New Developments in Transit Oriented

Development

Thursday,

October 14

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

HUD recommended links

Partnership Newsletter

http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_offices/sustainable_housing_communi

ties/SustainableCommunitiesPrograms4-29-10.pdf

Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities

www.hud.gov/sustainability

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION

Transit Oriented Development Program

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MDOT Office of Real Estate

• Maryland Secretary of Transportation’s Office

• Responsible for TOD Projects at MDOT Stations:

– Baltimore Metro; Baltimore Light Rail; MARC

• Support WMAT TOD Efforts at Washington Metro Stations:

– Staff assigned at MDOT

– Financial support for WMATA projects

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MDOT Uniquely Situated

• MDOT includes all transportation modes:

– MTA and SHA property

– Coordination of modal effort

• MDOT has its own funding sources

• MDOT has significant staff and consulting resources

• In 2007, MDOT needed a legal framework for TOD

Maryland TOD Law of 2008

The TOD Law:

• Defines TOD

• Makes TOD an MDOT transportation purpose

• Creates TOD process

– Joint Designation by MDOT and local government

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Maryland TOD Law of 2009

The 2009 TOD law expands local government authority at TODs:

• MEDCO can issue TIF bonds

• Special Assessment Districts can fund non-county assets

• SAD’s can fund operations and maintenance

• Any local tax can fund a TIF Bond

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Maryland Sustainable Communities

Act of 2010

• Streamlines smart growth efforts

• Extends Historic Tax Credits

• Makes TOD’s eligible for historic tax credits

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TOD Executive Order 2009

Location priority for new State facilities to be:

• ½ mile of a transit station

• Designated a TOD

Designation Process

• Designation Criteria:

– Good TOD

– Defined State role or other need for Designation

• Local government nominates projects

• State and local government joint designation

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MDOT

TOD Projects

• No set formula for TOD

• Legal, Business, and Political rules often do not fit well to TOD

• Every project is different

• Every project is difficult

TOD requires extraordinary effort, flexibility, and actions

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Long list of TOD Projects

• Symphony Center Light Rail

• Owings Mills Metro

• Savage MARC

• State Center Metro/Light Rail

• Reisterstown Plaza Metro

• Laurel MARC

• Odenton MARC

• Penn Station MARC/Amtrak

• Howard Street Light Rail

• West Baltimore MARC

• Johns Hopkins/EBDI Metro

• Rogers Avenue Metro

• Cromwell Light Rail

• Muirkirk MARC

• Baltimore Redline stations

• Silver Spring Metro

• New Carrollton Metro

• Branch Avenue Metro

• Bethesda Metro

• White Flint Metro

• Wheaton Metro

• Twinbrook Metro

• Rockville Town Center/ Metro

• Naylor Road Metro

• West Hyattsville Metro

• College Park Metro

• Largo Metro

• Prince George’s Plaza Metro

• Morgan Boulevard Metro

• Glenmont Metro

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State Center

• 28 acre State-owned parcel

• Adjacent to Nine neighborhoods

• Light Rail, Metro, Amtrak, MARC

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2010 - Current Site

Green Transit Community

State

Center

Inner Harbor

Druid Hill

Park

North Avenue

Route 40

Pratt Street

Marc/Amtrak

Penn Station

Mt. Vernon

Square

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State Center

• State Center, LLC is developer

– Woman led (Caroline

Moore)

– Minority ownership (33%)

• $1.6 billion mixed-use project

• Five phases over 10-15 years

• LEED Silver and LEED

Neighborhood

• Congress for New Urbanism

Charter Award Recipient

(2010)

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State Center Phase One

• State is leasing the property to

developer

• State is leasing back office

space

• State is financing a shared

garage

• State receives 7% of net cash

flow as part of ground rent

• Developer seeking TIF and

PILOT from the City

• Groundbreaking within the next

three to four months

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What’s Next?

“Transit Communities”

• The ½ mile radius around existing stations can

theoretical accommodate all growth in Maryland

for 20 years

• Potential program to build dense transit

communities around stations

• Requires partnership of state agencies, local

government, and federal government

• We must plan ahead for the new transit lines

THANK YOU

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Transit-oriented Development in Arlington

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EPA 2002 --

First National Award

for Smart Growth

Context

Arlington, Virginia – 25.8 sq. miles in area including federal lands

At the confluence of major regional transportation facilities

Home to major federal facilities: Pentagon, Fort Meyer, Arlington Hall

Located in the core of a rapidly growing Washington region (over 5 million residents, 3 million jobs and 1,200 sq. miles of urbanized area)

Continuing to grow – with over 247,000 residents and 280,000 jobs projected by 2040

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1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

Households Residents Jobs

Development Concepts

Concentrate high and mid-density redevelopment around transit stations (highly targeted) and taper down to existing neighborhoods

Encourage a mix of uses and services in station areas

Create high quality pedestrian environments and enhanced open space

Preserve and reinvest in established residential neighborhoods

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Creating Environments Rich In Travel Choices

Site Plan Development

County Infrastructure Investments

Expanded Transit Service

Support for Emerging Travel Options 26

Sector Plans

The sector plans identify:

