Mixed Income Pattison

Web site: www.1000fof.org

Florida Housing Coalition22nd Affordable Housing Conference

September 22, 2009

Mixed Income and Sustainable Communities

Charles Pattison, FAICPPresident, 1000 Friends of Florida


OverviewHUD, USDOT, EPA Sustainable Communities Partnership

Program contents

HUD contacts

First webinar

Proposed federal legislation (S.1619)

1000 Friends of Florida and Smart Growth (handouts)

Smart growth linkages and sustainable communities

Issues from the Florida Legislature (SB 360 and HB697)

What to Remember


June 16, 2009

more transportation choicesequitable, affordable housingincrease economic competitivenesssupport existing communitiesleverage federal investmentsvalue communities and neighborhoodsintegrate planning investmentsredefine housing affordabilitydevelop livability toolsMONEY not part of agreement but details to followwww.epa.gov/dced/pdf/dot-hud-epa-partnership-agreement.pdf


HUD Contacts

• HUD Deputy Secretary Ron Sims heads Sustainable Community Initiative

• Shelley Poticha, Senior Advisor for Sustainable Housing & Communities

• James Lopez, Senior Advisor for Sustainability Issues

• Email: [email protected]


September 24, 2009

New information about the EPA/HUD/USDOT Partnership for Sustainable Communities

200-330pm forum on livability with USDOT’s Office of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration

http://www.contextsensitivesolutions.org/content/webinar/livability/


S.1619 Livable Communities Act of 2009

• Creates HUD Office of Sustainable Housing & Communities

• $100 Million/year 2010-2013 for comprehensive planning grant program for local government consortiums (local & state government, MPO, regional councils) that address one or more of the following:– Develop regional plans/goals/strategies involving land use,

conservation, increasing access/ridership on public transit, creation/preservation of workforce housing, promoting TOD, revitalizing communities, environmental protection, public health, reducing GHG,

– Implementing plans through interjurisdictional agreements that asses regional population growth and impacts to jobs, housing (long-term affordable and workforce), transportation options


S.1619 Livable Communities Act of 2009

• $3.75 Billion total for Sustainability Challenge Grants program 2011-2013 to promote integrated transportation, housing and energy programs that promote sustainable/location-efficient development

• $150 Million reserved for same applicants • 10% for planning; balance project specific goal

implementation from the regional plan• promote livable communities through TODs, public

transportation improvements/complete streets, creating/preserving affordable housing, energy efficiency, mixed income development, smart growth infrastructure maintenance/improvements, land use/zoning reform


Smart Growth Defined

• Neighborhood livability and quality (affordability, walkability, safety, health)

• Transportation access and options• Focus on existing communities first• Shared benefits• Lower infrastructure and taxpayer costs• Natural resource protection• This is what 1000 Friends is all about


Existing Developed Lands and Permanent Conservation Lands

Developed Land

Conservation LandsPermanently Protected


2060 Developed Lands and Permanent Conservation Lands

Developed Land

Conservation LandsPermanently Protected


Florida Legislature

• SB 360 2009

-infill/development incentives gone awry

-inclusionary housing ordinance needs

• HB 697 2008

-comprehensive energy efficiency and development controls tied to comprehensive planning


What to Remember

www.epa.gov/dced/pdf/dot-hud-epa-partnership-

agreement.pdf

http://www.contextsensitivesolutions.org/content/webinar/livability

Handouts: Smart Growth publications and model inclusionary housing ordinance

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Technology

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