Integrating Community Development and Transportation Strategies. November 13, 2014

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1 R-B CORRIDOR 1970 R-B CORRIDOR TODAY Integrating Community Development and Transportation Strategies November 13, 2014

2 The Community Development Transportation Question Can communities support increased economic activity, improved environmental performance and quality of life while reducing reliance on auto travel and associated VMT growth? In Arlington, the answer is yes, but it takes commitment and continued innovation Transportation infrastructure investments and services must be closely aligned with development Are there other ancillary community benefits? The reduced reliance on auto travel yields many other community benefits: more efficient use of land, reduced environmental impacts, lower energy use, a lower carbon footprint, improved public health 2

3 Linking Community Development and Transportation Investments in transit-oriented community development and transportation infrastructure/services help the community meet its sustainability goals. R-B CORRIDOR TODAY R-B CORRIDOR

4 Topics to be covered Overview of development and transportation in Arlington Selected community performance indicators Lesson learned 4

5 Context 400,000 Households Residents Jobs 300, , , Arlington, Virginia 25.8 sq. miles in area including federal lands Continuing to grow with over 276,000 residents and 308,000 jobs projected by 2040 (215,000 residents and 220,600 jobs in January 2014) Over 88.5% of all housing/household/population growth and 96% of all employment growth forecasts for established transit districts (Rosslyn-Ballston, Jefferson Davis and Columbia Pike Corridors) 5

6 General Land Use Plan Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor Columbia Pike Jefferson Davis Corridor 6

7 Arlington TOD Corridors , ,000 Total 259, ,000 Employees Residents 50,000 0 R-B Corridor J-D Corridor Columbia Pike Source: Round 8.2 Forecast

8 Arlington TOD Corridors , ,000 Total 400, ,000 Employees Residents 50,000 0 R-B Corridor J-D Corridor Columbia Pike Source: Round 8.2 Forecast

9 Development Concepts Concentrate high and middensity redevelopment around transit stations (highly targeted) and taper down to existing neighborhoods Encourage a mix of uses and services in station areas Create high quality pedestrian environments and enhanced open space Preserve and reinvest in established residential neighborhoods 9

10 Development Characteristics 44.5 million sq. ft. of office space*, 41 million sq. ft. in Metro station areas* with over 4 million sq. ft. of supporting retail & services 109,000 housing units (over 44,000 in Metro station areas) Over 2,210 housing units and 1.3 million sq. ft. of office under construction as of January * Includes the 5 million sq. Ft. 10

11 View of Rosslyn-Ballston Metro Corridor Rosslyn M Courthouse Lower Density Zoning M M Clarendon Potomac River M The Capitol Lower Density Zoning Virginia Square M Ballston 11

12 Transportation Facilities & Services Expanding Travel Options 1,094 lane-miles of streets and 19 miles of HOV lanes Over 5,400 on-street metered parking spaces 12 miles of Metrorail lines and 11 stations VRE commuter rail Extensive regional (Metrobus) and local bus (ART) service And expanding car-share program with over 86 cars A growing bikesharing program with 74 stations w/ over 20 additional stations funded 50 miles of multi-use trails and 36 miles of on-street bike lanes and sharrows Extensive and growing network of sidewalks 12

13 Transportation System Users Residents Over 215,000 in January 2014 Over 140,000 workers with 70% working outside the County Lowest resident drive-alone commute rate in all VA regions 46% residents use non-sov as primary commute mode Employees commuting to Arlington-based jobs Over 220,600 in January ,000+ jobs clustered around transit in Arlington s high-density corridors. 160,000+ workers commute into Arlington daily Over 40% take transit, walk or bike to work. Visitors 4 million plus visitors to Arlington National Cemetery Over 10,500 hotel rooms used as a base for visitors from outside the region Many daily visitors from adjacent jurisdictions Through travelers & commuters 13

14 Transportation System Use > 4 million vehicle-miles of travel per day 220,000 Metrorail boardings/alightings > 64,000 bus trips > 3,000 commuter rail boardings/alightings > 8,000 car-share members > 200,000 transit-related walking trips < 50% of all resident and worker trips in the Metro Corridors by SOV 14

15 Transportation System Use 64,000 daily bus boardings 15

16 Transportation System Use 8,000+ Carsharing Members 16

17 Transportation System Use 49,000 regional members 324,000 trips taken Aug

18 Strategies to Influence Travel Concentrate mixed use development around transit stations Create environments rich in travel choices Time transportation improvements including expansion of transit service to development Provide comprehensive travel information and encouragement Expand development-specific TDM requirements Increase focus on parking management (supply and pricing) 18

