2013/10/16 Council Agenda Packet

Strategy 2: Build Partnerships and Promote Collaboration ' Partnerships throughout the region and across sectors will be critical to implementing the Growing Transit Communities Strategy. The Growing Transit Communities Partnership made progress toward bringing diverse players in the region together around common objectives. As the regional 2 effort continues, this partnership should be strengthened through stronger collaboration between existing members and the inclusion of new partners, such as the private sector, economic development,and education interests, and from historically underrepresented populations. Puget Sound Regional Council 2.1 Implement a regional TOD program as a collaboration involving growth management, transportation, economic development, and technical staff and resources at the regional council. Continue to build on an integrated planning model for transit community development as a model for other agencies in the region. 2.2 Provide a forum for coalitions of diverse stakeholders from throughout the region to work collaboratively toward implementation of the GTC Strategy. 2.3 Conduct outreach to new partners and sectors in order to: • Raise awareness of regional and local benefits of TOD and equitable community development • Encourage contributions of new partners to successful implementation of the GTC Strategy • Reach out to local governments with jurisdiction in additional high capacity transit corridors • Focus on private sectors that have been underrepresented in the work of Growing Transit Communities, such as businesses and major employers,developers and land owners 2.4 Adapt for regional application the lessons learned on the topic of partnerships from the Growing Transit Communities demonstration projects at Northgate,Tacoma, and the Bel-Red Corridor. u) GTransit Agencies *;, 2.5 Continue and seek ways to improve collaboration with local governments, PSRC, and other transit agencies U around system planning,development,and operations. 2.6 Explore options for public-private partnerships that result in development on agency-owned properties, TS including options that encourage density and affordability in transit communities. .a C Local Governments E2.7 Build on the work of the GTC corridor task forces with continued collaboration among local governments and stakeholders in each transit corridor around promotion of equitable TOD. E 2.8 Implement station area TOD strategies through interdepartmental collaboration. Weave TOD strategies into CU elements of comprehensive planning, capital facilities, and code development. Identify and eliminate barriers to CC implementation in existing processes and organizational structures. 2.9 Identify opportunities for public-private partnerships that further equitable TOD, using tools such as development agreements,transportation benefit districts, and community renewal. Equity Network 2.10 Continue and expand the work of the Equity Network to include new partners in a broad coalition from across the region around a shared vision of equitable transit community development. Foundations 2.11 Continue and expand the work of the Funders Collaborative to include new partners and strengthen coordinated investments in programs and strategies to support thriving and equitable transit communities. Other Partners 2.12 Build upon the success of coalitions, such as the Equity Network and the Funders Collaborative, to form new coalitions among key regional stakeholder groups. Potential coalitions include business community initiatives to foster place-based economic development in the transit corridors, and the education community convening in support of equitable access to quality education across the region. Priority Transit Communities for this Strategy • The need to build partnerships and promote collaboration applies to all transit communities region-wide. 27 The Growing Transit Communities Strategy I Public Review Draft I May 2013