February 6, 2007 Steve Heminger Executive Director Smart Growth in the Bay Area: Carrots or Sticks Painted Orange? Carrots or Sticks Painted Orange?

San Francisco Bay Area counties Million people; almost 4 million jobs Public transit operators Municipalities Elected Transit Boards in US MPO and COG Joint Policy Committee A Complex Region of the 3 Separate New

Housing Crisis Exacerbates Sprawl

25 yr Transportation Plan Expenditures Expansion Operations & Maintenance SF Bay AreaTop 19 Metro Areas Expansion Operations & Maintenance

Smart Growth Started with Flexibility Federal ISTEA law (1991) brought flexibility  Federal ISTEA law (1991) brought flexibility  STP - Surface Transportation Program  CMAQ - Congestion Mitigation Air Quality  TE - Transportation Enhancements  SB45 - CA state law (1998) devolves funds to regions  75% of federal/state funds subvened to regions  County-based return to source

Evolution of Smart Growth   Transportation/Land Use Policy 1996   Transp for Livable Communities (TLC) planning 1997   TLC capital 1998   Housing Incentive Program (HIP) 2000   Bay Area’s Smart Growth Vision 2002   Transportation/Land Use Platform 2004   TOD Policy for Transit Expansion 2005   FOCUS: Priority Areas for Smart Growth 2007   New 25-yr Regional Transportation Plan 2009 Jim Spering Solano County

Funding Incentives Overview 1. TLC Planning ($3M)  67 community-led plans 2. TLC Capital ($84M)  81 capital projects - 40 cities  Additional $36M subvened to 9 counties 3. Housing Incentive Program ($40M)  11,800 market rate bedrooms  4,800 affordable rate bedrooms 4. Station Area Planning ($3M)  to support new TOD policy

Evolution of Annual Funding

Fruitvale Transit Village Oakland Alameda County Library, health clinic, senior center, retail, 47 rental units 300+ housing units in phase 2 TLC planning: $47,000 TLC Capital Grant: $2 million TLC Project

Metropolitan Apartments San Mateo San Mateo County 218 housing units near bus transit and commuter rail HIP Grant: $682,500 Density: 60 units per acre HIP Project HIP grants funded pedestrian and streetscape improvements along Third and Fourth Avenues in downtown San Mateo (same project area).

Richmond Transit Village Richmond Contra Costa County Ownership Townhouses hub of heavy rail (BART), Amtrak & local bus HIP Grant: $865,500 Density: 25 units per acre HIP Project

Bay Area’s 2030 Smart Growth Vision 2 million more people million more jobs Bay Area Vision calls for more housing on smaller urban footprint

Incommuting Remains Major Problem +64% +83% +90% +120% Growth in interregional commuting 2000 –2030

MTC’s TOD Policy: Key Transit Corridors existing rail corridors Proposed BRT Proposed rail corridors Proposed ferry terminals

TOD Policy - Housing Requirements Transit Technology Minimum Housing Threshold Equivalent Net Densities BART/ Heavy Rail 3850 avg per station units/acre Light Rail 3300 avg per station units/acre Bus Rapid Transit 2750 avg per station units/acre Commuter Rail 2200 avg per station units/acre Ferries 750 avg per terminal units/acre

TOD Policy: Leveraging Regional Investment

TOD Not Just About Transit Mixed Use Critical to Capture Non-Commute Trips by Walking/Biking 29% 29%transit Mode Share of TOD Residents: 2000 Bay Area Travel Survey 24%walk/bike

TOD Policy Just the Beginning Percent of Bay Area’s Future Growth through 2030

FOCUS Project: A Regional Partnership  Led by sister agency - ABAG  Voluntary local gov’t partners  TOD + Housing near Job Centers  Regional Commitment to Provide Incentives  Local commitment to expedited housing approval  Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007  Led by sister agency - ABAG  Voluntary local gov’t partners  TOD + Housing near Job Centers  Regional Commitment to Provide Incentives  Local commitment to expedited housing approval  Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007

New CA State Bonds as Addt’l Incentives SourceAccountFunding(Millions) Prop 1C - HousingBond Regional Planning, Housing and Infill Incentives $850 Transit-oriented Development $300 Housing-related Parks $200 Prop 84 – ParksBond Urban Greening $90 Urban Forestry $20 Local and Regional Parks $400 Planning Grants and Loans $90 TOTAL NEW BOND FUNDING $1,950

Growing a Bigger Carrot? 2009 Regional Transportation Plan  Starting first with regional land use vision  Transportation projects to support vision  Financial realities for new transit expansion  Addt’l incentives for priority areas – potholes, transit, rehab, others?

Staff Contacts: James Corless Staff Contacts: James Corless Doug Johnson Valerie Knepper