1. William Fulton February 24, 2009 PUTTING SB 375 TO WORK ON THE GROUND Creating Places That Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions D E S I G N, C O M M U N I T Y & E N V I R O N M E N T

2. POLICIES ARE FINE BUT …  Emissions are caused by the way people actually live their lives  So how do you create situations where people CAN drive less … and are ENCOURAGED to … rather than REQUIRED to?

3. HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN?  Higher gas costs WILL reduce VMT.  But there is a FLOOR to how far down VMT Many people MUST drive most places because of our land use patterns.  Thus, the built environment can only absorb SO MUCH when it comes to lower VMT.

4. WHAT’S THE GOAL?  Clearly, the goal is to increase the ability of the built environment to “absorb” less driving.  Many advocates talk about transit & bicycling  But that’s about MOBILITY.

5. THE GOAL IS NOT MOBILITY. IT’S ACCESS  How do you provide the things that people need in closer proximity to where they are?  Still driving, but driving less, is still really good.

6. LOCATION WITHIN THE METRO AREA MATTERS

7. AND YOU NEED CONCENTRATION, NOT JUST DENSITY  “ Mono-Density” – lots more of ONE thing – doesn’t help.  You must have more of EVERYTHING in close proximity to one another.

8. STRATEGIES  The obvious solution is a TOD  The not-so-obvious solution is a POD (Parking Oriented District)  But the strategies are more or less the same

9. CONCENTRATION OF ACTIVITIES Maintain a diverse mix of land use patterns Don’t allow any single use – residential, commercial, retail, or anything else – to occupy more than 50% of your land

10. Concentration of Activities Leverage the presence of civic institutions

11. Concentration of Activities Intensify employment as well as housing

12. HORIZONTAL MIXED USE Activities Need To Be In Close Proximity To One Another But Not Necessarily On Top of Each Other

13. IT’S IN THE BUSINESS MIX The Mix of Businesses And Services Is Just As Important As Land Use Focus on Neighborhood Services

14. STRENGTHEN THE ‘CENTER’ ASPECT Deep Commercial District Little Through Traffic

15. STRENGTHEN THE ‘CENTER’ ASPECT Look For The Emerging Opportunities

16.  On a regional level, you need transit  But on a local level, parking performs the same role as a transit station  Park Once strategy USE PARKING TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

17. POD TO TOD  Good parking is the foundation of a good mixed use district  Often a precursor to transit  Pasadena: Parking garages to support retail laid foundation for transit that supports housing

18. REGIONAL GUIDANCE: SANDAG DESIGN GUIDELINES

19. William Fulton February 24, 2009 PUTTING SB 375 TO WORK ON THE GROUND Creating Places That Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions D E S I G N, C O M M U N I T Y & E N V I R O N M E N T