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Page 18 of 19 • Task D3.3: Research and map prime areas for developing or preserving affordable housing within station areas and transit corridors. Evaluate locations for best opportunities for affordable TOD and connect to needs identified by Fair Housing Al. (July 2011–February 2012) • Task D3.4: Document findings and recommendations in draft and final reports. (December 2012–March 2013) Metrics and Results: Documentation of legal and system barriers to surplus land disposition; model policies and procedures for disposition of surplus property; adoption/incorporation of recommended policies and procedures; identification and mapping of affordable housing sites associated with station areas and transit corridors, and other affordable TOD sites. Task D4. Decision Commons Analysis Tool Test Case Demonstration.The Decision Commons"Test Case Demonstration"will develop innovative new Planning Support System computer simulation and analysis tools to enable more efficient implementation of transit-oriented development within the region. The Test Case Demonstration funded by this grant will focus on station area development within the 900-acre Bel-Red/Overlake Area, a subarea of the East LINK light rail corridor. Significant inter-jurisdictional coordination and local station area planning has already occurred in the Bel-Red Corridor making this area an ideal Test Case Demonstration. Working with the cities of Bellevue and Redmond, PSRC, and Sound Transit,the Runstad Center at the University of Washington will develop and test a tool that incorporates two parallel aspects of public development decision-making: (1)the ability for the public and local decision- makers to understand both the visual and planning aspects of development scenarios—this will be particularly helpful for communicating complex development concepts to communities unfamiliar with planning, and individuals with limited English proficiency and (2)the use of neutral, independent analysis in support of local decision-making, applicable to a broad range of jurisdictions grappling with the complexities of public and private development proposals in response to increased accessibility of public transit. Decision Commons software will address and incorporate a wide range of land use, environmental, social equity,transportation,economic, and municipal revenue concerns. The Test Case Demonstration will provide a road-map for leveraging next-generation data and software to accelerate the implementation of TOD principles. Currently available Planning Support System packages can be expensive, proprietary, cumbersome to use or inaccessible to jurisdictions with fewer resources. Development of Decision Commons will advance the state of the art of such systems by: • Assembling working groups of end users and experts in the planning and software fields to guide refinement of effective decision making tools • Refining the ability to communicate complex land-use and policy issues in more intuitive and effective ways applicable at nearly all phases of the implementation process • Developing real-time visualization tools to allow a wide range of users to navigate among and interact with future implementation scenarios • Comparing alternative scenarios using a broad set of metrics and indicators, including Transportation(modal split, transit potential, walkability); Ecosystem Health(tree canopy,streams, wetlands, habitat contiguity); Climate Change (VMT and greenhouse gas connections); Social Equity(empower participation and accommodation of all citizens; diversity and number of housing units/commercial space); Public Health(air pollution, walkability); Development (capacity, real estate pro forma analysis); Economic Impact(job creation,jurisdiction cost/benefits). The test case will address multiple development scales, ranging from transit system to corridor to station area to land parcel, and measure connections across these scales. The ultimate goal of the test case is to demonstrate ways of implementing sustainable growth more efficiently, effectively, and with wider and more solid consensus of all affected individuals and organizations. Growing Transit Communities Consortium Agreement Attachment B:Work Program Cooperative Agreement Instrument No.WARIP0042-10 DRAFT May 13,2011