denver 9/27 catherine cox-blair
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Presentation from Partners in Innovation National Symposium in Denver, CO on September 27, 2010.TRANSCRIPT
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Interagency Coordination at the State and Local Level
Partners in Innovation Symposium
Catherine Cox Blair
Reconnecting America
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• Affordability Crisis
• Shift in Demographic
Trends
• Public Health and Safety
• Economic Development
and Competitiveness
• Community
Revitalization
• Global climate change
• Federal, state, and local
policies need to respond
Imperatives for Sustainable
Transportation and TOD
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Leveraging the Transit Space Race: Regions Building New Systems
• Denver – 5 new LRT, BRT, Commuter Rail lines in 15 years + Streetcars
• Salt Lake –4 new lines, public-private partnerships, innovative federal agreement. Full system in 10 yrs. Linked to Envision Utah
• Portland - Already a large system, now creating a robust local streetcar network
• Houston – 6 new light rail lines in 10 years
• Atlanta – Belt Line, Peachtree Streetcar, commuter rail + aggressive TOD strategy
• Minneapolis – Aggressive Regional Rail/BRT network + streetcars linked to Walkable Urbanism
• Los Angeles - Recent $6 billion sales tax measure for transit
Denver’s FasTracks Plan
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National Demand for TOD
• By 2030 10 Million more households will want to live near transit.
• About ½ of that demand comes from households earning less than the area median income (AMI)
• But given recent market trends, we believe the demand is higher and the needs for more affordable units
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No One Can Do it AloneMaking the Case
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Federal Policy is Starting to Align
• HUD/DOT/EPA
Partnership
• Established 6
Principles
• $140 million for
planning grants in
FY2010 budget
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Emulating the Federal Partnership
• Region 8 example
– Denver
• Region 9 example
– San Francisco
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Central Corridor TOD Investment
Framework
• Diverse partnership with a corridor
focus
• Central Corridor LRT project
• Integrate 35 existing plans and
guiding documents for areas along
the corridor into an integrated
framework for realizing a TOD vision
over 30 years.
• $1 billion rail investment
• $6 billion in needed private and
public investment
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Denver TOD Strategic Plan
• City leadership and diversity
of partners
• Set priorities for allocation of
city resources
• Identify creation of TOD
supportive policy
development
• Identify implementation tools
and strategies for TOD
• Ensure close coordination
internally and externally
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Partnership Trends and
Observations
• Emulating Federal Agency Partnerships
• Corridor Collaboration
• Regional Planning
• Housing authorities, CDCs, non-profits and
developers need to understand the MPO and
transit agency, programs and policies
• Advocate for these replicable programs and
policies
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Sustainable Transportation and TOD
Are Complex, But Not Difficult
• Multiple stakeholder
agendas requires careful
outreach and education
• Proactive planning and
investment set the table
• Long-term visions are
needed to keep the
momentum
• Partnerships are essential
at every step of the way