2013/10/16 Council Agenda Packet

Recommended Strategies and Actions The following 24 strategies and associated actions are the primary recommendations of the Growing Transit Communities Partnership. They result from an 18-month process informed by research, analysis, and deliberation. The strategies address three main regional goals for transit communities: attract more of the region's residential and employment growth near high capacity transit, provide housing choices affordable to a full range of incomes, and increase access to opportunity for existing and future transit community members. 1 Foundation ttract Housing Access to Strategies rowth Choices Opportunity 1. Establish a regional 6. Conduct station area ii.Assess current and 19.Assess community program to support planning future housing needs needs thriving and 7. Use land efficiently in in transit zo. Invest in equitable transit transit communities communities environmental and communities 8. Locate, design and 12. Minimize public health 2. Build partnerships provide access to displacement through 21. Invest in economic and promote transit stations to preservation and vitality and collaboration support TOD replacement opportunity 3. Engage effectively 9. Adopt innovative 13. Direct housing 22. Invest in equitable with community parking tools resources to support mobility options stakeholders 10. Invest in transit-dependent 23. Invest in equitable 4. Build capacity for infrastructure and populations access to high quality public realm community 14.Implement a TOD education engagement improvements property acquisition 24. Invest in public safety 5. Evaluate and monitor fund in transit impacts and 15. Expand value capture communities outcomes financing as a tool for infrastructure and affordable housing 16. Make surplus public lands available for affordable housing 17. Leverage market value through incentives 18.Implement regional fair housing assessment 23 The Growing Transit Communities Strategy ( Public Review Draft I May 2013