• Desired public improvements

• Location for retail

• Urban design standards

• Public infrastructure needs

• Open space, streetscape standards

They are intended to tell landowners, developers and residents what the future of the station area will be and how individual parcels can be redeveloped

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Sector Plans

In response to development proposals, county will

rezone for higher density use shown on GLUP

Lower (pre-existing) zoning remains in place until

proposal receives County Board approval of a

special exception site plan

The sector plan allows significantly higher density &

height than underlying zoning (1.5 - 3.8, 55 ft - 153

ft)

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Requiring Development-Specific Transportation Demand Management Participation in County-wide

Commuter Services programs

Transit subsidies

On-site improvements including sidewalk/streetscape and bicycle facilities

On-site travel information

Parking management

Transportation performance surveys

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EPA – Potomac Yard (completed 2006)

ATP participant

Employee transit subsidies

Dedicated transitway and station

Sidewalk and bicycle improvements

Market-rate parking charges

On-site transportation coordinator

Transportation Strategies to Influence Travel Patterns

Concentrate mixed use development around transit stations

Create environments rich in travel choices

Time transportation improvements including expansion of transit service to development

Provide comprehensive travel information and encouragement

Expand development-specific TDM requirements

Increase focus on parking management (supply and pricing) 30

Benefits of Transit-oriented Development

Getting to work – transit use

– National avg: 4.7 %

– Fairfax County: 7.3 %

– Arlington: 23.3%

And, those who walk to work are double the

national avg, 5 times Fairfax

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Benefits of Transit-oriented Development

Numbers are more dramatic in

Arlington’s Metro corridors

– Car ownership: 17.9% have zero cars,

while less than 25% have 2 or more

– Getting to work: Less than half drive

39.3% use transit

10.5% walk or bike

2.3 work at home

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Aerial View of Arlington and Washington, D.C.

"Today, Arlington is a shining example of what citizen engagement, visionary planning, and wise use of scarce

resources can do for the livability of a community.“ – SmartGrowthAmerica.org

• 11 Metro transit stops along

two Metro corridors

• More downtown office space

than Boston, Los Angeles

and Denver

• Mixed-uses of office, retail,

hotel and residential within ¼

mile of Metro

• Development density

concentrated within 10% of

Arlington’s land area

Transit-oriented Growth

Outcomes:

Thank you to learn more about Arlington, please visit

www.arlingtonva.us

Thank you to learn more about Arlington, please visit

www.arlingtonva.us

October 2010

Washington

State

‣ Growth Management Act

Puget Sound

Region ‣ Transition underway in Bel-

Red

Bel-Red Corridor

Bel-Red Corridor

Bel-Red Corridor

Sound Transit East Link – Preferred Alignment

Bel-Red Light Rail Alignment

Office/medical office

Mixed-use office

Mixed-use housing

Mixed-use retail housing

Office/housing transition

Housing

Commercial

OR-1

OR-2

Bel-Red Zoning – Adopted 2009

Bellevue Mobility and

Infrastructure

Bellevue Mobility and

Infrastructure

Bellevue Mobility and

Infrastructure

- Complete/ under construction

Bellevue Mobility and

Infrastructure

- Complete/ under construction

- 405 Braided Ramps (2012)

- Complete/ under construction

- 405 Braided Ramps (2012)

- Phase 1 (2009–2019)

Bellevue Mobility and

Infrastructure

- Complete/ under construction

- 405 Braided Ramps (2012)

- Phase 1 (2009–2019)

- SR 520/124th Interchange

Bellevue Mobility and

Infrastructure

Bellevue Mobility and

Infrastructure

- Complete/ under construction

- 405 Braided Ramps (2012)

- Phase 1 (2009–2019)

- SR 520/124th Interchange

- Future Phases

Comprehensive

Transportation Plan

Integrated Land Use and

Transportation Plan

Office/medical office

Mixed-use office

Mixed-use housing

Mixed-use retail

housing

Office/housing

transition

Housing

Commercial

Integrated Land Use and

Transportation Plan

Office/medical office

Mixed-use office

Mixed-use housing

Mixed-use retail

housing

Office/housing

transition

Housing

Commercial

Downtown mixed-use

The Spring District

‣ Existing Uses

• Warehouse

• Distribution

• Transportation Base

• Storage

The Spring District

‣ Infrastructure

• Transportation

• Utility Systems

• Local Streets & Sidewalks

• Dedicated Public Spaces

The Spring District

‣ Phase One

• 800,000 sf office

• Ground Floor Retail

• Parks and Recreation

• Residential

The Spring District

‣ Future Phases

• Additional Office

• Hotel

• Ground Floor Retail

The Spring District

‣ Future Phases

• Additional Office

• Hotel

• Ground Floor Retail

• Mix of Other Uses

• Sense of Place

The Spring District

‣ Future Phases

• Additional Office

• Hotel

• Ground Floor Retail

• Mix of Other Uses

• Sense of Place

• Vibrant and Diverse

• Sustainable

The Spring District

‣ Future Phases

• Additional Office

• Hotel

• Ground Floor Retail

• Mix of Other Uses

• Sense of Place

• Vibrant and Diverse

• Sustainable

Bel-Red Corridor - Vision

The Spring District

Light Rail

130th Station Area

Diverse,

Urban Feel

Public

Open Space

Access

An Emerging Urban Neighborhood