Plan Bay Area Implementation
Plan Bay Area Implementation Regional Priority Development Area Planning (PDA) Program - Update and Next Steps Regional Advisory Working Group December 2, 2013 1
Regional Priority Development Area (PDA Program) – Funding Allocation ABAG - $2m
Regional PDA Planning - $8m Transit Oriented Affordable Housing (TOAH) Fund - $10m
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PDA Planning and Technical Assistance Technical Assistance, $946,000
PDA Planning – 52 projects o 44,000 + housing units o 60,000 + new jobs o 24 million sq. ft. commercial development
Technical Assistance -16 projects o Focused on barriers to local planning implementation
Station Area/PDA Planning, $18,700,000
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PDA Planning/Technical Assistance Survey Survey sent to jurisdictions with PDAs to collect: o Feedback about existing PDA Planning and Technical Assistance programs o Information about PDA planning needs in next 2-3 years
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Survey Highlights – PDA Planning Near-term planning needs reported for Potential PDAs and Planned PDAs High satisfaction with current planning elements funded through the program, especially EIRs Strong interest in new program offering for planning staff assistance (93% of survey respondents)
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Survey Highlights – Technical Assistance Top-ranked technical assistance categories include: 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
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Next Steps Invite jurisdictions to propose projects for all three program elements (January 2014) Give priority to top sixteen cities taking on twothirds of the regional growth in Plan Bay Area Evaluate proposals based on: o o o o o o
Location in a community of concern Project impact Demonstrated commitment through supportive policies Potential to meet regional program goals Local support for project Commitment to project implementation
Regional Priority Development Area (PDA Program) – Funding Allocation ABAG - $2m
Regional PDA Planning - $8m Transit Oriented Affordable Housing (TOAH) Fund - $10m
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PDA Planning and Technical Assistance Technical Assistance, $946,000
PDA Planning – 52 projects o 44,000 + housing units o 60,000 + new jobs o 24 million sq. ft. commercial development
Technical Assistance -16 projects o Focused on barriers to local planning implementation
Station Area/PDA Planning, $18,700,000
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PDA Planning/Technical Assistance Survey Survey sent to jurisdictions with PDAs to collect: o Feedback about existing PDA Planning and Technical Assistance programs o Information about PDA planning needs in next 2-3 years
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Survey Highlights – PDA Planning Near-term planning needs reported for Potential PDAs and Planned PDAs High satisfaction with current planning elements funded through the program, especially EIRs Strong interest in new program offering for planning staff assistance (93% of survey respondents)
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Survey Highlights – Technical Assistance Top-ranked technical assistance categories include: 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
N=28
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Next Steps Invite jurisdictions to propose projects for all three program elements (January 2014) Give priority to top sixteen cities taking on twothirds of the regional growth in Plan Bay Area Evaluate proposals based on: o o o o o o
Location in a community of concern Project impact Demonstrated commitment through supportive policies Potential to meet regional program goals Local support for project Commitment to project implementation
