Regional)Center) Planning)in)the)Central) Puget)Sound)2 Washington State Department f Transportation Public Transportation Conference August 27, 2012
The$Project+ • Land Use Planning studio at the University of Washington • Project for the Puget Sound Regional Council • Planning policy evaluation of: 27 Regional Growth Centers and 8 Manufacturing and Industrial Centers
Overview+ • Designated Centers • Evaluation Methodology •
Current state of center planning…
Centers+ Regional$ Growth$Centers+ + Manufacturing$/ Industrial$ Centers+
Benefits$of$Growth$Centers+ • Community and economic benefits as gathering places. • Easy access to jobs, services, shopping, and entertainment. • A mix of uses and pedestrian-friendly design. • Less reliance on single occupancy vehicles.
Planning$Regional$Centers+
2008+
Centers$Checklist$Elements+ (no)housing)element)for)Manufacturing/Industrial)Centers)2
• • • • • • •
Plan concept Environment Land use Housing Economy Public services Transportation
What$we$reviewed:+ Comprehensive$Plans+
Research+ and+ Evaluation+
Sub=Area)Plans2
Land$Use$Codes+
What$we$did$not$review:+ Commute$Trip$Reduction$Plans+ Transit$Master$Plans+ Transit$Agency$Plans+ LongKRange$Transportation$Plans+
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Studio$Review$Example+ Regional)Growth)Center2
Centers$and$Public$Trans.+ • Focal points for high capacity transit and regional networks • Centers can get priority funds from the PSRC • Local jurisdictions should plan land uses to support transit
North$Tukwila+ Ballard$Interbay+
Manufacturing$ /$ Industrial$ Centers+
Kent+ Duwamish+
Frederickson+
Port$of$Tacoma+ Paine$Field+
South$Kitsap+
Manufacturing/Industrial$Centers+ Checklist items relating to transit: • • •
Employee commuting Working with transit agencies Mode split goals
Lynnwood+ Tacoma$Mall+ Auburn+ Downtown$SeaVle+ Totem$Lake+ Overlake+ Downtown$Bellevue+ EvereV+
Regional+ Growth+ Centers+
Burien+ Uptown$Queen$Anne+ Downtown$Puyallup+ Lakewood+ South$Lake$Union+ Federal$Way+ Kent+ Silverdale+ Northgate+ First$Hill$/$Capitol$Hill+ SeaTac+ Canyon$Park+ Bremerton+ Downtown$Redmond+ Tukwila+ University$Community+ South$Hill+ Downtown$Tacoma+ Renton+
Environment+ “Include strategies and programs to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions” • •
Mostly though benefits of CTR programs Little center specific discussion
Land$Use+ “Establish residential and employment growth targets that accommodate a significant share of the jurisdiction’s growth, as well as residential densities and building intensities” •
Most jurisdictions did not create numeric targets for centers
Land$Use+ “Include design standards for pedestrianfriendly, transit-orientated development and other transit-supportive planning that orients land use around transit” • •
About half of the Centers have design standards addressing TOD Example: “Avoid making pedestrians walk across expansive parking lots to reach transit stops.”
Trans.$Physical$Design+ ``
“Promote on-street parking” • • •
On-street parking is not a prominent concern for any cities in the region Addressed minimally by some Maybe better to address relationship of on-street to off-street?
Trans.$Physical$Design+ ``
“Reduce/mitigate parking effects” •
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Nearly all cities recognize design problems associated with parking and are seeking to mitigate/reduce their effects Strategies including landscaping, screening, and other design elements
Additional$Trans.$Issues+ ``
“Include a parking management strategy” and “Manage the supply of parking” • Only some cities plan for parking with a specific parking management strategy • Parking policies tend to relate to urban centers
Additional$Trans.$Issues+ ``
Additional$Trans.$Issues+ ``
“Include detailed design criteria that advances transit-supportive land uses” •
Center planning should inherently address this item • Residential density • Employment density • Develop transit networks to and within centers • Manage the supply of parking
Additional$Trans.$Issues+ ``
“Include provisions for context-sensitive design of transportation facilities” • • •
Few jurisdictions have policy guiding facility design specific to the center Neighborhood character Ties in to environment, land use, and design policies
Additional$Trans.$Issues+ ``
“Address relationships to regional highcapacity transit (including bus rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and express bus) and local transit by working with transit agencies” • •
Most centers encourage collaboration with transit providers to improve access Do transit agencies have reciprocal policies?
Additional$Trans.$Issues+ ``
“Develop mode-split goals” • Specific goals for centers are rare • Parking management is one tool
Project$Conclusions+ ``
• Why does planning policy for centers matter for transit? • PSRC prioritizes transportation funding in centers • The PSRC checklist supports good planning for transit, which helps build ridership
Conclusions$for$Transit+ ``
• How should cities be planning in centers to support transit? • Parking management • Transit supportive design • High density • TDM and CTR programs
Thank$you+ Melanie)Mayock2 mmayock20@gmail.com Jonathon)Morrison)Winters2 jfmorrisonwinters@gmail.com Catherine)Silva2 catsilva@uw.edu