19 Creating Environments Rich in Travel Choices Site Plan Development County Infrastructure Investments Expanded Transit Service Support for Emerging Travel Options 19

20 Development Projects

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22 Penrose Square The Halstead 55 Hundred Siena Park

23 Rosslyn Station Access Improvements Location 23

24 Clarendon Metro Plaza Improvements View from Highland St. View of Escalators Existing Planned Location 24

25 Columbia Pike Multimodal Improvements Before After Location 25

26 Streetcar Program Buses to Culmore, Annandale We will combine the flexibility of bus with the certainty and permanence of streetcar Buses to Rosslyn, Courthouse, Ballston Columbia Pike Buses to Pentagon, Downtown Pentagon City Crystal City VRE Skyline Potomac Yard More people in fewer vehicles = Reduced congestion Streetcar vehicle can hold 100% more passengers than a bus, 40% more than an articulated bus 26

27 Providing Comprehensive Travel Information and Encouragement Sales Arlington Transportation Partners Retail Commuter Information and Support three commuter stores, one mobile store Operations & Logistics 27

28 Providing Comprehensive Travel Information and Encouragement Marketing BikeArlington, WalkArlington, Carsharing, Bikesharing Transportation research (Mobility Lab) 28

29 Requiring Development-Specific Transportation Demand Management Participation in Countywide Commuter Services programs Transit subsidies On-site improvements including sidewalk/streetscape and bicycle facilities On-site travel information Parking management Transportation performance surveys EPA Potomac Yard (completed 2006) ATP participant Employee transit subsidies Dedicated transitway and station Sidewalk and bicycle improvements Market-rate parking charges On-site transportation coordinator 29

30 Managing Parking Management of the onstreet supply Residential permit parking On-street metered parking Influence off-street private parking Parking information Shared/public parking Pricing Amount provided 30

31 Community Performance Indicators Economic & Social Transportation 31

32 Development Pipeline Summary Stage No. of Projects Office SF Retail SF Other SF Housing Units Hotel Rooms Under Construction , , ,836 0 Near-term Construction Starts 10 1,956, ,108 12,985 1, Awaiting Market or Phasing 16 3,995, , ,072 1, Zoning Review 13 3,129, , ,000 3, Total Pipeline 54 9,830, , ,057 9,386 1,432 Source: Arlington Economic Development 32

33 Planned New Development (GSF*) Crystal City, Potomac Yard, Pentagon City & Columbia Pike Crystal City Potomac Yard Pentagon City Columbia Pike Total Resid. 8,100, ,000 3,300,000 17,500,000 29,584,440 Office 10,400,000 1,100,000 2,600, ,000 14,825,000 Retail 1,200,000 75, , ,000 2,350,000 Hotel 2,200, , ,000 2,785,000 Total 21,900,000 1,875,000 6,735,000 19,050,000 49,560,000 *New Gross Square Footage Source: AED

34 Residential vs. Commercial Tax Base CY 2003 to CY % 60% 55% 53% 56% 59% 60% 58% 55% 54% 56% 54% 50% 51% 49% 50% 50% 50% 50% 45% 40% 47% 44% 41% 40% 42% 45% 46% 44% 46% 35% CY 2003 CY 2004 CY 2005 CY 2006 CY 2007 CY 2008 CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2011 CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 Residential Commercial/Apartment 34 Source: FY 2015 Budget.

35 Real Estate Tax Base Northern Virginia Alexandria City Arlington County Fairfax City Fairfax County Falls Church City Loudoun County Prince William County 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Commercial/Apartments Residential Source: Arlington Economic Development

36 The Infrastructure Premium Every foot matters when it comes to real estate near Metro offices within one-20th of a mile (264 feet) of Metro earn a more than 30% premium over those that are a quarter of a mile (1320 feet) from a station. Cushman & Wakefield Analysis of office the R-B Corridor; Source: The Washington Post 2014 ULI Survey of 450 industry leaders: Infrastructure is the main and most valuable element that a local government can provide to favorably influence longterm business investment decisions.

37 2012 Arlington Business Leaders Survey 37

38 2012 Arlington Business Leaders Survey 38

39 AED Survey of 400 Young Professionals Public Transportation is a Key Driver of Resident and Workforce Satisfaction Live & Work: 78% Live: 88% Work: 78% % who rated public transportation either a 4 or 5 out of 5. Highest ratings attained of any category.

