California PLACE3S Program

Nancy Hanson, PLACE3S Program Manager

California Energy Commission

January 18, 2001

Agenda

Energy-Aware Program PLACE3S Method Examples of Applications Local Government Needs

Energy-Aware Program

Planning Guide– Land Use, Transportation, Buildings, Water

and Solid Waste Facilities Siting Guide

– Environmental, Permitting and Technology Companion to PLACE3S Program

PLACE3S =

PLAnning for CommunityEnergyEnvironmental

&EconomicSustainability

PLACE3S is a

notjust a GIS Tool

PLANNING METHOD

PLACE3S is... Information-based Participatory

Educational - local officials, citizens and

stakeholders Supported by public domain GIS

Quantifies & contrasts effects of growth and

development options Enhances tracking of benefits over time

Planning and Urban Design

Measurement and Analysis

Public and Agency Involvement

PLACE3S has

three components

1. Planning and Urban Design -

Detailed information about Energy Efficient Smart Growth techniques including:– Land use mix and development options– Variety of transportation options – Infrastructure efficiency– On-site energy alternatives

Address change - economy, population Focus on realizing regional & local plans

Planning and Urban Design

Measurement and Analysis

Public and Agency Involvement

PLACE3S has

three components

2. Measurement and Analysis -

Use/develop local GIS data base

Objectively measure community

indicators to compare alternatives Perform analyses of plan / policy

viability

PLACE3S GIS Tool

Built to use ARCView (ESRI) Default indicators, customize to user Drop down menus Output: Maps, bar charts, data tables Choices displayed in real time (30

seconds instead of days) Public domain - Guidebook in 2001

PLACE3S public domain tool sample indicators Urbanized land, open space, & ag land Density of jobs and residences Mix of uses VMT and mode share Air pollution Infrastructure cost Energy use and generation options

Phase two additions planned Housing needs and affordability matched to

number of jobs and wages Redevelopment reality check Parking alternatives to cut redevelopment

costs, boost infill housing and employment, and enhance pedestrian and transit uses

Building energy saving options More detailed infrastructure costs

What can PLACE3S measure? Count anything per area, capita, year

– e.g., jobs per capita, residences/capita Measure proximity

– e.g., residences within 1/4 mile of transit Make ratios

– Jobs/Housing balance Assess reasonableness of plan/policy

– sq.ft. of new and infill development likely– ac.ft. runoff, heat island effect, mobility by income

level

Planning and Urban Design

Measurement and Analysis

Public and Agency Involvement

PLACE3S has

three components

3A. Public Involvement -“Information-based planning”

– Goal: Visualize & understand growth options– Increase learning about the

• range of choices and • long-term effects of each option

– Understand tradeoffs, develop informed opinions

– Helps develop consensus, constructive involvement, partnerships, implementation

Agency Outreach / Partnership Opportunity

3B. Agency Involvement -Key Partnership Opportunity

– PLACE3S method can help bring federal

and state programs to planning table early

– Use GIS tools to compare the public costs

with estimated benefits – Grant applications from PLACE3S project

areas can include estimated benefits– Funded projects track actual net change

PLACE3S Program is at key developmental decision point Phase One - Program development and

demonstration complete Phase Two:

– Add new topics and detail– Create special applications (e.g., General Plan

Module)– Partner for direct & strong links to state and

federal programs – Initiate web access

PLACE3S = Five Step Method Document existing conditions Quantify Business-as-usual Future Quantify & map Alternatives including

Smart Growth Construct & adopt Preferred Alternative Implement and track

Planning, Community Involvement, and Analysis Throughout the Process

PLACE3S Comparative Analysis of Alternatives

Examples of PLACE3S

Applications

- Program Development -

Examples of Applications

Regional and local - quick tour

San Diego Regional Energy Plan & Growth Management Strategy

1993/94 - first regional project

Goal: Contrast resource efficiency of

Regional Growth Management Strategy

alternatives

Found: Integrated elements of RGMS

More People Living and Working Near Transit Stops Would Save Millions of Energy Dollars and Reduce Air Pollution

