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A Unique Bi-State Partnership to Improve Jobs, Housing and Transportation BRONX TOWN HALL NEW YORK & CONNECTICUT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Fordham University Bronx, NY January 23, 2012
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A Unique Bi-State Partnership to Improve Jobs, Housing and Transportation
BRONX TOWN HALL
NEW YORK & CONNECTICUTSUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY
January 23, 2012
Coordinating federal place-based programs and initiatives $236 million in Regional Planning and Community Challenge
Grants
PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
9 C i t ies2 Count ies6 Reg iona l Organ izat ions
ADVISORY BOARD7 Sta te Agenc ies6 Nonprofits3 New Je rsey Members
PARTNERS
NEED:MORE JOBS, LOWER COSTS
ACTION:BUILD MIXED-INCOME HOUSING AND JOBS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF
TRANSIT
MEASURING SUCCESS:LOWER SHARE OF INCOME GOING
TO HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
NY-CT-NJ Region New York Metro Transit Shed
15.9% 12.7%
31.2% 28.4%
47.1%41.1%
Comparison of Housing & Transportation Costs as a Share of Income between the Region & .5 Mile Transit
ShedTransportation HousingTransportation + Housing
NEED:CONNECTING POOR AND COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR TO GOOD SCHOOLS AND JOBS
ACTION: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
Number of affordable, energy-efficient homes built in our good school districts
Number of good, accessible jobs in our urban areasAccess to grocery stores, fresh foods, health care and
other needs
MEASURING SUCCESS:BRING OPPORTUNITY TO ALL
COMMUNITIES AND ALL COMMUNITIES TO OPPORTUNITY
NEED:ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
ACTION:DEVELOP CLIMATE RESILIENT
BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Department of City PlanningAnalysis 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
MEASURING SUCCESS:NUMBER OF CODE AMENDMENTS AND
DESIGN STANDARDS ADOPTED
NEED:GETTING GOVERNMENT
REGULATIONS RIGHT
ACTION: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 reformsAdopt an Execution Plan for Regional Sustainable Development
MEASURING SUCCESS:ADOPT EXECUTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Local Init iat ives Spread Across the Bi-State Region
PROJECTS
WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH?
Regional Plan for
Sustainable
Development
Transportation Plans
Economic Development
Plans
Housing Plans
Master Plans
Sustainability Plans
•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
Eastern Sector Place-Based
Sustainability Projects
• 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
Regional Town HallsRegional Advisory Committee Local Project Advisory StructuresSteering Committee MeetingsWebsite and Interactive Media
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION
Two Committees for Metro North and LIRR Service Areas
Open to Any Interested Participant Input on Desired Outcomes & Measures of
SuccessRecommendations for Regional Plan
EnhancementsInput on Draft Execution Plan for Regional
Sustainable Development
REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Opportunity to Win 2 Extra Points on Discretionary HUD Programs (other agencies to be added)
Criteria and Application Instructions on www.SustainableNYCT.org
Steering Committee will Make Determination Within 10 Business Days of Application
PREFERRED SUSTAINABILITY STATUS
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?
www.sustainablenyct.org
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