40 2009 Arlington Residents Survey cont d Long + Mini Survey n = 4,204 Three-Quarters of Residents are Satisfied with Arlington s Transportation System 5 - Very satisfied 4 34% 41% 75% 3 19% 2 4% 1 - Not at all satisfied 2% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Q11 How satisfied are you with the transportation system in Arlington County? Source: LDA Consulting / SIR 40

41 Daily Household Travel in the Greater Metropolitan Washington Region Jurisdiction in the Greater Metropolitan Washington Average Weekday Trips per Household % of of Daily Household Trips by Mode of Travel Auto Passenger Transit Walk/ Bike Auto Driver School Bus/Other Region Core District of Columbia % Arlington % - Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor Jefferson Davis Corridor Columbia Pik e Shirlington Arlington outside activity cente Alexandria % Inner Suburbs Fairfax County % Montgomery County % Prince Georges County % Outer Suburbs Loudoun County % Prince William County % Frederick County % Charles County % Regional Average VMT per HH Arlington Ave HH VMT/Region Ave HH VMT 63.18% Arlington Metro Corridors HH VMT/Regional Average HH VMT 45.70% updated - June 1, 2011 Uses expanded Arlington dataset with new regional weighting factors Results updated only for Arlington Average Weekday Auto Driver Trips* Average Weekday Auto Driver VMT % of Regional HH 41

42 Office Worker Travel by Station Area 42

43 Share of ITE Standard (Percent) Residential Vehicle Trip Generation Actual vs. Standard Share of ITE Standard (Percent) 100 Peak Hour 100 Daily < 0.2 miles from Metrorail > 0.2 miles from Metrorail; in Metro Corridor Outside Metro Corridor 0 < 0.2 miles from Metrorail > 0.2 miles from Metrorail; in Metro Corridor Outside Metro Corridor Weekday AM Weekday PM Saturday Sunday Weekday Saturday Sunday Source: 2013 Arlington County Residential Aggregate Study (16 residential buildings) 43

44 Traffic Trends Smart growth has allowed Arlington to add population while decreasing traffic volumes. Street Segment Street Type /2012 % Change Lee Hwy - Rosslyn EW 6-lane arterial 37,770 31, % Wash. Blvd. - VA Square EW 4-lane arterial 20,469 17, % Clarendon Blvd. EW 2-lane 1-way arterial 13,980 13, % Wilson Blvd. - Clarendon EW 2-lane 1-way arterial 16,368 12, % Arlington Blvd. EW 6-lane arterial 55,865 65, % Glebe Road - Ballston NS 6-lane arterial 35,230 31, % Glebe Road - South of Columbia Pike NS 4-lane arterial 29,000 27, % George Mason Drive NS 4-lane arterial 20,002 20, % Jefferson Davis Hwy north of Glebe Road Traffic on main arterials is down over 15-year period. NS 6-lane arterial 52,000 44, % 44

45 Transit Ridership Trends Arlington is focused on the development of high-quality transit moving more people without more traffic. Transit ridership grew significantly over 15-year period. FY1996 Actual FY2013 Actual % Growth Metrorail Arlington Stations 45,335,000 59,528, % Metrobus Arlington Routes 12,049,000 14,848, % VRE Crystal City 567,000 1,102, % Arlington Transit (ART) 105,000 2,644,000 2,518% Total Annual Ridership 58,076,000 78,122, % 40% of Virginia s total annual transit ridership is from Arlington-related trips. 45

46 Annual Ridership Local Bus Ridership Along with ridership, 2013 survey shows satisfaction with ART has also hit new high 90% of riders are satisfied or very satisfied 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,261,100 2,537,000 2,644,000 2,833,000 2,000,000 1,990,402 1,500,000 1,000, , ,574 1,060,441 1,225,427 1,428, ,000 0 FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 Fiscal Year 46

47 Bikeshare Usage 47

48 Lessons Learned Coordinated Development & Transportation Strategies Arlington s strategies have yielded substantial economic, transportation, and environmental benefits - allowing continued growth with less reliance on auto trips, and more use of transit and other travel options. It isn t just one policy but many that contribute to enhanced performance such as: Building mixed use environments with highest densities around transit stops Expanding viable and attractive transportation options Making user information readily available and providing ongoing education and encouragement Sustaining and strengthening transportation demand management (TDM) Actively managing parking Sustaining community performance requires ongoing investments in infrastructure. It s not a short term commitment - to achieve the full benefits, it requires sustaining and enhancing programs and policies over time It also requires ongoing community and institutional exposure to/and assimilation of best practices from other communities in the US and abroad 48

49 Contact Information: Dennis M. Leach, AICP Director of Transportation Arlington County Department of Environmental Services Division of Transportation & Development