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A SMART Step Forward:A panel discussion on building vibrant
neighborhoods in Sonoma
Thursday May 17, 2012 Steele Lane Community Center
Panel Participants:
Karen Chapple, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley and faculty director of the Center for Community Innovation
Ann Cheng, Director of GreenTRIP at TransForm
Anthony Taylor, a Health Program Manager for the Sonoma County Department of Health Services
Lois Fisher, President and urban designer at Fisher Town Design
04/13/2023
The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Line (SMART) will start service in 2014.
The City received funding from MTC to create a vision for the neighborhoods surrounding the two SMART stations.
04/13/2023
The City already completed the process for the Downtown Station located in Railroad Square.
04/13/2023
Now the City is beginning to plan for the North Santa Rosa station.
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Affordable Housing, Past and Future
Change
in Afford
able Housin
g 2000-2010
2010 Existing A
ffordab
le Housing
2010-40 Affordab
le Housing N
eed-20%-10%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%
Santa RosaSF Bay Area
Change in
Housing Prices, 1989-2009
“Improving the social and physical environments in neighborhoods
can be one of the most important contributions to improving the
health of populations.”
Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative
Public Health Potential of Smart Growth
Safe & Healthy Communities Consulting, 2003
2.2 Parking Spaces per Unit vs. 0.9
Change 2.2 0.9
Acres None 8 8
Units +200 801 1,001
Parking Spaces -899 1,800 901
Parking Cost -$16.6 m $33.3 m $16.7m
Traffic Reduction Strategies
+$6 m 1 free pass & 1 free
carshare membership
per unit
Results – First five certified projects:40 year commitment
2,010: FREE Transit Passes
600: FREE Carshare
Memberships
355: 100% Unbundled
Parking Spaces
Site Analysis for NSR SMART Station Options:
Population density comparison of North Santa Rosa vs. Coddingtown Station
Transit StopTransit Stop
Well Connected Street Network is key
Coddingtown Station Community Based Master plan influenced Specific Plan
Transforming Coddingtown Plaza into a “transit district”
Transforming Coddingtown Plaza into a “transit district”
Post Redevelopment Case Study: Roseland Plaza
Land Acquisition:Re-zoning MAY be a tool if combined with• Walkable code• Up-zoning• IncentivesOne case of eminent domain by non-profit – Dudley Street neighborhood, Boston Incentives:Pre-approved CEQA reviewAdditional units or height for desired outcomes (affordable housing, grocery stores, civic space, etc.)Reduced parking requirementsPriority in Development Review
• County removes toxics.• While toxics are being cleaned up, County has a community planning process
(paid for by public health grant, run through local non profit) to clarify community desire (beyond the Urban Vision Plan) for site prior to sale to clarify conditions of sale.
• County tries to find a developer partner without having any financial incentives to sweeten the pot.
• Developer works with community to come up with a plan that fits the Urban Vision Plan and more detailed community planning process.
• Developer finds grants/financing to build project.
Roseland Plaza stays as a redevelopment project:
• County removes toxics• County creates conditions of sale to go with property (through a community
planning process (paid for by public health grant, run through LandPaths or CAP) to clarify community desire (1 acre square, streets, minimum percent of affordable housing, etc.)
• Local Roseland community non-profit joint venture could be formed to purchase site, this entity does a planning & entitlement process and finds grants to build project: streets and parking laid out, plaza installed by community volunteers and grants site is subdivided into smaller parcels and finally, developers purchase these smaller sites that come with clear expectations, guidelines, build-to lines,
- OR –• Typical developer finds grants/financing to build project.
Property is required to be sold by State:
Thank You!