1. 1 Southern California Association of Governments Irvine, December 9, 2008 OCBC Infrastructure Committee SB 375 Presentation Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, SCAG

2. 2 Purpose of Workshop  Share information relative to SB 375  Begin outreach process for 2012 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) & related data  Seek your feedback

3. 3 SB 375 Background  CA Senate Bill signed by Governor 9/08  Effective date 1/09  SB 375 intends to implement AB 32* (only a small portion) *California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006

4. 4 Purpose of SB 375  Achieve specified GHG emission reduction target*  Integrate transportation, land use & housing planning * VMT from auto & light trucks

5. 5 Purpose of SB 375 (con’t.)  Achieve specified GHG emission reduction target by reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) from passenger vehicles (auto & light trucks) through land use and related policies

6. 6 Purpose of SB 375 (con’t.)  Integrate transportation, land use & housing planning RTP SB 375 Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) Growth Forecasts Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)

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8. 8 California AB 32 Recommended Green House Gas Reduction Estimates

9. 9 BLUEPRINT SB 375 AB 32: GHG EXISTING LAW Regional Planning - In Progress AB 32 Implementation for Local Agency Land Use & Transportation

10. 10 What SB 375 is NOT about:  Anything not involving VMT associated with light & medium duty vehicles, e.g., green buildings energy efficiency municipal operations waste management water technology

11. 11 SB 375 Requirements  Set GHG emission reduction targets for passenger vehicles for 2020 and 2035 (with 8-year target update cycle)  Develop an SCS, and include in RTP  Develop an Alternative Planning Strategy (APS), if necessary, to meet GHG emission reduction targets

12. 12 SB 375 Requirements (con’t.)  Consistency with SCS transportation projects that are NOT grandfathered RHNA

13. 13 SB 375 Requirements (con’t.)  Requires RHNA to be consistent with SCS  At minimum at city level  Housing Element consistent with RHNA  Current zoning to accommodate RHNA housing units  If not, SB 375 requires rezoning to accommodate the difference within three years

14. 14 Potential for Local Land Use Change Housing Need Allocation =33 units R Zoning Capacity =30 units C

15. 15 Potential for Local Land Use Change Housing Need Allocation =33 units R Zoning Capacity =30 units Proposed housing in SCS = 23 units C (Change to Mixed Use?) Proposed Housing in SCS = 10 units

16. 16 Additional Strategies to Reduce GHG Emissions  Pricing  Other transportation demand management (TDM), including telecommuting, work at home, carpools/vanpools, park & ride  Additional investments facilitating the use of transit and non-motorized modes

17. 17 Other Provisions of SB 375  CEQA review exemptions/limited review  Guidelines for travel demand models used for RTP  Specified public outreach and hearings  Changes to housing element law

18. 18 Components of an SCS  Identify within the region general location of uses, densities & building intensities; areas sufficient to house all projected population, including all economic segments of population; areas sufficient to house an eight-year projection of regional housing need; and a transportation network to service the transportation needs of the region

19. 19 Components of an SCS (con’t.)  Gather and consider the best practically available scientific information regarding resource areas & farmland in the region state housing goals

20. 20 Components of an SCS (con’t.)  Set forth a forecasted development pattern when integrated with transportation network & transportation measures/policies, reduces GHG emissions from autos & light trucks to achieve specified GHG target; and  Allow the RTP to comply with federal transportation conformity requirements (Clean Air Act Sec 176)

21. 21 Sample Area: Metrolink Orange County Line

22. 22 Sample Area: Fullerton Metrolink Station One-half Mile Buffer

23. 23 1. Identify Existing Land Use Information Location of UsesResidential Density Building Intensities

24. 24 Existing Land Use (2005)

25. 25 Residential Density (2005)

26. 26 Building Intensities (2005)

27. 27  Identify areas sufficient to house all the population of the region, including all economic segments over the RTP planning timeframe  Identify areas sufficient to house an 8-year projection of the regional housing need  Ensure consistency with state housing goals 2, 3 & 6. Identify Short- and Long-Term Housing Development Areas and Consider State Housing Goals

28. 28 4. Identify Transportation Needs and Planned Network Source: SCAG 2008 RTP

29. 29 Existing & Planned Transportation Network

30. 30 5. Consider Resources Areas and Farmland Information Source: SCAG 2008 RTP EIR

31. 31 Resource Areas & Farmland (2005)

32. 32 Identify regional strategic growth opportunity areas Identify corridors appropriate for redevelopment Plan for additional housing and jobs near transit Plan for a changing demand in housing types Protect stable residential communities Ensure adequate access to open space and preservation of habitat Potential Development Policies

33. 33 2035 Baseline2035 Draft Policy (1,000) HouseholdEmploymentHouseholdEmployment IM103133101132 LA4,0035,0414,0875,091 OR 1,1181,9821,1341,992 RV1,1831,4141,1421,386 SB9731,2559141,220 VN 330463334466 Region7,71010,2877,71010,287 7. Create a Forecasted Development Pattern Integrated with the Transportation Network that Reduces GHG Emissions (2035) Source: SCAG 2008 Draft RTP

