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Director of PlanningBoston Planning & Development Agency
SARA MYERSON
IMAGINE BOSTON 2030 September 2014 – July 2017
BOSTON’S GROWTH
Population Growth Job Growth Demand for work space
Demand for Housing
BOSTON’S GROWTH
Population Growth Demand for work space
Demand for Housing Job Growth
BOSTON’S GROWTH
Population Growth Demand for work space
Demand for Housing Job Growth
BOSTON’S GROWTH
Population Growth Demand for Housing Demand for work space
Job Growth
Taking Action
Enhance Neighborhoods
Encourage a Mixed-use Core
Expand Neighborhoods
Create a Waterfront for Future Generations
Generate Networks of Opportunity: Fairmount Corridor
A. Investments and policies to assure affordable housing
A. City-catalyzed investments around busy transit stops
A. Improved connections, frequency, and user experience on the Fairmount/Indigo Line
A. Support of local businesses, artists, and entrepreneurs
A. Foster the creation of an arts & innovation district with artist housing and resources
A. Investments in green and active corridors
Enhance Neighborhoods: Upham’s Corner
PLANNING FOR EQUITABLE GROWTH
TROUBLING PROBLEM OF SUCCESS
CAN OUR CITIES BE TRULY EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE IN THE
FACE OF NEWFOUND POPULARITY
❖ HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS – EXACERBATING
POLARIZATION BY GEOGRAPHY
❖ REPERCUSSIONS ACROSS THE BOARD
❖ WE IGNORE ALL OF THIS AND TAKE OUR SUCCESSES FOR
GRANTED AT OUR PERIL
❖ IS THIS INEVITABLE? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO COUNTER IT?
❖ THINGS THAT GOVERNMENT CAN DO?
❖ WHAT CAN THE PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRIBUTE?
❖ LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER
Unintended consequences : a great reversal
1970 2005
Transit deserts
Public Health weighs in Heart stopping ‘Hoods”
Another way in Helsinki
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Citywide Planning for Equitable GrowthMartha Welborne, FAIA
ULI Fall Meeting 2018
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Median Area Income Levels
Source: Los Angeles Times; US Census (2000); SCAG LADCP
Key:
High ( > $75k)
Mid ($50-$75k)
Low ( < $50k)
No data
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Rail System – before Measure R (2008)
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Metro Rail System – Measure R Expansion (post 2008)
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Metro Rail System – Measure M Expansion (post 2016)
Next stop: Transit Oriented Communities
Jenna HornstockExecutive Officer, Transit Oriented CommunitiesOctober 9, 2018
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Transit Oriented Communities (TOCs)are places (such as corridors and neighborhoods) that, by their design, allow people to drive less and access transit more.
A TOC maximizes equitable access to a multi-modal transit network as a key organizing principle of land use and holistic community development
Transit Oriented Communities - Definition
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Transit Oriented Communities - Definition
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How can Metro help cities realize TOCs?
The Four “Ps”
1. Policies
2. Programs
3. Projects
4. PROCESS IS KEY
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Policies: Metro’s Equity Platform
Access to opportunity: a core concept to public decision-making, public investment, and public service• Vast disparity exists in LA County among
neighborhoods and individuals:➢ To seize opportunity – jobs, housing,
education, health, safety;➢ To improve their circumstances to do so.
• Transportation is an essential lever to enable that access.
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Multi-point Equity Platform built around four pillars:
I. Define and Measure
II. Listen and Learn
III. Focus and Deliver
IV. Train and Grow
Policies: Metro’s Equity Platform
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• Joint Development (JD) is the real estate management program through which Metro collaborates with qualified developers to build transit-oriented developments on Metro-owned properties.
• JDs are opportunities to leverage public land assets to demonstrate the principles of TOCs.
Metro Programs: Joint Development
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• Portfolio-wide goal to have 35% of housing units built on Metro-owned property be “affordable” defined as 60% AMI or below.
• Allow for ground rent discounting (up to 30%) to support affordable housing on Metro-owned land.
Metro Programs: Joint Development Affordable Housing Policies
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• Metro Affordable Transit Connected Housing (MATCH) Loan Program - $9M investment for affordable housing near transit.
• Top loss loans for preservation of existing affordable housing predevelopment activities for new development.
• Expected to leverage up to $75M in contributions from foundations, community development finance institutions (CDFIs), and traditional banks.
Metro Programs: MATCH
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Metro Programs: Business Interruption Fund
Metro’s Goal: Help small “mom and pop” businesses continue to thrive
throughout construction and post construction.
Program Overview
> Program authorized by Metro Board of
Directors
> Program launched April 2015
> Provides financial assistance to qualifying
“mom and pop” businesses directly
impacted by Metro transit rail construction
along three project areas:
> Little Tokyo area and 2nd/Broadway
segment of the Regional Connector
> Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project
> Purple Line Extension, Phase 1
> Maximum grant amount $50,000 annually
Program Stats At-a-Glance > More than $5M grants approved
> More than 200 grants awarded
> 165 Small “mom and pop” grantees
Program RequirementsTo learn more visit metro.net/bif
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Projects: Blue Line First/Last Mile Plan
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• First-of-its-kind for Metro
• Exploratory process
focused with outreach
and plans driven by
Community Based
Organizations
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Blue Line First/Last Mile PlanProcess
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Blue Line First/Last Mile PlanCBOs Team Members
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• CBO-led engagement
• Executed FLM methodology
• 22 station area walk audits
• 11 innovative community
events featuring:
• Community bike rides
• Giveaways
• Live DJs and live painting
by artists
• Pop-up and interactive
elements
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Projects: Blue Line First/Last Mile Plan
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Projects: Willowbrook Rosa Parks Station
Existing Conditions
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Projects: Willowbrook Rosa Parks Station
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Projects: Willowbrook Rosa Parks Station
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Projects: Willowbrook Rosa Parks Station
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Projects: Mariachi Plaza
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Projects: Mariachi Plaza
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Projects: Mariachi Plaza Development Guidelines
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Projects: Mariachi Plaza Conceptual Design
Project:
• 60 total residential units:
✓ 28 for families earning 50% Area Median Income (AMI)
✓ 30 for transitional youth at 30% AMI
✓ 2 for management
• 6,340 sq. ft. for locally-serving businesses
• 2,035 sq. ft. Mariachi cultural center
• 6,000 sq. ft. community garden
Developer: East Los Angeles Community Corporation
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Thanks…and see you on Metro.