Go Prince George’s was out in the community last week listening to residents’ concerns about US 301, one of the region’s most important corridors. This was a fantastic town hall meeting hosted by Prince George’s County Councilmembers Ingrid Watson and Wala Blegay and a great opportunity for planners, Maryland State Highway Administration, and our elected representatives in Annapolis to listen to residents, establish relationships to address current traffic challenges and present the ongoing collaboration between the City of Bowie, Maryland, Prince George's County, Maryland, and the State of Maryland to identify and implement long-term solutions in the corridor. US 301 is a primary alternative to the I-95 between Carmel Church, VA, and Wilmington, DE, while also hosting a variety of suburban neighborhoods and shopping centers in Bowie, MD. Separating regional and truck traffic from local traffic was a principal recommendation of the 2022 Approved Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Master Plan and will be a focus of Go Prince George’s. Stay tuned. pgplan.org/go #GoPG
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Some initial thoughts on the proposed rezoning programs released yesterday by the Los Angeles Dept of City Planning: I've only gone through the State Density Bonus and Mixed Income incentive programs so far, and mostly just skimming -- I unfortunately won't have time to read these in depth. We'll be working on calculating Fair Housing Land Use Scores for the new programs to see how they perform at adding capacity in high-opportunity neighborhoods. Big picture, the state density bonus stuff is good. It's basically a better version of the TOC program, with more bonuses, reasonable IZ reqs, more by-right pathways. I strongly doubt it will score positively on AFFH though -- it just upsizes where you can already build dense housing. The Mixed Income program is disappointing. The good news is the Opportunity Corridor and OC Transition Area programs will affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH) by limiting themselves to high and highest opportunity TCAC areas. The bad news is that, even on the corridors, we're looking at a maximum of 7 stories, and the transition areas extend only 350 feet from the corridors (less than a typical block), allow only 4-10 units per parcel in 2-3 story buildings. Mostly importantly, it only applies in R2 and RD zones, which can't be that common in these corridor transition areas. Most will be R1-zoned, and therefore exempt under the current proposal. So yes, the program will almost certainly AFFH, but if it gets a high fair housing score but adds relatively little to the city's development capacity, then it doesn't count for much. Distribution matters, but so does quantity. Still haven't read up on the Affordable Housing Overlay, but we already know City Planning isn't planning to allow its use in R1 zones either. For those interested, I wrote up a more detailed (still very incomplete) analysis here. Note that I initially misread the Opportunity Corridor program as applying to the OC Transition Area (I wish!), but it's corrected later in the thread: https://lnkd.in/gx822CPa
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Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC)’s Planning West magazine has a new housing issue that’s a good read. It’s chock-full of impressive contributions, including from my savvy former colleagues, Gary Penway and Britney Dack. Below is my PlanGirl Travels article: housing lessons from Baltimore. #urbanplanning #affordablehousing #plangirltravels #lessonstobringhome
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New Infrastructure Ushers in a New Retail Era for San Bernardino County Consumer demand will increase when the nation's biggest county adds a major new rail project to the frothy mix of development underway. The intersection of emerging opportunity and sustainable progress is a good place for retailers. Such a combination is happening in San Bernardino County, California's largest county by size and the nation's 15th-most populous. The Inland Empire stronghold will bolster its access and appeal with a first-of-its-kind transportation project and a nearly 10,000-acre master plan development. "We talk about San Bernardino County's affordability and for good reason, but I think this chapter of our development will really emphasize the broad growth and economic diversification taking place across the unincorporated areas of the County and all 24 cities," says Derek Armstrong, director of the San Bernardino County Economic Development Department. Foremost CRE Services 909-939-4310 Foremost-cre.com DRE#: 01982156 #ForemostCommercialRealEstateServices #commercialrealestatebroker #commercialrealestate #realestate #realestateagent #realestateagents #realestatebroker Link to read article: https://lnkd.in/gBu9gFnZ
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As a past president of the Stevens Park Estates Neighborhood Association, founding president of the Fort Worth Avenue Development Group, first chair of the city’s Fort Worth Avenue TIF board, and a past president of the West Dallas Chamber of Commerce, I urge the Dallas City Council to delay a decision tomorrow on the SUP for the Miramar Hotel (Agenda Item Z22). This zoning change is NOT what the business and residential community wanted and worked for with the Fort Worth Avenue Land Use Study, PD 714, and Fort Worth Avenue TIF plan. The LEAST the city could do is conduct a professional survey that gathers broad feedback from residents on this SUP, just as it did regarding the form and setback exemptions made for the proposed Sprouts grocery ... a project that DOES support the vision created by the community for the corridor. Let’s use data to demonstrate the community’s support OR opposition.
