Teri Barker-Morgan Program Manager Blue Print for Livable Communities The Transportation & Housing Alliance Toolkit May 9, 2014

TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING ALLIANCE GRANT AWARDED TO THOMAS JEFFERSON PDC: This grant acknowledged the interdependent relationship of transportation and housing, both equally necessary to promote independent living and community inclusion for people with disabilities.

THA Goals o Assemble a Transportation and Housing Alliance Steering Committee o Develop and test a THA Toolkit o Educate PDCs and other organizations through conferences and materials o Report recommendations to VBPD and Legislative Disability Commission – Assemble a Transportation and

THA Steering Committee o Virginia Board for People with Disabilities o Centers for Independent Living o Virginia Housing and Development Authority o Department of Housing and Community Development o Department of Rail and Public Transportation o Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, VDOT o Fair Housing, Piedmont Housing Alliance o Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions o Five participating PDC’s

Participating Planning Districts # 3, 8, 10, 16, 22

Transportation and Housing Alliance (Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission) The Toolkit: A mainstream and multi-use resource that supports coordination and collaboration efforts. (Comprehensive Planning, Rural Transportation Planning, Consolidated Plans etc…) An Exciting Way to Connect the DOTS in support of Capacity Building and Linkages

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THA Toolkit Thomas Jefferson PDC’s website includes the entire Toolkit and information and resources.

House Bill 296 Introduced and passed in the 2014 session of the General Assembly this bill requires the alignment of transportation services with accessible housing and other community services in a locality’s Comprehensive Plan.

House Bill 296 Beginning in July of 2014 localities, when developing their Comprehensive Plan, will be required to “take into consideration how to align transportation infrastructure and facilities with affordable, accessible housing and community services that are located within the territory in order to facilitate community integration of the elderly and persons with disabilities.”

Model Ordinance Language Through the use of the Toolkit, TJPDC assembled best regulatory practices from localities throughout the state and organized the information into model ordinances, in order to provide a clear path for implementing ordinance revisions at the local level. The Toolkit’s assessment tool can be used to identify barriers in local regulatory instruments, and the model ordinance language can be considered for adoption to address those barriers.

Model Ordinance Language Local governments in the Commonwealth of Virginia have several policy options available to help build communities in which people with disabilities are fully included. Descriptions of a number of local ordinances relating to housing, land use, and transportation that currently exist in Virginia are available.

Model Ordinance Language A summary of each policy and a short list of potential benefits and potential costs can help local officials determine whether it is appropriate for their own community.

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