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December 18, 2012 2-3 PM EST
Speakers Rachel MacCleery Vice President, Infrastructure Initiative Urban Land Institute
Dan Eernissee Economic Development Program Manager City of Shoreline, Washington
Terry Foegler Director of Strategic Initiatives City of Dublin, Ohio
Agenda • • • •
Speakers Background 8 Case Studies The Big Picture: – Lessons Learned – Two Challenges: Suburban Arterials and Inner Ring Suburbs
• Questions and Answers
Background • American suburbs are changing • Building in more compact ways – Higher density development clustered in nodes – More options for getting around without a car
• Infrastructure is a key piece of the puzzle • Developers and municipalities are figuring out how to plan, fund, and finance infrastructure
A Few Notes • Thank you! – Rockefeller Foundation – Participants in two forums in Minneapolis and Atlanta – Report contributors
• Terminology – “Suburbs” and “suburban”
8 Case Studies
Belmar Lakewood, Colorado • Built on site of dying mall • New grid-based street system • Wide sidewalks and narrow roads • Parking in garages and on-street • 9 acres of open space, with ample programming
State Road 7 Broward/Miami-Dade, Florida • Collaborative formed in 2000 • Covers 41 miles and 17 municipalities • Planning a new future for SR 7 – new master plan in 2004 • New bus shelters, streetscapes, walking paths
White Flint/Rockville Pike Montgomery County, Maryland • Coalition of developers upgrading infrastructure to allow more density
• Special property taxes funding infrastructure • Planned- new roads, sidewalks, bikeways BRT supportive infrastructure
West End St. Louis Park, Minnesota • New retail, housing, and office center • New streets
• Consolidation of parking • Coordination of upgrades to utility infrastructure
Richardson Texas • Two decade commitment to TOD • Four mixed-use nodes around DART stations • Strong leadership, and extensive public engagement
CityCentre Houston, Texas • 37 acre mixed-use destination– built on former mall site • 1-acre heavily programmed plaza • New narrow streets, wide sidewalks, intimate lighting • Existing structured parking facilities retained
Dan Eernissee Economic Development Program Manager City of Shoreline, Washington
Aurora Corridor Shoreline, Washington
Before
• Suburb north of Seattle • Comprehensive, $120 million overhaul of 3 mile corridor • New traffic patterns, landscaped medians, sidewalks, lighting, utilities After
After
Aurora Corridor cont. • Positioning for regional bus upgrades planned for 2013 • Innovation: Business Access and Transit (BAT) lanes • Challenge: Turning arterial into livable corridor After
Before
After
Terry Foegler Director of Strategic Initiatives City of Dublin, Ohio
Dublin, Ohio, and the Bridge Street Corridor • Prosperous suburb of Columbus • Positioning for demographic shifts • New vision plan adopted 2010 • City seeks to absorb growth in Corridor
Dublin, Ohio Cont. • Goal: Transform Bridge Street from highway to community corridor; add connections • New street grid, wider sidewalks, green spaces • New zoning codes • Higher density projects
The Big Picture
Lessons Learned: Winning Strategies • Riding the demographic wave
• Many sources of funding
Lessons Learned: Winning Strategies • Partnerships • Comprehensive approach to infrastructure and access • Programming and place management
Lessons Learned: Winning Strategies
• Public space and plazas; trails and sidewalks • Proactive planning • Stakeholder engagement
Lessons Learned: Stumbling Blocks • Trouble working across boundaries • Funding
Lessons Learned: Stumbling Blocks
• Skill sets • Entitlements and zoning • Community resistance
Two Challenges/ Opportunities • Suburban arterials • First-ring suburbs
Discussion / Questions and Answers
Discussion / Questions and Answers Rachel MacCleery Vice President, Infrastructure Initiative Urban Land Institute [email protected]
Dan Eernissee Economic Development Program Manager City of Shoreline, Washington [email protected]
Terry Foegler Director of Strategic Initiatives City of Dublin, Ohio [email protected]
Thank You!
