D-O LRT Station Neighborhoods Chapel Hill Community Meeting February 22, 2017

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A Partnership for Transit-Supportive Walkable Places A partnership supporting walkable neighborhoods in anticipation of Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (D-O LRT) Continuing to engage the community to build on prior local planning Local land use decisions remain with Chapel Hill, Durham, Duke, Duke Univ. Medical Center, UNC, UNC Health Care and NCCU

Steps So Far Durham Comp Plan establishes Compact Neighborhoods Chapel Hill 2020 Comp Plan establishes Future Focus Areas Voter approved transit tax takes effect in 2013

Steps So Far 2040 Metropolitan Transp. Plan incorporates D-O LRT (2013) Record of Decision clears D-O LRT (2016) D-O LRT line extended to North Carolina Central Univ. (2017)

Why D-O LRT? Corridor Trips per Acre Map (TJCOG) The map at the left shows the projected trips per acre for our region in 2040. TJCOG assembled the data based on land use plans provided by local governments in Orange, Durham, Wake, and surrounding counties. White areas have less than 10 trips per acre, which is generally too low for regular fixed-route bus service to be productive. Intensity rises through the yellow and orange zones, with areas of 50 to 100 trips per acre in red, and those over 100 trips per acre in purple. However, it takes a 3-D map to show how much more intense several of the purple zones with more than 100 trips per acre are, compared to even the category just below. Let’s take a closer look.

D-O LRT Corridor Trips Per Acre, Projected 2040 Gateway 98/acre UNC Hospital 385/acre Patterson Place 104/acre Ninth St. 181/acre Duke+VA 236/acre Downtown Durham 209/acre D-O LRT Corridor Trips Per Acre, Projected 2040 NCCU 160/acre MLK+South Sq. 187/acre This map identifies those major trip intensity zones in the D-O LRT corridor. Woodmont: 70

Why D-O LRT? Matching values and growth decisions in Durham and Orange Counties

Steps Ahead

Aligning Plans and Community Goals by building on community policy

Extending and leveraging bus and bike/ped

Development Oriented Transit (Conventional v. DOT) Similar level of development both sides; but right side walkable, while left side auto-focused Right side organized to enable transit-supportive development; left side primarily for work trips Right side limited, managed parking; left side parking dominant

The station areas along the corridor should be grown with intention Development-Oriented Transit is rail ready, not rail dependent The potential for more walkable places

Walkable Places Benefits For the Community Less traffic, cleaner air and a healthier lifestyle A balanced tax base More choices for housing, retail and access to jobs

Walkable Places Benefits For the Region Repositions transit – as part of quality of life Serves full range of transit customers, from the university service worker to the downtown entrepreneur Portland

Walkable Places Benefits Walker’s Paradise Many daily trips do not require a car. Car Dependent Almost all daily trips require a car. 100 Durham Chapel Hill

Walkable Places Benefits Nationally, a 20-point increase in Walk Score adds $106,000 to a home’s value

10 Trips 6.67 Trips 3.55 Trips Multifamily Single Family MF TOD Daily Vehicle Trips Single Family Transit oriented housing generates 50%less auto traffic than conventional housing

More housing choice, and an opportunity for sustainable affordable housing

Principles for Walkable Places Sustainable Density A neighborhood average of 9 to 25 du/ac + to support LRT Distance to transit matters

10th & Osage LRT station at former public housing site Denver LRT station at former public housing site 434 units “for sale” and “for rent,” providing housing options for all Variety of public spaces

Mix of Uses Vertical or Horizontal The Details matter Limit auto-oriented uses Housing for everyone Benefits More walking / less auto use Increased transit ridership

Pearl District Portland Railyard converted to Portland’s most coveted mixed use neighborhood 22% Affordable 58% non-auto work trips 20 Year Performance: $1+ Billion / 3,000 Units

Compact pedestrian-oriented Block sizes for 5-minute walk Orient buildings to sidewalks Active street edges

Distance & Mode Share Transit share decreases with distance Lesson: put office & retail closest to station First 600 feet really matters Office mode share drops about 1% every 100 feet ½ - mile residential share 300% higher than office DC Metrorail Mode Share Office Residential At station 35% 54% ¼ mile 23% 43% ½ mile 10% 31%

Active defined center Up to 18 hours of activity with people living in the neighborhood Compact and walkable Employment closest to transit

Mission Bay 300-acre Mixed Use Redevelopment UCSF Campus + Biotech San Francisco 300-acre Mixed Use Redevelopment UCSF Campus + Biotech Housing diversity with height limits

Limited, managed parking Consider size, location, design and management No minimum ratios, maximums Disconnect parking from buildings, manage by district

Walkable transit places create less traffic Residents are: Twice as likely not to own a car as US Households 5 times more likely to commute by transit than others in region Self-selection: Responsible for up to 40% of ridership bonus

6. Public leadership Focus on implementation Nurture progressive developers Plans + Capital Budgets aligned

Columbia City Public housing redevelopment Mixed-Use 850 units BEFORE 31 Columbia City Seattle Public housing redevelopment Mixed-Use 850 units Integrated affordable + market rate BEFORE

A String of Pearls (not one size fits all)

University Villages UNC Hospitals Mason Farm Road Friday Center Drive Duke/VA Medical Center NCCU Educational facilities where their presence links economic and social life, and the neighborhood offers a wide variety of living options

Neighborhood Destinations An intentional merging of neighborhoods and integrated places of diverse retail, restaurants, service offerings and employment Hamilton Road Woodmont LaSalle Street

Suburban Retrofits Gateway Patterson Place Neighborhoods intentionally linked through civic spaces to areas of opportunity of mixed use and new economy employment centers Gateway Patterson Place

Suburban Retrofits MLK Jr. Parkway South Square Neighborhoods intentionally linked through civic spaces to areas of opportunity of mixed use and new economy employment centers MLK Jr. Parkway South Square

A New Community Leigh Village A unique opportunity for creation of a regionally connected community destination that draws new families and investment Leigh Village

Urban Hubs 9th Street Buchanan Downtown Durham Dillard Alston A dynamic and diverse array of interconnected, walkable mixed-use neighborhoods, centers of government, and city life 9th Street Buchanan Downtown Durham Dillard Alston

Your View What are your hopes and dreams? To what do you want to be connected? What do you want to enhance and celebrate?