During the 2016 NADO Annual Training Conference, Patricia Steed, Executive Director of the Central Florida Regional Planning Council, discussed linking transportation plans and processes with economic development across the state and regional levels.

1. Florida’s Six Pillars Framework:
Sharing a Unified Approach
among State and Regional
Agencies
Patricia Steed, Executive Director, Central Florida Regional
Planning Council, Bartow, FL

2. Existing Developed Lands and Permanent Conservation Lands
Developed Land
Conservation Lands
Permanently Protected

3. Florida’s Heartland: 2060 Trend
Developed Land
Conservation Lands
Permanently Protected

4. Transportation and Economic Development:
Present System Can't Meet Future Demands
Source: Florida Dept of Transportation, 2010

5. Trend: Growing U.S. Population
US Census Bureau, 2012
20601850 2000195019001800
450 million
300 million
200 million
100 million

6. Trend: Aging Population

7. Trend: More Diverse Population

8. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Agriculture &
Natural Resources
Construction Manufacturing Retail Transportation &
Logistics Services
Services
ShareofU.S.GrossDomesticProduct
1950 1975 2008
Trend: Service, Information Economy
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2010.

9. Trend: Manufacturing Resurgence?
U.S. Manufacturing GDP (in Trillions of 2005$)
$0.5
$1.0
$1.5
$2.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

10. Trend: New Technologies

11. Trend: Knowledge Economy
20.5%
14.5%
11.5%
6.5%
$16,904
$23,936
$30,092
$46,632
Less than High School Graduate
High School Diploma Only
Associate’s Degree or Some College
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
Unemployment Rate Median Earnings2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

12. Six Pillars of Florida’s Future EconomyTM

13. Pillar 1:
Talent Supply & Education

14. Talent Supply & Education
High School Graduation Rates

15. Pillar 2:
Innovation & Economic Development

16. Innovation & Economic Development
Trade Exports and Imports
Net Exports (in millions of 2005 dollars), 2000-2012

17. Pillar 3:
Infrastructure & Growth Leadership

18. Infrastructure & Growth Leadership
Annual Building Permits

19. Pillar 4:
Business Climate & Competitiveness

20. Business Climate & Competitiveness
Employment by Industry
Distribution of Employment by Industry, 2010

21. Pillar 5:
Civic & Governance Systems

22. Civic & Governance Systems
Voter Participation

23. Pillar 6:
Quality of Life & Quality Places

24. Quality of Life & Quality Places
House Cost Index
County House Cost Index
DeSoto 80.93
Glades 83.72
Hardee 84.99
Hendry 84.99
Highlands 82.8
Okeechobee 81.17
Polk 83.42

25. Apalachee
West
North Central
Northeast
Tampa Bay
Southwest
South
Treasure Coast
East Central
Central
Florida’s 10 Regional Planning Councils
Serve as
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

26. Florida Economic Development Districts
Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy (CEDS)
2012 Updates

27. Six Pillars of Florida’s Future EconomyTM

28. Metrics Used:
• Average Annual
Wage
• High School
Graduation Rates
• 8th Grade Math
Performance
• Gross Domestic
Product
• Bed Tax Collections
• Trade Exports And
Imports
• Annual Building
Permits
• Vehicle Miles
Traveled
• Per Lane Mile
• Average Annual
Unemployment
Rates
• Employment By
Industry
• Wages By Industry
• Millage Rates
• Registered
Nonprofit
Organizations (501
(C)(3) Only)
• Voter Participation
• Per Capita Income
• House Cost Index
• Persons Living In
Poverty
• Population Counts,
Estimates And
Projections

30. Five Year Statewide Economic Development Strategic Plan
Section 20.60(5)(a)4, Florida Statutes requires DEO
to develop and regularly update a 5-year strategic
plan with input from:
• Enterprise Florida, Inc.
• Workforce Florida, Inc.
• Local governments
• Local and regional economic development organizations
• Other local, state, Federal agencies
• Business community
• Educational institutions
• Public

31. Six Pillars of Florida’s Future EconomyTM

32. First State Economic Development Plan
Florida Strategic Plan for Economic Development
Developed by:
Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)
• Aligned on Six Pillars
• Consistent with RPC’s CEDS
• RPC’s lead statewide stakeholder public input

33. Florida’s Vision
33
Florida will have the
nation’s top performing economy
and be recognized as the
world’s best place to live, learn,
work, and do business

34. Online Resources:
www.floridatransportationplan.com
34

35. Florida Transportation Plan Contents
35
Vision Element (August 2015)
Trends, uncertainties, and themes that will shape the
future of transportation in Florida (50 years)
Policy Element (December 2015)
Goals and objectives to guide the Florida Department of
Transportation and partners toward the vision (25 years)
Implementation Element (2016)
Emphasis areas with key actions (5-25 years)

36. Alignment with Other Statewide Plans
SIS Policy Plan
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Freight Mobility & Trade Plan
Modal plans
» Aviation, Motor Carrier,
Rail, Seaports/Waterways
Complete Streets
Implementation Plan
36

37. 37
Safety
Security
and
for residents,
visitors, businesses

38. 38
Source: NOAA, SLOSH Maximum of Maximums Web Map, 2014

39. More Transportation Choices
for people and freight

40. 40

41. 41

42. 42
Transportation solutions that support Florida’s global
Economic Competitiveness

