1. A Unique Bi-State Partnership to Improve Jobs, Housing and Transportation NEW YORK & CONNECTICUT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Mt Vernon City Hall February 15, 2012

2.  Coordinating federal place-based programs and initiatives  $236 million in Regional Planning and Community Challenge Grants PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

3. 1. Provide more transportation choices. 2. Promote equitable, affordable housing. 3. Enhance economic competitiveness. 4. Support existing communities. 5. Coordinate policies and leverage investment. 6. Value communities and neighborhoods. LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES

4. 9 Cities 2 Counties 6 Regional Organizations ADVISORY BOARD 7 State Agencies 6 Nonprofits 3 New Jersey Members PARTNERS

5. WHAT IS THE CONSORTIUM EMPOWERED TO DO?  Execute a planning program defined in a Memorandum of Agreement  Use federal and local funding to execute the program  Produce plans and other recommendations consistent with the planning program  Implementation responsibility falls to individual Consortium members

6. PROGRAM BUILDS ON EXISTING STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY AND CITY PLANS

7. GROWING THE ECONOMY, EXPANDING CHOICE BUILD MIXED-INCOME HOUSING AND JOBS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF TRANSIT

8. Local Initiatives Spread Across the Bi-State Region PROJECTS

9. GROWING THE ECONOMY, EXPANDING CHOICE: DEVELOP FAIR SHARE HOUSING AND EQUITY ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY Identification and Assessment of: – Segregated Areas and Areas of Increasing Diversity and/or Racial/Ethnic Integration – Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty – Access to Existing Areas of High Opportunity – Major Public Investments – Fair Housing Issues, Services, and Activities

10. GROWING THE ECONOMY, EXPANDING CHOICE: DEVELOP CLIMATE RESILIENT BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE Department of City Planning Analysis of urban design implications of enhanced flood protection for buildings Study of best practices for building coastal resilience in highly developed waterfront cities and surrounding areas Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability Evaluation of critical infrastructure design standards Community outreach

11. GROWING THE ECONOMY, EXPANDING CHOICE: COORDINATE FEDERAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL REGULATORY REFORMS  Identify specific gaps in existing regional plans  Analyze regulatory and program impediments to on-the-ground projects  Recommend reforms  Adopt an Execution Plan for Regional Sustainable Development

12. 16 REGIONAL AND PLACE-SPECIFIC PROJECTS New Haven, Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, New Rochelle Bronx Stations I-287 and Cross County Parkway corridors Northern Sector Place- Based Sustainability Projects East New York Nassau Centers Suffolk TDR Long Island Housing NYC Climate Resilience Regional Fair Housing Analysis Regional Housing Assessment and Opportunities Fund Areawide Policy Projects REGIONAL PLANNING ENHANCEMENT AND INTEGRATION SPECIFIC PLACE-BASED AND AREA-WIDE PROJECTS

13.  Number of affordable, energy-efficient homes built in our good school districts  Number of good, accessible jobs in our urban areas  Access to grocery stores, fresh foods, health care and other needs MEASURING SUCCESS: BRING OPPORTUNITY TO ALL COMMUNITIES AND ALL COMMUNITIES TO OPPORTUNITY

14. MEASURING SUCCESS: LOWER SHARE OF INCOME GOING TO HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION

15.  Regional Town Halls  Regional Advisory Committee  Local Project Advisory Structures  Steering Committee Meetings  Website and Interactive Media OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION

16.  Two Committees for Metro North and LIRR Service Areas  Open to Any Interested Participant  Input on Desired Outcomes & Measures of Success  Recommendations for Regional Plan Enhancements  Input on Draft Execution Plan for Regional Sustainable Development REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES

17.  Opportunity to Win 2 Extra Points on Discretionary HUD Programs (other agencies to be added)  Criteria and Application Instructions on www.SustainableNYCT.org www.SustainableNYCT.org  Steering Committee will Make Determination Within 10 Business Days of Application PREFERRED SUSTAINABILITY STATUS

18. www.sustainablenyct.org CONTACT US

19. QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION What would you like to see most of this initiative? How we will know it’s a success? What other local and regional efforts should we connect to, and how? How would you like to stay involved? How should we get others involved?