A PRESENTATION ONTRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) PROJECTS IN SACRAMENTO

SACOG Blueprint Implementation Planning Committee Seminar

MAY 25, 2005

What Is TOD?

! Transit Oriented Development (TOD) can be new construction or redevelopment of one or more buildings design and orientation which facilitate transit use. It involves RT partnering to foster development around transit facilities. TOD goals include increasing ridership, overcoming barriers to easy and safe access to transit facilities, providing services and amenities for RT�scustomers, enhancing the character of transit stations and facilities, and generating income for RT.

! TOD is medium to higher density development, located within an easy walk of a major transit stop (usually one-quarter mile or 1500 feet), generally with a mix of residential, employment, and shopping opportunities designed for pedestrians without necessarily excluding the auto.

Benefits of TOD

! Accommodates pedestrians and makes walking pleasant;

! Makes efficient use of the unique location adjacent to transit; and,

! Includes a mix of uses such as retail, residential and office complexes.

! Increased ridership! Economic revitalization! Greater convenience and variety of shopping options! Increased housing choices! Safe,vibrant, attractive community space! Convenient access to clean, affordable transportation

TOD Examples

! TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE RETAIL USE: Dry cleaners; Convenience retail; Restaurants and coffee shops; Newsstands; Video rental; Daycare centers

! TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: Medium to higher density (the closer to transit, the higher the density per acre); Variety of housing types including owner occupied; Could include town homes, small lot single family; Could be located over retail or other uses

! TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE EMPLOYMENT USES: Higher intensity uses; Increased employee density; Parking ratio (CBDs vs. Suburbs); Mixed use (Office and Retail; Office and Housing); A Mix of Uses (Retail with Housing, Live/Work Units, etc.)

Neighborhood Redevelopment

A BEFORE & AFTER sketch shows the possibilities for Redevelopment that work with transit.

Mockingbird Station, in Dallas Texas

Urban Mixed Use: Retail, Residential Lofts & Office, Structured Parking

Orenco Station, Hillsboro, Oregon mixes a smart growth single family neighborhood with a denser mixed-use main street. The main street provides

residents with many services within walking distance of their homes, as well as being within one half-mile from a Hillsboro to Portland transit station.

Sub-Urban Mixed Use Development

Focus Questions

! What efforts is RT making around the region to promote TOD?

! What is the response of the private development community regarding TOD?

! What can local government do to make TOD work?

RT�s Regional Efforts To Promote TOD

! Transit for Livable Communities (TLC) Study (August 2002)

! Regional TOD Workshop (September 2004)

! Release of RFQs for 4 Light Rail Station Areas (November 2004 and March 2005)

! Review of Local Agencies Development Projects (On-going)

Private Development Community Response To TOD Efforts

! Coordination with RT on proposed development projects within 1/4 mile of light rail stations (pre-submittal review)

! Quality Responses to RFQs! Willingness to enter into Joint

Venture with RT

What Local Government Can Do To Make TOD Work

! Involve regional agencies (specifically RT, SMAQMD, SACOG) in review of major projects within 1/4 mile of light rail stations and in Plan amendments

! Implement changes to land use zoning around light rail stations (example of City of Sacramento)

! Emphasize regular coordination meetings

Transit for Livable Communities (TLC) Study

! The TLC plan is a land use planning project that studied opportunities for TOD within one-quarter mile radius around existing light rail stations. Twenty-one light rail stations along the Folsom, Northeast and South Sacramento Corridors were studied (see next slide for map).

! Project Objectives:

� To devise land use recommendations for the 21 stations;

� To capitalize on the hundreds of millions invested in the existing and future light rail system;

� To develop informed and enthusiastic public support for Transit Oriented Development (TOD);

� And to identify ways for getting TODs built around light rail stations

! Recommended land use plans emphasize walkable designs, higher intensity development, and a mixture of residential, retail and office land uses, all designed to support and create unique, thriving communities at each station while encouraging transit use.

POTENTIAL T.O.D. SITES IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION

! Folsom Line� Power Inn LRT Station (13 acres)*� Butterfield LRT Station (1 acre)*� 65th Street LRT Station� Glenn Drive LRT Station� Hazel LRT Station� Sunrise LRT Station

! South Line� Florin Road LRT Station (22 acres)*� Meadowview LRT Station� 13th/16th Streets LRT Stations

! Northeast Line� Royal Oaks LRT Station (2.47 acres)*� Marconi LRT Station� Swanston LRT Station

Sites for which RFQs have been released by Regional Transit.

T.O.D. SITES IN PRE-DEVELOPMENT PHASE

! Power Inn (13 acres)� David Taylor/CSUS Foundation� Costa Pacific Communities (Portland,OR)� Regis Homes

! Florin (22 acres)� Gangi Development (Burbank, CA)� Costa Pacific Communities

! Butterfield (1 acre)� Costa Pacific Communities

! Royal Oaks (2.47 acres)� In Process

Power Inn

Florin

Butterfield

Royal Oaks

Staff Contacts

Fred ArnoldDirector of Real Estate

(916) 557-4536

Taiwo Jaiyeoba Real Estate Administrator (TOD)

(916) 321-2870

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