Regional Summary of

Adopted General Plans Show that they Do Only a

Fair Job of Linking Land

Uses to Transportation

and Transit Systems

PLACE3S Regional Study Results Provided example of the economic,

environmental, and social value of regional cooperation

$1.5 billion retained regionally/15 years 1/2 million tons air emissions eliminated 5,000 energy-related jobs created Greater capability in 2001/02 update Partnership opportunity

Brownfield

Greenfield

US EPA Greenfield vs. Brownfield Impact Study

Downtown San Diego

Results of this study ... average driving time 48% less traffic congestion 75% lower household travel costs & energy use 45%

lower per dwelling unit infrastructure costs 90%

lower greenhouse gas emissions 45% less

…could improve inter-regional negotiating capability

Local/Neighborhood PLACE3S Projects Euclid area, Southeast San Diego El Cajon Blvd. Business Improvement

District and I-15 completion Sacramento San Luis Obispo

Euclid PLACE3S Urban Revitalization Program

Gompers’ Students did Research and Planning

Transportation and Neighborhood Revitalization

18-Acre Retail/Residential

Trolley Station

SchoolLibrary

Community Center

Grocery

Planned infill housing led to retail development

Mid City Transit Interchanges Project (MCTIP)

Initiated by Business Community to Increase Sustainability and Boost Economic Development

Mid City PLACE3S Partners El Cajon Blvd and City

Heights Business Improvement Assns.

Three Neighborhood Planning Associations

City of San Diego - Multiple Departments

San Diego City Schools MTDB (Bus and Trolley) SANDAG ESRI

San Diego State Univ. San Diego Energy

Resource Office CA Energy Commission Caltrans Contract:

– McKeever/Morris a division of Parsons Brinckerhoff

– Fregonese/Calthorpe – USC Center for Economic

Development

Eight Caltrans Excess Parcels in PLACE3S Tier One

El Cajon Blvd. Mini Decks

University Ave. Mini Decks

Full City Block of Park Deck “Freeway Cap”

Immediate Development Opportunities in Mid City

Key Product : Urban Plan to GuideSmart Growth RFPs for Excess Freeway Parcels

Experts interacting with citizens

Mid-City Revitalization Plan

Economic Analysis to find best real employment options Dr. Ed Blakely, USC Center for

Economic Development Matched regional economic cluster

trends with local skills = highest paying realistic new jobs

Outcome: Focused plan for attracting employers and “right-priced” homes

www-rcf.usc.edu/~bahl

Use GIS to link Good Plan with Investment Reality

Redevelopment Reality Check

Redevelopment “Hot Spots”

Same technique could be used for many other functions

Dwelling Units and Jobs

6,465

16,891

11,296

3,555

15,789

13,769

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1000012000140001600018000

DwellingUnits

Jobs

Existing

MCTIPCapacityRedevlpmnt

Compare quantitatively the effect of economic (or environmental, or social)

reality on a Community Plan

Outcome Citizens and decision makers become

better informed Learn to use indicators of relative

difference among alternatives Understand integration of resource and

economic numbers Integrated decision makers - better long

term resource management

Opportunity to enhance state/local interactions Get best information onto table Facilitate early access to technical

assistance Improve quality of grant and bond

applications Streamline multi-agency participation into

some projects Statewide “apples to apples” tracking

Ideas for

State Agency Partnerships

Ideas for Inter-agency Partnerships Simple - include parameters into

existing PLACE3S program. – Communities use when apply method

Comprehensive - Custom Program– Develop specialized software for large and

common uses (general plans, master plans, regional transportation plans, economic development plans, etc.)

Example of simple partnership -Cool Communities Program Goal - reduce urban heat islands with light

color surfaces and shading– Measure sq.ft. of roof area and pavement in

each alternative– Estimate amount that can be light colored in

each alternative– Calculate the cost savings, emissions

reductions, energy savings of each alternative – Add to PLACE3S energy menu

Comprehensive Example - General Plan Update Idea State agencies contribute / oversee General

Plan tool development Outcome is a standardized method Accessed via web Directs locals to best information and agency-

approved methods Could streamline funding applications Track implementation, costs, and benefits over

time and statewide

Roundtable Discussion

State Agency Smart Growth / Sustainable Resource Management Agenda Items

Ideas for working together

Next Steps

One - on - one meetings to define specific interests / issues?

Return of this group?

Create Interagency Working Group?