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https://ow.ly/vufO50QlML8 Under guidelines for new multi-family zoning requirements for MBTA communities with commuter rail or subway services, Cohasset must accommodate 638 units within one or more zoning districts comprising at least 43 acres designated for that specific purpose.
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I'm interested in collecting information on the 25 Metro Urban Reserves that are intended as the next places that Metro's UGB would expanded into. I've grouped them into 6 clusters, with the amount of acreage each one represents. I've linked a map with Metro and used a numbering terminology that's used in several reports. I'm interested in all sorts of responses. Here are four ideas: 1. What would likely develop on the site if it were inside the Metro UGB and had a favorable regulatory environment...? 2. Are there major infrastructure investments that would accelerate the development of that urban reserve...? 3. Why haven't nearby jurisdictions decided to advance proposals for their annexation, planning, and development...? 4. Are there any unwarranted policies or regulations (besides the UGB) that would delay development...? Thanks. +++++++++++++++++ Cluster Name Potential Jurisdiction Acres EAST METRO 1c Gresham East Gresham 857 1d Boring Gresham…? 2,716 1f Boring-Highway 26. Gresham…? 680 2a Damascus South Happy Valley…? 1,223 NORTHWEST 8c Bethany West Beaverton…? 72 2 West Union Hillsboro…? 440 3 Bendemeer Hillsboro…? 577 4 Hillsboro South Hillsboro 940 7b David Hill Forest Grove 328 OREGON CITY 1 Holly Lane-Newell Creek Oregon City 700 2 Beaver Creek Bluffs (2) Oregon City 124 3 Maplelane Oregon City 573 4 Henrici Road Oregon City 360 5 Holcomb Oregon City 380 SHERWOOD 5b Sherwood West Sherwood 1,291 5f Tonquin Road Sherwood 600 5d Sherwood South (Brookman Road) Sherwood 447 5a Sherwood North Sherwood 123 STAFFORD 4a, 4b Borland Tualatin 1,354 4c Stafford Lake Oswego/West Linn 3,198 WILSONVILLE 4e I-5 East Wilsonville 848 4f Elligsen Road North Wilsonville 633 4g Elligsen Road South Wilsonville 256 5g Grahams Ferry Wilsonville 63 TOTAL 18,783 Erik Cole Jerry Johnson Preston Korst Ezra Hammer Mark Childs Tom Holt Greg Manning Greg Specht Kirk Olsen Greg Frick Deanna Palm Teresa Carr Gary Fisher Michele Gila Angela Wilhelms Kelly Ross Elizabeth Mazzara Myers
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This is the project that I’ve been most proud of, given me the most sleepless night, most doubts, most fanfare, most delays, most partnerships, most paperwork, and most fun! I’ve enjoyed all of the learning, laughs and friendships built over the last 6 years of working on this project. The next 8 months are going to fly! Here’s a brief overview of the nitty gritty for anyone interested in what it takes for a community to get to this point: 2018 the City engaged Idaho Rural Partnership to conduct a Community Review. From the community review the need and want for expanded emergency services was identified. I (Southeast Idaho Council of Governments, Inc. (SICOG) ) was contracted as the Community Coach in partnership with Lorie Higgins at Uof I to lead them through the next steps of making their ideas a reality. We needed a design so we procured Resin Architecture and Keller Associates, Inc. to help us turn the idea into something the community could get behind. In 2020 in the midst of the pandemic the City had the near impossible task of getting a 66.6% yes vote to spend money to build a fire station. With drawings in hand and a grant application to Idaho Department of Commerce city officials asked for approval to take on the debt… it failed. After 2 years and almost 66% approval (failed by 5 votes) city officials were determined to let the voters have another chance to say yes. With more outreach and door to door education the bond passed in 2021 along with a grant award of $500,000! The next blow to the project came when the cost estimate to build the fire station came in almost quadruple what it was when the grant was written. The available funds weren’t enough to get the project started let alone finish it. We enlisted the help of a CMGC BATEMAN - HALL, INC. To help keep costs down and realize the vision. With a modest budget (but still out of reach) the city strengthened partnerships with Bannock County and USDA Rural Development to secure Congressionally Directed