1. Master Planning and Transportation Improvement Districts
Ann Marie Townshend, AICP
April 11, 2018

2. Presentation Overview
Master Planning
Transportation Improvement Districts (TID)
How they can work together

3. Master Plan Relates to the comprehensive plan
More detailed than comprehensive plan
Multi-disciplinary
Natural and cultural resource protection
Drainage
Transportation
Architectural design
Typically voluntary

4. Transportation Improvement District
What is it?
How does it work?
What is are the benefits?
How does it relate to master planning?

5. What is a TID?
Defined geographic area where assumptions made regarding land use are used to identify transportation system improvements needed to support build-out in a given year
A TID is not a master plan
Transportation based plan
Can be used in conjunction to plan for growth
Links land use and transportation

6. How Does a TID Work? Define an geographic area
Participant Boundary
Facilities Boundary
Develop Land Use Transportation Plan*
Existing Land Use
Future Land Use
Identify improvements needed to support build-out in a specified year

7. Participant Boundary
Dover Example
Facilities Boundary

8. How Does a TID Work? Develop cost and fee structure
Based on trip generation of use
Local government collects fee at time of building permit issuance
Fees held by local government to pay portion of capital improvements

9. TID Land Use Plan
TID land use projections more specific than comprehensive plan
Land use projections relate to trip generation
For example…. Property identified in comp plan as “commercial” could be a restaurant, hotel, office building, retail center, etc.
Trip generation is different for each of these
DelDOT involvement is necessary for the land use projections

10. Benefits of a TID Efficient use of resources
Comprehensive approach to transportation planning
More public involvement/buy-in
Allows for phased improvements

11. Master Planning/TID Success
Most successful when involved levels of government work together
Property owner buy-in is key
Works within the context of comprehensive plan and zoning