A Unique Bi-State Partnership to Improve Jobs, Housing and Transportation NEW YORK & CONNECTICUT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Mt Vernon City Hall February 15,

A Unique Bi-State Partnership to Improve Jobs, Housing and Transportation

NEW YORK & CONNECTICUTSUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Mt Vernon City HallFebruary 15, 2012

Coordinating federal place-based programs and initiatives$236 million in Regional Planning and Community Challenge Grants

PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

 1.  Provide more transportation choices.  

 2.  Promote equitable, affordable housing.

  3.  Enhance economic competitiveness.

  4.  Support existing communities.

  5.  Coordinate policies and leverage investment.

  6.  Value communities and neighborhoods.

LIVABILITY PRINCIPLES

9 Cities

2 Counties

6 Regional Organizations

ADVISORY BOARD7 State Agencies

6 Nonprofits

3 New Jersey Members

PARTNERS

WHAT IS THE CONSORTIUM EMPOWERED TO DO?

Execute a planning program defined in a Memorandum of Agreement

Use federal and local funding to execute the program

Produce plans and other recommendations consistent with the planning program

Implementation responsibility falls to individual Consortium members

PROGRAM BUILDS ON EXISTING STATE, REGIONAL, COUNTY AND CITY PLANS

GROWING THE ECONOMY, EXPANDING CHOICE

BUILD MIXED-INCOME HOUSING AND JOBS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF

TRANSIT

Local Initiatives Spread Across the Bi-State Region

PROJECTS

GROWING THE ECONOMY, EXPANDING CHOICE:DEVELOP FAIR SHARE HOUSING AND EQUITY

ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY

Identification and Assessment of:

– Segregated Areas and Areas of Increasing Diversity and/or Racial/Ethnic Integration

– Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty

– Access to Existing Areas of High Opportunity–Major Public Investments– Fair Housing Issues, Services, and Activities

GROWING THE ECONOMY, EXPANDING CHOICE:DEVELOP CLIMATE RESILIENT

BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Department of City PlanningAnalysis of urban design implications of enhanced flood protection for buildings

Study of best practices for building coastal resilience in highly developed waterfront cities and surrounding areas

Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability

Evaluation of critical infrastructure design standards

Community outreach

GROWING THE ECONOMY, EXPANDING CHOICE:

COORDINATE FEDERAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL REGULATORY

REFORMS Identify specific gaps in

existing regional plans

Analyze regulatory and program impediments to on-the-ground projects

Recommend reforms

Adopt an Execution Plan for Regional Sustainable Development

16 REGIONAL AND PLACE-SPECIFIC PROJECTS

REGIONAL PLANNING ENHANCEMENT AND INTEGRATION

SPECIFIC PLACE-BASED AND AREA-WIDE PROJECTS

Number of affordable, energy-efficient homes built in our good school districts

Number of good, accessible jobs in our urban areasAccess to grocery stores, fresh foods, health care and other

needs

MEASURING SUCCESS:BRING OPPORTUNITY TO ALL COMMUNITIES AND ALL COMMUNITIES TO OPPORTUNITY

MEASURING SUCCESS:LOWER SHARE OF INCOME GOING

TO HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION

Regional Town Halls

Regional Advisory Committee

Local Project Advisory Structures

Steering Committee Meetings

Website and Interactive Media

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION

Two Committees for Metro North and LIRR Service Areas

Open to Any Interested Participant

Input on Desired Outcomes & Measures of Success

Recommendations for Regional Plan Enhancements

Input on Draft Execution Plan for Regional Sustainable Development

REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Opportunity to Win 2 Extra Points on Discretionary HUD Programs (other agencies to be added)

Criteria and Application Instructions on www.SustainableNYCT.org

Steering Committee will Make Determination Within 10 Business Days of Application

PREFERRED SUSTAINABILITY STATUS

www.sustainablenyct.org

CONTACT US

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

What would you like to see most of this initiative?

How we will know it’s a success?

What other local and regional efforts should we connect to,

and how?

How would you like to stay involved?

How should we get others

involved?