funding with the assist from Congressman Mike Simpson’s office Josh Sorensen. With renewed hope the City bid out the subcontractors in 2023 and with financing package from Rural Development via Bank of Commerce Ken Poulsen we are at the groundbreaking ceremony. There’s NO WAY we would be here without the incredible leadership and staff of the City, talented contractors and consultants and the funding partnerships to pull it together. I’m so grateful for the countless yes’s that could have been no’s, the support of an amazing team, the guidance of mentors and the camaraderie of the wonderful people I have met along the way. #communitydevelopment #ruraldevelopment https://lnkd.in/gKsUrQmY
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DLUHC have been busy - a new NPPF and a (long overdue!) 2022 Housing Delivery Test published on the same day! At first glance there are some surprising results in the HDT with some LPAs performing well while others are clearly experiencing difficulties: LB Bexley 91%; LB Bromley 52%; LB Croydon 140%; RB Greenwich 74%; LB Lewisham 51%; Reading BC 122%; Sevenoaks DC 51%; Slough BC 70%; LB Southwark 66%; Tandridge DC 38%; RB Windsor and Maidenhead 103%. A reminder that a score below 75% means there is a presumption in favour of permission being granted for housing development (still detailed at paragraph 11(d) of the newly published NPPF). #planning #housing #nppf
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Earlier this week, City of Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling delivered his State of the City Address. You can watch his full address by visiting https://lnkd.in/eK9SjcAd. Among some of the top priorities for his sixth term are: 1.) Continuing to invest in new schools and upgraded facilities for Norwalk’s students. o This Spring, we plan to break ground on the new Norwalk High School and begin construction of the South Norwalk School. o The South Norwalk School is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2025 and will be the community's first neighborhood school in over 40 years. o Norwalk is receiving a 60% reimbursement rate from the State for the construction of the South Norwalk School and an 80% reimbursement rate for the new Norwalk High School, which is projected to welcome students in the Fall of 2027. 2.) Making Norwalk the greenest City in Connecticut. o We are working on the City’s first Sustainability and Resilience Plan to help address climate change. o We are creating the City's first Office of Sustainability to help guide and manage these efforts. o We are developing a flood resilience plan that better prepares our community for coastal flooding and enhances natural habitats. o We are expanding the City's electric and hybrid fleet and investing in electric vehicle charging infrastructure. o We are adding more sidewalks, bike lanes and bike racks across the City. o After planting a record 521 trees in 2023, we are determined to plant even more this year. 3.) Continuing to enhance the quality of life for all Norwalk residents. o Last year, the City of Norwalk was recognized by CT Insider, Fortune Magazine and Livability.com as a top city in which to live. o We are implementing our 10-Year Recreation and Parks Master Plan, which aims to expand recreation opportunities to benefit residents' physical, social and emotional health. o We are rolling out the Neighborhood Improvement Team in response to the community's feedback to establish a more transparent and stronger enforcement process related to blighted properties and zoning violations. 4.) Keeping property taxes down and maintaining our reputation of being a fiscally responsible City. o The City of Norwalk has maintained the lowest mill rate or tax rate compared to other similar towns and cities and Mayor Rilling wants to continue to do so. o The Mayor wants a budget that meets the critical service needs of our students, seniors, and all our residents while simultaneously making sure we don't increase people's taxes at an unreasonable rate. o Norwalk has established itself as a financially responsible city through its growing Grand List and Rainy Day Fund, and having all three major rating agencies reaffirm Norwalk's 'AAA' bond rating. #CityofNorwalk #StateoftheCityAddress #MayorRilling #SixthTerm https://lnkd.in/eMrSHiu6
Mayor Rilling's State of the City Address
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