# Presentation: 381957

## Development and Implementation of a 

**Development and Implementation of a **
**Model Program Strategy **
**to Link Transportation, Infrastructure, and **
**Land Use Planning for the **
**Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester **
**Region of South Carolina**

**Notes:**
Thank DOT for their support in being chosen as one of the 35 initial reciepents of the TCSP grant.  

The COG is excited about the prospect of using the grant for the development and implementation of a model program strategy to link transportation, infrastructure, and land use planning for the BCD Region.

The need to link land use and transportation planning is becoming more critical for the region as growth outpaces transportation improvements.

The COG recognized the need to provide policy makers with more information to assist in decision-making.  Experiences with local issues (as well as examples from around the country) regarding the linking of land use and infrastructure planning has led staff to pursue and take advantage of a little known program included in the TEA-21 legislation for funding just such projects.

## Growth Options in the 

- Growth Options in the
- Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester
- Region

**Notes:**
Opening Remarks.

Thank people for attending.  I would like to introduce an exciting new program that the BCDCOG is developing.  Let me explain for you the details of this program, entitled growth options in the BCD region.

## 1. Develop Broad Group of Project Partners

**The **_**vision**_** for the BCD project is a metropolitan**
**region that encourages sustainable growth**
**patterns and is proactive (*****not reactive*****) to **
**growth trends.**

- 2. Analyze Regional Growth Patterns
- 3. Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure 	Benefits and Costs
- 4. Investigate and Provide Information Concerning 	Strategies and Techniques

**Notes:**
The vision for the BCD project is a metropolitan region that encourages sustainable growth patterns and is proactive (not reactive) to growth trends.

The goal of the four-part project is not to limit growth but rather: The project will investigate accommodating the region’s desired and projected growth in an efficient manner while, at the same time, preserving the region's quality of life and environment.

## BCD Region

**BCD Region**
**CHATS/MPO Region**

**Notes:**
This map shows the project study area, which will be the entire BCD Region. The green line indicates the CHATS part of the region.

## Slide 5

## 20 Year Time Change

**20 Year Time Change**
**(1973-1994)**
**Urban: 255%**
**Population: 41%**
**Urbanization is **
**Outpacing **
**Population growth **
**By a ratio of **
**6:1!! **

## 1. Develop Broad Group of Project Partners

**The **_**vision**_** for the BCD project is a metropolitan**
**region that encourages sustainable growth**
**patterns and is proactive (*****not reactive*****) to **
**growth trends.**

- 2. Analyze Regional Growth Patterns
- 3. Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure 	Benefits and Costs
- 4. Investigate and Provide Information Concerning 	Strategies and Techniques

**Notes:**
The vision for the BCD project is a metropolitan region that encourages sustainable growth patterns and is proactive (not reactive) to growth trends.

The goal of the four-part project is not to limit growth but rather: The project will investigate accommodating the region’s desired and projected growth in an efficient manner while, at the same time, preserving the region's quality of life and environment.

## Use of Satellite Imagery to Measure Urban Change

**Use of Satellite Imagery to Measure Urban Change**

## Urban Growth in the Region

**Urban Growth in the Region**

**Notes:**
RED-Urban
YELLOW-Change from previous year

To build on this project, the BCDCOG is analyzing urban change for 1996 and 1998 to see if the development trend is continuing at the same rate.  

We are also, thanks to your assistance, one of the 20 sites selected to test EPA's Smart Growth Index.  This computer modeling program will project, based on the region's policies the future development patterns.  We will then be able to change the policy and see how this affects development patterns.  We hope that this will be a useful tool for our region's policy makers and an important part of our Growth Options program.

## Forecasting Future Development Patterns

**Forecasting Future Development Patterns**

## Slide 11

## Slide 12

**Notes:**
Here are some of the indicator scores from a sample scenario.  They rank the results of a scenario based on various “smart growth” criteria, like access to transit, density, and amount of environmental pollution

## 1. Develop Broad Group of Project Partners

**The **_**vision**_** for the BCD project is a metropolitan**
**region that encourages sustainable growth**
**patterns and is proactive (*****not reactive*****) to **
**growth trends.**

- 2. Analyze Regional Growth Patterns
- 3. Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure 	Benefits and Costs
- 4. Investigate and Provide Information Concerning 	Strategies and Techniques

**Notes:**
The vision for the BCD project is a metropolitan region that encourages sustainable growth patterns and is proactive (not reactive) to growth trends.

