Development and Implementation of a Model Program Strategy to Link Transportation, Infrastructure, and Land Use Planning for the Berkeley, Charleston,

Development and Implementation of a Development and Implementation of a Model Program Strategy Model Program Strategy

to Link Transportation, Infrastructure, and to Link Transportation, Infrastructure, and Land Use Planning for the Land Use Planning for the

Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Region of South CarolinaRegion of South Carolina

The The visionvision for the BCD project is a metropolitan for the BCD project is a metropolitanregion that encourages sustainable growthregion that encourages sustainable growthpatterns and is proactive (patterns and is proactive (not reactivenot reactive) to ) to growth trends.growth trends.

1. Develop Broad Group of Project Partners1. Develop Broad Group of Project Partners

2. Analyze Regional Growth Patterns2. Analyze Regional Growth Patterns

3. Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure 3. Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure Benefits and Costs Benefits and Costs

4. Investigate and Provide Information Concerning 4. Investigate and Provide Information Concerning Strategies and TechniquesStrategies and Techniques

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Berkeley-Charleston-DorchesterRegional Population

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Urbanization is Urbanization is Outpacing Outpacing

Population growth Population growth By a ratio of By a ratio of

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Use of Satellite Imagery to Measure Use of Satellite Imagery to Measure Urban ChangeUrban Change

Urban Growth in the RegionUrban Growth in the Region

Forecasting Future Development PatternsForecasting Future Development Patterns




3. Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure 3. Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure Benefits and CostsBenefits and Costs


Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure Benefits and CostsBenefits and Costs

• Assess Assess environmentalenvironmental costs and benefits of various costs and benefits of various development types.development types.

•Water QualityWater Quality•Air QualityAir Quality•Wildlife Habitat Wildlife Habitat •Green SpaceGreen Space•Community CharacterCommunity Character

• Assess Assess infrastructureinfrastructure costs and benefits of various costs and benefits of variousdevelopment types.development types.

•Road ConstructionRoad Construction•Water and Sewer ServicesWater and Sewer Services•Police and Fire Protection Police and Fire Protection

Develop Methodologies to….Develop Methodologies to….






Develop Broad Group of Project PartnersDevelop Broad Group of Project Partners

Partnering CommitteePartnering Committee

Local and Regional GovernmentsLocal and Regional Governments

State and Federal Governmental AgenciesState and Federal Governmental Agencies

Community Preservation and Urban Community Preservation and Urban Design Interest GroupsDesign Interest Groups

Development CommunityDevelopment Community

Environmental CommunityEnvironmental Community

Local Businesses and IndustriesLocal Businesses and Industries

Utility and Transportation OrganizationsUtility and Transportation Organizations

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Variety of Planning Variety of Planning ProcessesProcesses

• MPOMPO – Playing catch-up – Playing catch-up• CDBG GrantsCDBG Grants• Regional Water Quality PlanningRegional Water Quality Planning – Struggling with – Struggling with

capacity and NPScapacity and NPS

• Water and Sewer CommissionsWater and Sewer Commissions• SchoolsSchools• Recreation CommissionsRecreation Commissions• Local GovernmentsLocal Governments• State State • FederalFederal

Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments

WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop

BerkeleyBerkeleyBerkeley---CharlestonCharlestonCharleston---Dorchester Dorchester Dorchester RegionRegionRegion Held a 2-day Held a 2-day

Land UseLand UseWorkshop in Workshop in Fall 1999Fall 1999

Published a Land Published a Land Use Tool Book thatUse Tool Book thatDescribes Land Describes Land Use Techniques Use Techniques and Termsand Terms

C A LE N D A R O F EV EN TS

A B O U T TH E G RO W TH O PT IO N S P R O G R A M

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B ER K E LEY -C H A R L ESTO N -D O R C H E STE R

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The BC D C O G is seeking consu ltan ts to assist w ith the developm ent o f m etho d-o logies to determ ine the benefit and costs o f various developm ent patterns.

First Partnering C om m ittee M eeting Scheduled!

The BC D C O G is has schedu led the first partnering com m ittee m eeting for O cto-ber 31, 2000. The m eeting, open to all w ho w ish to participate, w ill be held at R oom 309 in the R ed C ross Build ing.

C all for A rticles for Future G row th U pdate Issues Is your area do ing som eth ing innovative to p lan for grow th? D o you know of an area in the BC D region that is do ing som eth ing th at you w ould like to learn m ore abou t? Let us know !

C O G Teams w ith EPA to Project G row th Patterns The BC D C O G has been chosen as one o f 20 p ilo t sites nationw ide to use the Sm art G row th Index m odeling program . The C O G w ill use the p rogram to co m -plem ent the G rowth O ptions Program .

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