Council

Context: 1990 Washington State

Growth Management Act

VISION 2040 | people – prosperity -

planet

Regional Economic Strategy

Regional Design Strategy

Growing Transit Communities Program

profile: San Francisco Bay Area 30

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Association of Bay Area Governments

Sustainable Communities and

Climate Protection Act

(SB 375 – 2008)

Plan Bay Area (2013)

One Bay Area Grant Program

profile: Metropolitan Denver 31

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Denver Regional Council of Governments

Mile High Compact

FasTracks

Boomer Bond

Sustainable Communities

Initiative

profile: North Central Texas (Dallas – Fort Worth) 32

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Collaborative Regional Planning

Vision North Central Texas |

public-private-academic

Sustainable development funding

program

profile: Minneapolis – Saint Paul Metropolitan Area 33

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Thrive MSP 2040 (adopted 2014)

cross-cutting outcomes & principles

(new!) within statutory 10-year

planning cycle

statutory systems: transportation,

aviation, wastewater, regional parks

from “transportation” to

“transportation & land use” . . .

from “wastewater” to “one water” . . .

putting the two together

chapter 4: techniques

FUNDING TO LOCALITIES FOR REGIONAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

COLLABORATION WITH IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS

CONSISTENCY REVIEW

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

PERFORMANCE MONITORING

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INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW

TOPICAL AREAS

PROFILES

TECHNIQUES

REFLECTIONS

techniques: funding to localities | technical assistance 35

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Regional Livable Communities

Funding Programs

Atlanta – Livable Centers Initiative

San Diego – TransNet

Minneapolis – technical assistance

techniques: collaboration | consistency review 36

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Puget Sound Plan

Review & Certification

Mile High Compact

new partnerships

town-and-gown cooperation

chapter 5: reflections

FROM SUSTAINING PLACES – TO – SUSTAINING REGIONS

FROM INTEGRATED PLANNING – TO – REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

ACTION PLANS | WATER-LAND USE NEXUS |GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE | CLIMATE CHANGE

MEGAREGIONAL PLANNING

FUTURE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION INITIATIVES

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INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW

TOPICAL AREAS

PROFILES

TECHNIQUES

REFLECTIONS

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apply APA’s SUSTAINING PLACES INITIATIVE to regional planning

livable built environment

harmony with nature

resilient economy

interwoven equity

healthy community

responsible regionalism

authentic participation

accountable implementation

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SUPPLY QUALITY FLOOD

CONTROL

DISTRIBUTION

CONSERVATION

FUNCTION

TREATMENT

STORMWATER

RETURN REUSE

REGIONAL WATER PLANS

WATERSHED SYSTEM

OPEN SPACE

HABITAT

water | land use | green infrastructure | climate | health

CLIMATE

LAND USE

HEALTH

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

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reflection: megaregional planning 40

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Regions among Regions

mobility

water

green

infrastructure

open space

economic

resiliency

reflection: APA Initiatives 41

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APA: Sustainability | Climate | Water | Housing

Proposed Regional & Intergovernmental Planning Division

Initiatives

Implementation

Tools & Techniques

Best Practices

DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS

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