Download free report from: www.uli.org/shiftingsuburbs
December 18, 2012 2-3 PM EST
Speakers Rachel MacCleery Vice President, Infrastructure Initiative Urban Land Institute
Dan Eernissee Economic Development Program Manager City of Shoreline, Washington
Terry Foegler Director of Strategic Initiatives City of Dublin, Ohio
Agenda • • • •
Speakers Background 8 Case Studies The Big Picture: – Lessons Learned – Two Challenges: Suburban Arterials and Inner Ring Suburbs
• Questions and Answers
Background • American suburbs are changing • Building in more compact ways – Higher density development clustered in nodes – More options for getting around without a car
• Infrastructure is a key piece of the puzzle • Developers and municipalities are figuring out how to plan, fund, and finance infrastructure
A Few Notes • Thank you! – Rockefeller Foundation – Participants in two forums in Minneapolis and Atlanta – Report contributors
• Terminology – “Suburbs” and “suburban”
8 Case Studies
Belmar Lakewood, Colorado • Built on site of dying mall • New grid-based street system • Wide sidewalks and narrow roads • Parking in garages and on-street • 9 acres of open space, with ample programming
State Road 7 Broward/Miami-Dade, Florida • Collaborative formed in 2000 • Covers 41 miles and 17 municipalities • Planning a new future for SR 7 – new master plan in 2004 • New bus shelters, streetscapes, walking paths
White Flint/Rockville Pike Montgomery County, Maryland • Coalition of developers upgrading infrastructure to allow more density
• Special property taxes funding infrastructure • Planned- new roads, sidewalks, bikeways BRT supportive infrastructure
West End St. Louis Park, Minnesota • New retail, housing, and office center • New streets
• Consolidation of parking • Coordination of upgrades to utility infrastructure
Richardson Texas • Two decade commitment to TOD • Four mixed-use nodes around DART stations • Strong leadership, and extensive public engagement
CityCentre Houston, Texas • 37 acre mixed-use destination– built on former mall site • 1-acre heavily programmed plaza • New narrow streets, wide sidewalks, intimate lighting • Existing structured parking facilities retained
Dan Eernissee Economic Development Program Manager City of Shoreline, Washington
Aurora Corridor Shoreline, Washington
Before
• Suburb north of Seattle • Comprehensive, $120 million overhaul of 3 mile corridor • New traffic patterns, landscaped medians, sidewalks, lighting, utilities After
After
Aurora Corridor cont. • Positioning for regional bus upgrades planned for 2013 • Innovation: Business Access and Transit (BAT) lanes • Challenge: Turning arterial into livable corridor After
Before
After
Terry Foegler Director of Strategic Initiatives City of Dublin, Ohio
Dublin, Ohio, and the Bridge Street Corridor • Prosperous suburb of Columbus • Positioning for demographic shifts • New vision plan adopted 2010 • City seeks to absorb growth in Corridor
Dublin, Ohio Cont. • Goal: Transform Bridge Street from highway to community corridor; add connections • New street grid, wider sidewalks, green spaces • New zoning codes • Higher density projects
The Big Picture
Lessons Learned: Winning Strategies • Riding the demographic wave
• Many sources of funding
Lessons Learned: Winning Strategies • Partnerships • Comprehensive approach to infrastructure and access • Programming and place management
Lessons Learned: Winning Strategies
• Public space and plazas; trails and sidewalks • Proactive planning • Stakeholder engagement
Lessons Learned: Stumbling Blocks • Trouble working across boundaries • Funding
Lessons Learned: Stumbling Blocks
• Skill sets • Entitlements and zoning • Community resistance
Two Challenges/ Opportunities • Suburban arterials • First-ring suburbs
Discussion / Questions and Answers
Discussion / Questions and Answers Rachel MacCleery Vice President, Infrastructure Initiative Urban Land Institute [email protected]
Dan Eernissee Economic Development Program Manager City of Shoreline, Washington [email protected]
Terry Foegler Director of Strategic Initiatives City of Dublin, Ohio [email protected]
Thank You!
Download free report from: www.uli.org/shiftingsuburbs
