Achieving Outcomes for Transit-Oriented Development

A Tool to Assess Station Area TOD Readiness

National TRB Tools of the Trade Conference

Charleston, SC

September 2016

Presentation Overview

1. What is TOD?

2. Why create a tool for assessing TOD readiness?

3. What is the TOD Readiness Tool?

4. How do I use the TOD Readiness Tool?

5. Delray Beach Tri-Rail Station Example

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What is TOD?

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Transit-Oriented Development

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Why create a tool for assessing TOD readiness?

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• FDOT’s role is outreach and assistance

• TOD Working Group frustrated at slow pace

• TOD Readiness Tool

• TOD Inventory Map of Plans

• Synthesis of TOD Roles & Responsibilities

• Research on Models of Collaboration from Regions across the US

How to achieve TOD in Southeast Florida?

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TOD Readiness

• Evolutionary process

• Combination of factors

• Geographic

• Demographic

• Institutional

• Economic

• TOD emerges from opportunities

• Planners and local governments

create

• Elected officials enable

• Developers and financial

institutions recognize and act

upon

What does it mean to be “ready” for TOD?

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Identifying these opportunities is key to unlocking the potential for TOD.

What is the TOD Readiness Tool?

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What is the TOD Readiness Tool? • How “ready” is a station area

for TOD?

• Assessment of 20 measures

• Reflects full spectrum of TOD

interests

• Helps planners understand

strengths and weaknesses

• Results help develop

strategies for increasing

readiness

Businesses Residents

Developers & Investors

Governments

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Purpose and Intended Uses

• Complement previous plans and

analyses

• Platform for synthesizing prior work

• Quantitative analysis using readily

accessible data

• Qualitative measures to capture

‘unquantifiable’ aspects

• Preliminary marketing piece

• Simple to replicate

• Recognize each station area is unique

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Based on Statewide Resources

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http://planfortransit.com

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The TOD Readiness Tool

User Guide Interactive Excel Tool

Two Components

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Results 2-Page Summary Sheet

Delray Beach Tri-Rail

Station Area 14

How do I use the TOD Readiness Tool? Conducting the 20 Measure Assessment

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TOD Readiness

Policy

Market Physical

Social

Four Categories of Measures

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20 Measures of TOD Readiness

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Evaluating the Measures

For each measure:

• Why is this measure indicative of TOD readiness?

• How do you evaluate it?

• What are the ideal values?

Refer to the User Guide

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Evaluating the Measures Quantitative Measures

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Evaluating the Measures Qualitative Measures

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Using the Measures

• Evaluate the readiness level for each measure

• Indicate the direction for improvement

• Identify the key strengths and opportunities

• Develop strategies to improve readiness

Smaller Block

Sizes

Increase

Connectivity

Compelling

Vision

Public

Investment

Affordable

Housing Policies

Supportive

Regulations

Predictable and

Consistent Political

Environment

► Develop a robust bicycle network

► Prioritize the pedestrian

► Assemble vacant and

underutilized parcels

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Delray Beach Tri-Rail Station Example FDOT District Four Technical Assistance to the City’s Congress Avenue Task Force

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Delray Beach Application • Congress Avenue

Task Force to drive private sector investment to underutilized corridor

• Hands on workshop with City staff to apply Readiness Tool to existing Tri-Rail station area

Delray Beach Tri-Rail Station Area 23

Results Strengths:

• Well-served by existing transit

• Neighborhood redevelopment and stabilization

• Community assets

Weaknesses:

• Major physical barriers for walk access

• Large blocks

• Narrow sidewalks & lack of trees

• Long and arduous development approval process

• Needs better workforce housing policies 24

Strategies

• Develop and adopt a clear and compelling vision that reflects the community’s values.

• Revise the City’s regulations to support the community vision.

• Provide regulatory and financial incentives to increase development interest.

• Create better connections for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit routes.

• Undertake corridor streetscape improvements.

• Develop a Complete Streets policy for the Congress Avenue corridor

• Strengthen housing policies to ensure a diverse mix of housing options.

• Initiate a branding campaign.

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Technical Assistance Outcomes

City Staff

• Identify concrete strategies

• Discuss roles and responsibilities for moving forward

• Hands-on workshop to apply tool elsewhere

• Framework for organizing task force concepts

FDOT

• Opportunity to test tool application

• Greater level of assurance that local government decisions support State’s investment in transit

• Demonstrate FDOT’s commitment to innovation, efficiency, and exceptionalism

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For more information:

http://PlanForTransit.com/resources-2/florida-transit-oriented-development

Tool is available at:

Larry Hymowitz

Planning Specialist

FDOT District Four

954-777-4663

Larry.Hymowitz@dot.state.fl.us

Jessica Dimmick, AICP, EIT

Project Manager

Renaissance Planning

561-404-7261 x304

JDimmick@citiesthatwork.com

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