44. Regional Visions
44

45. Heartland2060.com

46. Where Will Our Future Take Us?
Source: 1000 Friends of Florida
Developed land
Conserved land
2060
2005

47. Economic Diversification
Infrastructure to Support
Diversified Economy
Early Learning, K-16, Lifelong
Education
Integrating with Natural
Resources Planning
Supporting Economic
Development
Ensuring Multimodal
Connectivity
Enhancing and Creating
Sustainable Communities
Health Care
Cultural Identity
Water
Sustainable and Viable
Natural Systems
Agriculture
Energy/Climate Change
Heartland 2060 Task Forces

48. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Heartland 2060 Task Forces and Six Pillars

49. The Heartland Tomorrow…
Future Industry Clusters
Renewable
Energy
Research &
Development
Agriculture Logistics
Life Sciences
& Healthcare
Tourism &
Ecotourism
Alternative
Fuels
Energy
Production
Agriculture
Business &
Technology
Manufacturing
Advanced
Manufacturing
Economic
Opportunities
(from the CEDS)
Where we could be
going…

50. Renewable
Energy
Logistics
Alternative
Fuels
Energy
Production
Manufacturing
Advanced
Manufacturing
Research &
Development
Healthcare &
Life Sciences
Tourism &
Ecotourism
Agriculture
Agriculture
Business &
Technology
…natural resources
& healthcare
Regional Economic Engines

51. A future that…
Resembles the Present.
“If we continue with business-as-usual, including
healthcare, natural resources, and ecotourism, then we
can expect our future to look like…”
• Following current and
historical trends in:
o population
o employment
o land use
• Continuing economic
prominence of
agriculture, healthcare,
mining, warehousing,
ecotourism, and service
industries
Current Economy

52. Logistics
Healthcare
& Life
Sciences
Tourism &
Ecotourism
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Agriculture
Business &
Technology
Renewable
Energy
Research &
Development
Alternative
Fuels
Energy
Production
Advanced
Manufacturing
…generation
& technology
Regional Economic Engines as Futures:

53. “If we focus on supplying technologies and goods that
create energy and become energy exporters, then we
can expect our future to look like…”
A future that is…
Focused on Energy.
• Developing an alternative
fuels industry based on
agriculture
• Manufacturing and
installing renewable
energy technologies
• Using high-tech energy
technologies to become an
energy exporter
• Energy efficiency and
conservation technologies
Energy Economy

54. Goals guide Scenarios = Energy
DeSoto County
Solar Farm
Energy Conservation + Alternative Fuels =
Future Economic Opportunities

55. Renewable
Energy
Research &
Development
Healthcare &
Life Sciences
Tourism &
Ecotourism
Energy
Production
Agriculture
Agriculture
Business &
Technology
Alternative
Fuels
Logistics
Manufacturing
Advanced
Manufacturing
…logistics &
manufacturing
Regional Economic Engines

56. A future that is…
Making & Moving Goods.
“If we focus on employment hubs for manufacturing,
transportation, and warehousing, then we can expect
our future to look like…”
• Using current and future
industrial areas and
logistics and trade
networks
• Maintaining high capacity
transportation networks
for moving goods
• Enhancing distribution of
air cargo
• Connecting ports
• Establishing advanced
manufacturing and
warehousing facilities
Trade Economy

57. Goals guide Scenarios = TRADE
• Florida as a
Global Gateway

58. Implications of Trends on the Heartland
Heartland’s future looks bright…
• Location in fast-growing state/region
• Lower-cost production site close to global trade lanes
• Increasingly high value natural resources
• Appealing quality of life
But the region faces competitive challenges
• Availability of skilled labor—educational attainment
• Lack of multimodal transportation connections
• Resource protection

59. Where Will Future Jobs Be Located?
• Regional employment centers—existing & new
• Economically
productive rural lands
• Agriculture
• Renewable energy
• Mining
• Military

60. What Infrastructure Is Needed
to Support a Diversified Economy?
Road Rail Air Marine Energy Water Telecom
Healthcare and Social Services
Niche Manufacturing
Component Manufacturing
Logistics and Distribution
Bio-fuels and Energy
Sustainable Agriculture
Environmental Sciences
Tourism and Recreation
High Medium Low

62. Population and
Employment Projections
As inputs:
 to scenario modeling for Sustainable Regional
Vision Plan
and
 for the new Long Range Transportation Plan
for the Heartland

64. Transportation, Land Use and Natural Resources:
Regional Systems Planning Efforts
5.6%
0.4%
0.9% 0.6%
5.2%
67.0%
14.9%
0.8%
4.6%
Single Family Multi-Family Commercial
Industrial Institutional Agriculture
Conservation Mixed-Use Mining
Existing Land Uses

65. Sustainable & Viable
Natural Systems:
Systems Planning Efforts
are Improving

66. Linking Land Use, Economy,
Environment & Transportation
• Connections between growth
and development and
transportation access
• Planning land use and
transportation to sustain viable
natural systems
• Enhancing mobility while
preserving community character
• Linking visioning to land use and
transportation planning

68. …in the Heartland

69. 45.63 Miles of
regional roadway
will be over capacity
in 2040, a 343%
increase from 2014.

71. District One Freight
Mobility & Trade Plan
Executive Overview
October 2016

72. District 1 Freight Mobility &
Trade Plan

73. District 1 Freight Mobility &
Trade Plan

74. How Do We Get There? Cross-Cutting Strategies
Align state, regional,
local plans
Build strong
industry clusters
Position Florida
as global hub
Strengthen
and connect
Florida’s regions

75. Questions
cfrpc.org
Heartland2060.com
Heartlandregionaltpo.org