The goal of the four-part project is not to limit growth but rather: The project will investigate accommodating the region’s desired and projected growth in an efficient manner while, at the same time, preserving the region's quality of life and environment.

## Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure 

**Benefits and Costs**** **

**Assess *****environmental***** costs and benefits of various ****development types.**
**Water Quality**
**Air Quality**
**Wildlife Habitat **
**Green Space**
**Community Character**** **
**Assess *****infrastructure***** costs and benefits of various****development types.**
**Road Construction**
**Water and Sewer Services**
**Police and Fire Protection **

***Develop Methodologies to....***

**Notes:**
The third step in the process will be to develop methodologies to calculate the environmental and infrastructure benefits and costs of development.  We will work with economic and environmental consultants to develop a model that will work well in our region as well as be a model for use in other areas.  

The environmental methodology will assess environmental costs of various development types looking at factors such as:  water and air quality, wildlife habitat, green space, and community character.  
The infrastructure methodology will assess infrastructure costs of various development types.  This analysis will consider costs of road construction, water and sewer service, and police and fire protection.  

## Slide 15

**Notes:**
As development in the region reaches out into the rural areas, we have the unique opportunity to guide growth.

## Slide 16

**Notes:**
Growth can continue in its current incremental fashion, which may prove to be costly and inefficient.

## Slide 17

**Notes:**
Or growth can occur in a more planned fashion.  Creating new towns on the fringe that can support itself and is not dependant on the region's infrastructure for travel to work, home, and essential shops.  

## 1. Develop Broad Group of Project Partners

**The **_**vision**_** for the BCD project is a metropolitan**
**region that encourages sustainable growth**
**patterns and is proactive (*****not reactive*****) to **
**growth trends.**

- 2. Analyze Regional Growth Patterns
- 3. Calculate Environmental and Infrastructure 	Benefits and Costs
- 4. Investigate and Provide Information Concerning 	Strategies and Techniques

**Notes:**
The vision for the BCD project is a metropolitan region that encourages sustainable growth patterns and is proactive (not reactive) to growth trends.

The goal of the four-part project is not to limit growth but rather: The project will investigate accommodating the region’s desired and projected growth in an efficient manner while, at the same time, preserving the region's quality of life and environment.

## Develop Broad Group of Project Partners

**Partnering Committee**

**  ****Local and Regional Governments**
**  ****State and Federal Governmental Agencies**
**  ****Community Preservation and Urban ****	****	****Design Interest Groups**
**  ****Development Community**
**  ****Environmental Community**
**  ****Local Businesses and Industries**
**  ****Utility and Transportation Organizations**
**--**

**Notes:**
As part of the project a partnering committee will be formed that will bring together a broad variety of participants.  Many of whom will be new participants in the planning process.  We believe that wider participation will, in turn, provide more creative, acceptable, and hopefully better results than if this broad group had not been formed.  

## Variety of Planning 

**Variety of Planning **
**Processes**

-  **MPO**** – Playing catch-up**
** ****CDBG Grants**
** ****Regional Water Quality Planning**** – Struggling with ****	****capacity and NPS**
** ****Water and Sewer Commissions**
** ****Schools**
** ****Recreation Commissions**
** ****Local Governments**
** ****State **
** ****Federal**

## Held a 2-day 

**Held a 2-day **
**Land Use**
**Workshop in **
**Fall 1999**

**Published a Land **
**Use Tool Book that**
**Describes Land Use Techniques and Terms**

## Quarterly

**Quarterly**
**Electronic**
**Newsletter**

## GROWTH

**web page: **_*www.BCDCOG.com*_

**GROWTH**
**OPTIONS**

**Notes:**
Hopefully, not only will this project provide this region with an enhanced decision-making process, but also serve as a model program for use by other regions around the nation. 

Thank you for the opportunity to describe the COG’s TCSP project.  

Are there any questions?