There’s No Station Area Planning
Without the Station
October 28, 2015
2015 Railvolution - Dallas
BART Overview
• 4 counties – San Francisco,
Alameda, Contra Costa,
San Mateo
• 45 stations
• 104 track miles
• Recent daily ridership ~ 445K
• Total FY2014 trips ~ 117M
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Leadership = Legislation, Policies + Framework
3
Make Transit
Work
Create
Place
Connect to
Community
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TOD Policy
A. Increase transit ridership and enhance
quality of life at and around BART stations by
encouraging and supporting high quality
transit-oriented development within walking
distance of BART stations.
B. Increase transit-oriented development
projects on and off BART property through
creative planning and development
partnerships with local communities.
C. Enhance the stability of BART's financial
base through the value capture strategies of
transit-oriented development.
D. Reduce the access mode share of the
automobile by enhancing multi-modal access
to and from BART stations in partnership with
communities and access providers.
SAN FRANCISCO
TRANSIT FIRST +
VISION ZERO
Station Modernization Framework
Process + Partnership = Relationships
Existing
Conditions &
Best Practices
Establish
Mission,
Vision, Goals +
Objectives
Alternatives
Needs
Analysis
Draft and
Final Plan
Delivery
BART Planning & Development
Ongoing Public Outreach, Engagement, Consultation
4
• Robust, meaningful, innovative, flexible
• Charrettes, in-station events, workshops, open houses,
town halls, neighborhood meetings, email blasts, social media,
twitter, other web-based tools
5
Three Core Counties
Job Growth
• 565,000
• 50% of growth near BART
Household Growth
• 350,000
• San Francisco 100,000
• Alameda 160,000
• Contra Costa 90,000
• 44% of growth near BART
Process + Partnership = Relationships
First/Last Mile, Circulation + Network
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Safety + Security
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Enforcement
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
• Defensible Space
• Natural Surveillance
• Territorial Reinforcement
• Access Control
• Maintenance
Design Matters / Placemaking
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Bread + Butter: Capacity, Reliability, Frequency
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Financing + Funding
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FTA - Grants
State - Bonds, Grants
Regional - Tolls
County - Sales Tax, VLF
Fares
Diversity + Equity
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Other Considerations
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Innovation/
Technology
MarketLivability
Affordability
Gentrification/
Displacement
Opportunities
Trade-offs
See You in SF in 2016!
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Station Area Planning: The Fundamentals by Tim Chan

  • 1.
    There’s No StationArea Planning Without the Station October 28, 2015 2015 Railvolution - Dallas
  • 2.
    BART Overview • 4counties – San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo • 45 stations • 104 track miles • Recent daily ridership ~ 445K • Total FY2014 trips ~ 117M 22015 Railvolution - Dallas
  • 3.
    Leadership = Legislation,Policies + Framework 3 Make Transit Work Create Place Connect to Community 2015 Railvolution - Dallas TOD Policy A. Increase transit ridership and enhance quality of life at and around BART stations by encouraging and supporting high quality transit-oriented development within walking distance of BART stations. B. Increase transit-oriented development projects on and off BART property through creative planning and development partnerships with local communities. C. Enhance the stability of BART's financial base through the value capture strategies of transit-oriented development. D. Reduce the access mode share of the automobile by enhancing multi-modal access to and from BART stations in partnership with communities and access providers. SAN FRANCISCO TRANSIT FIRST + VISION ZERO Station Modernization Framework
  • 4.
    Process + Partnership= Relationships Existing Conditions & Best Practices Establish Mission, Vision, Goals + Objectives Alternatives Needs Analysis Draft and Final Plan Delivery BART Planning & Development Ongoing Public Outreach, Engagement, Consultation 4 • Robust, meaningful, innovative, flexible • Charrettes, in-station events, workshops, open houses, town halls, neighborhood meetings, email blasts, social media, twitter, other web-based tools
  • 5.
    5 Three Core Counties JobGrowth • 565,000 • 50% of growth near BART Household Growth • 350,000 • San Francisco 100,000 • Alameda 160,000 • Contra Costa 90,000 • 44% of growth near BART Process + Partnership = Relationships
  • 6.
    First/Last Mile, Circulation+ Network 62015 Railvolution - Dallas
  • 7.
    Safety + Security 72015Railvolution - Dallas Enforcement Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design • Defensible Space • Natural Surveillance • Territorial Reinforcement • Access Control • Maintenance
  • 8.
    Design Matters /Placemaking 82015 Railvolution - Dallas
  • 9.
    Bread + Butter:Capacity, Reliability, Frequency 92015 Railvolution - Dallas
  • 10.
    Financing + Funding 102015Railvolution - Dallas FTA - Grants State - Bonds, Grants Regional - Tolls County - Sales Tax, VLF Fares
  • 11.
    Diversity + Equity 112015Railvolution - Dallas
  • 12.
    Other Considerations 122015 Railvolution- Dallas Innovation/ Technology MarketLivability Affordability Gentrification/ Displacement Opportunities Trade-offs
  • 13.
    See You inSF in 2016! 132015 Railvolution - Dallas