34. 34 Benefits: 2008 RTP Draft Policy Growth Forecast Compared with Baseline Growth Forecast in 2035 -8% -6% -4% -2% 0% GHG emissionVMTVHTDelay -5.45MMTCO2E -20,815,100 Mi -882,400 H -436,900 H Source: SCAG 2008 Draft RTP/PEIR

35. 35 2020 Baseline2020 Draft Policy (1,000) HouseholdEmploymentHouseholdEmployment IM8210681103 LA3,6664,7553,6894,778 OR 1,0881,8971,0891,872 RV9131,0429131,035 SB787966765981 VN 303417303414 Region6,8409,1836,8409,183 7. Create a Forecasted Development Pattern Integrated with the Transportation Network that Reduces GHG Emissions (2020) Source: SCAG 2008 Draft RTP

36. 36 Benefits: 2008 RTP Draft Policy Growth Forecast Compared with Baseline Growth Forecast in 2020 Source: SCAG 2008 Draft RTP/PEIR -1.59 MMTCO2E -6,779,000 Mi -275,200 H -131,950 H

37. 37  Transportation Demand (4-step) Model  4D Model--Density (households per acre); Diversity (jobs/housing ratio); Design (pedestrian environment factor); and Destination (regional transit accessibility). Quantify the GHG Emissions Reduction Benefits

38. 38 8. Ensure the RTP to comply with federal transportation conformity requirements* * Clean Air Act Sec 176

39. 39 Implementation of SCS – Sustainable Communities Project & Transit Priority Project  A transit priority project consistent with either a SCS or an APS, and meet other requirements specified in SB 375, can be declared, after public hearing by local jurisdiction, as a sustainable communities project  What is a “Transit Priority Project?” A development project At least 50% residential use, if the project contains between 26% and 50% nonresidential uses, a floor area ratio (FAR) => 0.75; With a minimum net density of at least 20 units/acre Within one-half mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in a RTP

40. 40 Roles & Responsibilities SCAG  Prepare and adopt an SCS as part of the RTP develop methodologies and technical tools to estimate GHG emissions adopt public participation plan conduct informational meetings and public hearings develop and adopt a framework to address intra-regional relationships for sub-regional SCS, if necessary develop overall guidelines & create public participation plans for sub-regional SCS, if necessary develop an APS, if necessary

41. 41 Roles & Responsibilities Sub-Regions  Collaborate with SCAG on regional SCS  Option to propose sub-regional SCS work together with county transportation commissions develop sub-regional APS, if necessary

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43. 43 Roles & Responsibilities CTCs  Ensure transportation projects (NOT grandfathered) to be consistent with SCS  Collaborate on regional and/or sub-regional SCS

44. 44 Roles & Responsibilities Local Jurisdictions  Input to SCAG on growth forecast as part of the integrated process  Collaborate with respective sub-regions & CTCs on sub-regional SCS, if necessary  Identify sufficient sites in Housing Element, and rezone certain sites if necessary, to accommodate the RHNA allocation for the local jurisdictions.

45. 45 Roles & Responsibilities Local Jurisdictions (con’t)  Ensure a sub-regional SCS or the regional SCS be supported by the existing general plan, or built upon with the envisioned changes in the general plan  Conduct public hearing, declare that transit priority project is a sustainable communities project and is exempt from CEQA review  Conduct streamlined CEQA review for transit priority project that does not qualify as sustainable communities project  May adopt traffic mitigation measures for transit priority projects

46. 46 Roles & Responsibilities Air Resources Board (ARB)  Formulate Regional Targets Advisory Committee (RTAC)  Develop regional GHG emission reduction targets  Approve emission estimation methodologies  Review SCS/APS, and accept or reject

47. 47 Major Milestones  1/1/2009 - SB 375 becomes law  1/31/2009 - new RTAC to be formed  9/30/2009 – RTAC’s report due to ARB recommending factors and methodologies for setting regional GHG targets  10/2009 - SCAG holds at least one public workshop Year 2009

48. 48 Major Milestones (con’t.)  10/2009 to 6/2010 - SCS/APS workshops* to develop regional target  9/30/2010 - ARB issues final GHG targets * Assuming SCAG recommends regional target to ARB Year 2010

49. 49 Major Milestones (con’t.)  10/2010 to 12/2011 – 16 workshops (by county) to obtain input for the draft SCS/APS  1/2012 - release draft RTP/SCS for public review  1/2012 to 4/2012 - 3 public hearings and 6-12 informational meetings for elected officials Years 2011 - 2012

50. 50 Major Milestones (con’t.)  4/2012 – Regional Council adopts RTP/SCS, and APS if necessary  6/2012 - ARB review acceptance or rejection Year 2011 - 2012

51. 51 SCAG Efforts to Date  Bill analysis  Consideration of implementation options  Information sharing  Pursuing clean-up legislation  Workshops  2012 RTP development

52. 52 Dialogues with ARB/MPOs  Develop regional targets, SCAG region’s fair share  2020 statewide GHG reduction estimates to be remained the same (5 MMTCO2E)  Consistent tools, methodology, and data sharing

53. 53 Pending Issues:  Funding  GHG targets  Regional vs. sub-regional/how many sub-regions  Roles of transportation projects in SCS  Impacts on transportation projects  Conformity  Oversight and participation  Clean-up legislation

54. 54 The End