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PIEDMONT TOGETHER

Jobs, Housing and Transportation

ASPAFebruary 28, 2013

Choices Opportunities Solutions

Sustainability is not new…

Crop rotation

Making endsmeet

Mill villages

Copy Right 1981

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things

are bound together. All things connect.

Chief Seattle1786 - 1866

Piedmont Triad Region

105K – manufacturing jobs lost70K – added education, health jobs65% jobs are located in Forsyth and Guilford

70% housing single family, Projected population growth by 2040 – 400,000 30+% out-commuters34% of household income spent on transportation81% area with no choices

Piedmont Triad RegionJobs – Housing - Transportation

Piedmont Together

Strengths and ChallengesTop Five Strengths• Community Colleges and

Universities• Farming and Viticulture• Access to Health Care• Scenic and Recreational

Resources• Small Town Charm

Top Five Challenges• A lack of Transportation

Choices• Participating in the “New”

Economy • Abandoned Mills and

Employment Centers including strip shopping centers

• Capitalizing and Supporting on Existing Business Assets

• Healthy Community Design

Local Design and Development Plans

Narrative and Modeling

What’s left to do…• Development Patterns

– Smart Growth / Sustainable Development Ordinance Assessment

– Scenario Modeling– Regional Brownfield Inventory– Tax Base Analysis

• Housing– Fair Housing Equity Assessment and

Regional Analysis of Impediments– Regional Housing Market Analysis

• Mobility Systems– Regional Transportation Vision– Housing + Transportation Analysis

• Economic and Workforce Development– Comprehensive Economic Development

Strategy– Regional Broadband Investment Strategy– Plugin Electric Vehicle Regional

Infrastructure Study

What’s left to do…• Social Equity - Social & Environmental Justice Plan - Social Equity Summit• Green Infrastructure

– GI Inventory– Urban Low Impact Stormwater Recommendations

• Climate Adaption– Climate Adaption Plan

• Healthy Communities– Regional Food System Assessment– Retail Food Environment Index

• Raising Awareness– Local Design and Development Plans– Rebranding Project – Piedmont Voice– Regional Summit

Implementation Themes Strengthen Every Community■ Toolkit of Best Community-Building Practices■ Mixed-Use (Re)Development Centers (Housing, Jobs, Shops, etc.)

Link Communities Together■ Multi-Modal Transportation, Broadband (4G) & PEV Networks

Connect Training and Job Growth Sectors■ CEDS / Regional Career Academies / Workforce Development■ Leadership Development / Small Business Growth

Establish Fresh & Healthy Food Networks■ Piedmont Grown / Farmers Markets / Address Food Deserts

Prepare for Severe Climate Events■ Environmental Justice Study / Climate Adaption Plan

Strengthen EVERY City, Town and County in the Region

Invest in a Regional Multi-modal Transportation Network

Link Regional AssetsTraining/Education to Job Growth Sectors

Housing Centers to Job Centers

Develop a “Fresh Food” Infrastructure

Ensure Severe Climate Event Preparedness

Resources and AssistanceHow can we partner together?

USDAEPA

FEMAFHWA

FTAHUDDOLDOT

triadsustainability.org piedmontvoice.org

THANK YOU!Project Team Members

Paul Kron – Piedmont Triad Regional Council

Hanna Cockburn – Piedmont Triad Regional Council

Kyle Laird – Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation

Mark E. Kirstner, Project Manager – Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation [email protected]