NASSAU COUNTY TOWN HALL NEW YORK & CONNECTICUT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES A Unique Bi-State Partnership to Improve Jobs, Housing and Transportation Police Headquarters Auditorium Mineola, NY December 9 th, 2011
PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Coordinating federal place-based programs and initiatives $236 million in Regional Planning and Community Challenge Grants 74 Regional Planning Grants in 2010 and 2011
PARTNERS 9 Cities 2 Counties 6 Regional Organizations ADVISORY BOARD 7 State Agencies 6 Nonprofits 3 New Jersey Members
WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? REGIONAL PLANNING ENHANCEMENT AND INTEGRATION SPECIFIC PLACE-BASED AND AREA-WIDE PROJECTS Transportation Plans Northern Sector Place- Based Sustainability Projects New Haven, Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk New Rochelle and Bronx Stations I-287 and Cross County Parkway corridors Sustainability Plans Regional Plan for Sustainable Development Economic Development Plans East New York Nassau Centers Suffolk TDR Master Plans Housing Plans Areawide Policy Projects NYC Climate Resilience Long Island Housing Strategy Regional Housing Assessment and Opportunities Fund
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION Regional Town Halls Regional Advisory Committee Local Project Advisory Structures Steering Committee Meetings Website and Interactive Media
REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES Two Committees for Metro North and LIRR Service Areas Open to Any Interested Participant Input on Desired Outcomes & Measures of Success Recommendations for Regional Plan Enhancements Input on Draft Execution Plan for Regional Sustainable Development
PREFERRED SUSTAINABILITY STATUS Opportunity to Win 2 Extra Points on Discretionary HUD Programs (other agencies to be added) NY-CT Sustainable Communities Steering Committee Must Approve Based on Following Criteria: Geographically located in NY-CT region covered by consortium Furthers purpose of NY-CT regional planning program Consistent with six livability principles of Sustainable Communities Partnership Commitment to participate in the regional NY-CT Sustainable Communities program Application Instructions on www.sustainablenyct.org Steering Committee will Make Determination Within 10 Business Days of Application
TODAY S DISCUSSION What Are We Trying to Accomplish?
NEED: MORE JOBS, LOWER COSTS
SOLUTION: BUILD MIXED-INCOME HOUSING AND JOBS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF TRANSIT
MEASURING SUCCESS: LOWER SHARE OF INCOME GOING TO HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION Comparison of Housing & Transportation Costs as a Share of Income between the Region &.5 Mile Transit Shed Transportation Housing Transportation + Housing 47.1% 41.1% 31.2% 28.4% 15.9% 12.7% NY-CT-NJ Region New York Metro Transit Shed
NEED: CONNECTING POOR AND MINORITIES TO GOOD SCHOOLS AND JOBS
SOLUTION: DEVELOP FAIR SHARE HOUSING 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
MEASURING SUCCESS: AMOUNT OF MIXED-INCOME HOUSING ACCESSIBLE TO GOOD SCHOOLS AND JOBS
NEED: ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
SOLUTION: DEVELOP CLIMATE RESILIENT BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE Department of City Planning Analysis 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
SOLUTION: 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 reforms. Adopt an Execution Plan for Regional Sustainable Development.
MEASURING SUCCESS: ADOPT EXECUTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
NY-CT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES GOALS Align existing regional plans Create a network of engaged officials and leaders Connect fair housing policy to place-based, transit-oriented development planning Significantly expand mixed-income workforce housing options Improve resilience with regard to severe storms and coastal flooding Develop new centers of mixed income housing in transitaccessible and energy-efficient locations
PROJECTS Local Initiatives Spread Across the Bi-State Region
Introduction It is estimated that there is nearly 8,300 acres of surface parking, vacant land, and open space surrounding over 150 LIRR stations on Long Island. - 2010 Long Island Index 23
Purpose The Nassau County Study seeks to create opportunities for serving the needs of our current and future population by: Reducing our dependency on the automobile Reducing our carbon footprint Creating new, high-value jobs and partnerships with expanding health-care, university and high-tech facilities Diversifying housing stock and expanding affordable housing 24
The Study Area The Nassau County Hub Transit Study Regional Study Area, which includes 19 LIRR station areas, is recognized as a Regional Area of Significance by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) and is an area crucial to promoting economic development for the County. The Study Area expands on the County Executive s Job Creation & Retention Plan by creating potential synergies with transit-served communities. 25
Overview Project Description Existing Conditions Report: Refine estimate of surface parking and vacant land, and land-use mix within a ½ mile radius of 19 LIRR stations Public Outreach: Develop and implement a stakeholder and public engagement plan to ensure active participation and collaboration by a vast range of stakeholders and the public. Selection of up to 3 LIRR station areas for site-specific redevelopment feasibility analysis Feasibility Report and assessment of potential environmental impacts and mitigation Seek available funding and financing opportunities/partners to implement sitespecific redevelopment recommendations 26
Study Area Boundary Preliminary Study Area NYMTC-Designated Area of Regional Significance 19 LIRR Stations ½ Mile Radius Expand as necessary 27
Suffolk County: Transfer of Development Rights Study How will Suffolk County accommodate growth in the future while protecting our drinking water and open spaces? Source: Regional Plan Association
HOW GROWTH IN SUFFOLK COUNTY WAS ACCOMMODATED Suffolk County: Transfer of Development Rights Study
SUFFOLK COUNTY TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS Suffolk County: Transfer of Development Rights Study
GOAL A more sustainable regional policy framework which promotes the development of workforce and affordable housing, preserves open space, protects natural resources and enhances the region's economic competitiveness through regional cooperation and increased transparency. Suffolk County: Transfer of Development Rights Study
OBJECTIVES Identification of available sending and receiving rights throughout the region Analysis of the success and effectiveness of existing programs The development of policies that will help to strengthen existing TDR programs and promote better coordination throughout the region Suffolk County: Transfer of Development Rights Study
TASKS Inventory of existing Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) programs including program identification and analysis of basic elements Complete analysis of all existing programs including available credits, potential sending sites and remaining receiving sites Recommendations will also be drafted to encourage better coordination between land use and transportation policies Public Outreach Suffolk County: Transfer of Development Rights Study
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Suffolk County: Transfer of Development Rights Study
NEXT STEPS Complete analysis of all existing programs including available credits, potential sending sites and remaining receiving sites Draft recommendations to encourage better coordination between land use and transportation policies Public Outreach- form community advisory committee Save the Date: January 31 st Public Meeting 7-9 pm H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge Suffolk County: Transfer of Development Rights Study
What would you like to see most of this initiative? How we will know it s a success? What other local and Long Island efforts should we connect to, and how? QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION How would you like to stay involved? How should we get others involved?
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