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PIEDMONT TOGETHER
Jobs, Housing and Transportation
ASPAFebruary 28, 2013
Choices Opportunities Solutions
Sustainability is not new…
Crop rotation
Making endsmeet
Mill villages
Copy Right 1981
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things
are bound together. All things connect.
Chief Seattle1786 - 1866
Piedmont Triad Region
105K – manufacturing jobs lost70K – added education, health jobs65% jobs are located in Forsyth and Guilford
70% housing single family, Projected population growth by 2040 – 400,000 30+% out-commuters34% of household income spent on transportation81% area with no choices
Piedmont Triad RegionJobs – Housing - Transportation
Piedmont Together
Strengths and ChallengesTop Five Strengths• Community Colleges and
Universities• Farming and Viticulture• Access to Health Care• Scenic and Recreational
Resources• Small Town Charm
Top Five Challenges• A lack of Transportation
Choices• Participating in the “New”
Economy • Abandoned Mills and
Employment Centers including strip shopping centers
• Capitalizing and Supporting on Existing Business Assets
• Healthy Community Design
Local Design and Development Plans
Narrative and Modeling
What’s left to do…• Development Patterns
– Smart Growth / Sustainable Development Ordinance Assessment
– Scenario Modeling– Regional Brownfield Inventory– Tax Base Analysis
• Housing– Fair Housing Equity Assessment and
Regional Analysis of Impediments– Regional Housing Market Analysis
• Mobility Systems– Regional Transportation Vision– Housing + Transportation Analysis
• Economic and Workforce Development– Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy– Regional Broadband Investment Strategy– Plugin Electric Vehicle Regional
Infrastructure Study
What’s left to do…• Social Equity - Social & Environmental Justice Plan - Social Equity Summit• Green Infrastructure
– GI Inventory– Urban Low Impact Stormwater Recommendations
• Climate Adaption– Climate Adaption Plan
• Healthy Communities– Regional Food System Assessment– Retail Food Environment Index
• Raising Awareness– Local Design and Development Plans– Rebranding Project – Piedmont Voice– Regional Summit
Implementation Themes Strengthen Every Community■ Toolkit of Best Community-Building Practices■ Mixed-Use (Re)Development Centers (Housing, Jobs, Shops, etc.)
Link Communities Together■ Multi-Modal Transportation, Broadband (4G) & PEV Networks
Connect Training and Job Growth Sectors■ CEDS / Regional Career Academies / Workforce Development■ Leadership Development / Small Business Growth
Establish Fresh & Healthy Food Networks■ Piedmont Grown / Farmers Markets / Address Food Deserts
Prepare for Severe Climate Events■ Environmental Justice Study / Climate Adaption Plan
Strengthen EVERY City, Town and County in the Region
Invest in a Regional Multi-modal Transportation Network
Link Regional AssetsTraining/Education to Job Growth Sectors
Housing Centers to Job Centers
Develop a “Fresh Food” Infrastructure
Ensure Severe Climate Event Preparedness
Resources and AssistanceHow can we partner together?
USDAEPA
FEMAFHWA
FTAHUDDOLDOT
triadsustainability.org piedmontvoice.org
THANK YOU!Project Team Members
Paul Kron – Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Hanna Cockburn – Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Kyle Laird – Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation
Mark E. Kirstner, Project Manager – Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation [email protected]