The document provides information from a presentation given to the Austin Citizen Advisory Task Force on April 13, 2010. It discusses Criterion Planners, the planning firm that developed the INDEX planning support software. INDEX allows communities to assess existing conditions, design future scenarios, measure scenarios with performance indicators, and rank/monitor plans. Maps and data from INDEX show existing condition scores for Austin across various indicators related to land use, housing, employment, transportation, energy use, and emissions. Specific metrics examined include density, mix of land uses, proximity to amenities, balance of jobs and housing, transportation patterns, and environmental impacts.

1. Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan UpdateExisting Condition IndicatorsCitizen Advisory Task ForceApril 13, 2010

2. April 13 PresentationCriterion Planners and INDEX planning software.Comprehensive planning subareas.Imagine Austin themes and INDEX indicators.Current auto use, energy use & CO2 emission rates.Existing condition scores.

3. Criterion PlannersUrban and regional planning firm established 1979 in Portland, Oregon.

4. Specialization measuring land-use and transportation performance of communities and their plans to inform and compare options.

5. INDEX planning support software:

6. Assess community conditions.

7. Design future scenarios.

8. Measure scenarios with performance indicators.

9. Rank scenarios according to goal achievements.

10. Monitor implementation of adopted plans.RepresentativeINDEX Projects

11. Comprehensive Support

12. INDEX at WorkHousing Walk toGroceryHousing Walk toTransit Stops

13. Setting Up INDEX for AustinSubareas for reporting indicator scores.

14. Selecting indicators relevant to plan themes.

15. Current auto use estimates for subareas.

16. Local energy use and CO2 emission rates.Austin Comprehensive Planning SubareasDesired Development ZoneComprehensive PlanningSubareasDrinking Water Protection Zone

17. Compared to Community Survey DistrictsNorthwestNortheastCentralSouthwestSoutheastComprehensive PlanningSubareasPublic Input Districts

18. INDEX Indicators & Plan Themes

19. Current Auto Use EstimatesSource: CAMPO data adapted by Kimley-Horn

20. INDEX Existing Condition Scores

21. Review of Indicator ScoresLand & people

22. Land-use mix & balance

23. Housing & employment

24. Recreation & environment

25. Travel

26. Energy use & CO2 emissionsLand & PeoplePlanningSubarea(SquareMiles)PopulationEmployment

27. Total Persons/Acre

28. Use MixDissimilarity among grid cells; 1 is high.

29. Use BalanceProportional balance of each use’s land area; 1 is high.

30. Dwelling Unit Count

31. Single-Family Dwelling Density

32. Multi-Family Dwelling Density

33. Single-Family Dwelling Share

34. Amenities Adjacency to Housing

35. Amenities Adjacency to Housing

36. Transit Adjacency to Housing

37. Transit Adjacency to Housing

38. Jobs to Housing Balance

39. Employment Density

40. Commercial Building Density

41. Transit Adjacency to Employment

42. Transit Adjacency to Employment

43. Park Space Supply

44. Park Adjacency to Housing

45. Park Adjacency to Housing

46. Open Space Share