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Livability
This document discusses the concept of livability and provides examples of how different transportation agencies have promoted livability through policies, partnerships, and design. Livability involves creating healthy, sustainable communities with strong neighborhoods, vibrant town centers, access to jobs and opportunities, and integration of land use and transportation. Case studies show how agencies have used policies supporting transit-oriented development, partnerships with local groups, and street design changes to improve livability at various scales.
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- 7. Developed by FHWAin partnership with FTA and EPA
- 8. Learning through casestudiesVarious scales
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- 10. Led by DOTs,MPOs, cities, community groups
- 11. Capacity and operationalissues resolved through multimodal and systems approach
- 12. Better solutions throughland use and transportation integration
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- 15. Achieving Livability throughPolicy: Maryland DOTTransit-Oriented Development Bill (2008)-Defining economic development as a transportation need, thus qualifying TOD as a public transportation purpose and allowing access to the State Transportation Trust Fund
- 16. Sustainable Communities Act(2010). MDOT jointly pursued the Sustainable Communities Tax Credit Program. The bill authorized 3-year, $50 million allocation to fund sustainable communities effort.
- 17. Reform to TIFlegislation - Allow TIF funds to be used for operation and maintenance of TOD facilities such as parking structures.
- 18. State Rail StationOverlay Districts- AllowLocal jurisdictions and the state to plan for and permit increased density and mixed uses around transit stations.
- 19. Developed strong partnershipswith State agencies, municipalities, and community organizations to educate and support TOD.Achieving Livability through Policy: PennDOTSmart Transportation Guidebook (incorporated with Design Manual 2) Use flexible design on all projects
- 20. Increase coordination withlocal municipalities
- 21. Link existing andfuture land use contexts and roadway design values
- 22. Design to adesired operating speedAchieving Livability through Partnership: PennDOTSharingSmart Transportation message
- 23. Strategic discussions withpartner agencies and organizations and local municipalities
Editor's Notes
- #2 It is difficult to define livability. However, there are some common elements we think each one of us can relate to livability.
- #3 Livability is…. [read each word as they appear] Can we try and relate these to our everyday functions at US DOT?
- #4 … as it relates to transportation, we most closely associate with providing access to jobs.
- #5 Livability means stable neighborhoods.
- #6 … and vibrant town centers.
- #7 A livable place is not always urban and dense. Maintaining the viability of rural villages is also important.
- #8 It really goes back to….
- #9 The primary purpose of the Guidebook is to illustrate how livability principles have been incorporated into transportation planning, programming, and project design, using examples from State, regional, and local sponsors. It is intended to be useful to a diverse audience of transportation agency staff, partners, decision makers, and the general public, and is applicable in urban, suburban, and rural areas. While several of the example projects address capacity and operational issues on major roadways, the Guidebook primarily explores how transportation planning and programs can improve community quality of life, enhance environmental performance, increase transportation and housing choice while lowering costs, and support economic vitality. Many of the case studies resolve capacity and operational issues through a multimodal network and systems approach, reflecting better integration of land use with transportation.
- #10 The primary purpose of the Guidebook is to illustrate how livability principles have been incorporated into transportation planning, programming, and project design, using examples from State, regional, and local sponsors. It is intended to be useful to a diverse audience of transportation agency staff, partners, decision makers, and the general public, and is applicable in urban, suburban, and rural areas. While several of the example projects address capacity and operational issues on major roadways, the Guidebook primarily explores how transportation planning and programs can improve community quality of life, enhance environmental performance, increase transportation and housing choice while lowering costs, and support economic vitality. Many of the case studies resolve capacity and operational issues through a multimodal network and systems approach, reflecting better integration of land use with transportation.
- #13 The Office of Real Estate has real estate experts, architects, lawyers and all are in close partnership with the Governor’s office. It has evolved to have an oversight and transaction-oriented function with specific responsibility to help get MDOT-owned properties ready for sale and private development, more specifically to get properties around MDOT’s transit infrastructure ready for development, and to strengthen MDOT’s ability to support and fund construction of TODs.. MDOT has initiated and had the State legislature adopt groundbreaking legislation that allows for flexibility in funding and implementing TOD. In particular, this legislation extends MDOT’s authority to apply transportation funds by defining economic development as a transportation need, thus qualifying TOD as a public transportation purpose and allowing TOD projects access to the State Transportation Trust Fund. Revenues from TOD projects are paid back into the trust fund.TIF legislation reform would allow bonds to be issued by the Maryland Economic Development Commission (MEDCO) on behalf of municipalities that are not able to issue bonds for TOD financing.
- #15 PennDOT has advanced the implementation of Smart Transportation in a number of ways.70 Presentations Logged by 11 Districts1,100 District staff attended training sessionsEngagement of Districts in local outreachWeekly Messages