Simply put, transportation corridors connect people and commerce. But there are many considerations that go into a successful corridor plan. How do you align regional and local goals to leverage support with stakeholders and partners? How do you select the appropriate mode for each corridor segment? Where does active transportation fit in? What are the principles of complete corridors? How can we address station location, limited rights of way and land use along corridors? Where does financing fit in? And that pesky last-mile challenge... Learn tactics for establishing development-ready corridors and phasing in modes in this fundamental review of a long, long list of corridor issues. Moderator: Dwight Schock, AICP, Vice President, Transit and Railroad Segment Manager, David Evans and Associates, Inc., Denver, Colorado Daniel Guimond, AICP, Principal, Economic & Planning Systems, Denver, Colorado Janette Hill, Service Planner III, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, Texas Daniel Soler, Director, Transit Systems Design and Construction, Metropolitan Council, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1. Corridor Planning
A Complete Picture of Corridor Planning: The
Fundamentals
10/26/2015, 2 pm to 3:30 pm

2. Session Objective
Simply put, transportation corridors connect people and commerce. But there
are many considerations that go into a successful corridor plan. How do you
align regional and local goals to leverage support with stakeholders and
partners? How do you select the appropriate mode for each corridor segment?
Where does active transportation fit in? What are the principles of complete
corridors? How can we address station location, limited rights of way and land
use along corridors? Where does financing fit in? And that pesky last-mile
challenge... Learn tactics for establishing development-ready corridors and
phasing in modes in this fundamental review of a long, long list of corridor
issues.

3. Introductions
Dan Soler – Rob Hume – “The Metro Transit Experience”
Janette Hill – “The DART Experience”
Dan Guimond – “The Financial Experience”
Dwight Schock – Moderator – “The Getting it Built Experience”
Tom Hester – Organizer

4. Agenda
Question and Answer Format
Moderator Asks Question
• One Panelist Responds – 10 minutes
• Other Panelists Follow on – 5 minutes total
• Attendees Q & A – 10 minutes
Next Question – Similar time – 2 questions @ 25 minutes, each
Final Q & A – All – 10 minutes

5. Question 1
With the perspective of building support,
working with stakeholders and partners,
describe planning approaches that can be used
to identify impacts and benefits, show value,
and measure progress.

6. Metro Transit’s Experience

7. Define Project Issues
What issues stand in the way?
• Design Issues
• Community Concerns
• Agency Support/Approvals
• Other

8. Project Segments

9. Project Technical Issues
Issues grouped
into TI’s, within a
segment

10. Forming an Issue Resolution Team

11. Organize and Focus the IRTs
• Reasonable but aggressive
schedule
• Regular, frequent meetings
• Establish ground rules

12. Olson Memorial Highway

13. Brooklyn Park Area
Before
After

14. Question 1
Other Panelists’ Discussion
General Discussion and Questions

15. Question 2
What are some of the principles of creating
“complete” transportation corridors?

33. Question 2
Other Panelists’ Discussion
General Discussion and Questions

34. Question 3
What land use principles and development
planning strategies are appropriate for
leveraging lands along transportation corridors?

37. Target Household Types
Empty Nesters
Young
Professionals
Employment Growth
3. Market Support for TOD Criteria Score
a. Population Density Ann. Rate Under 2K - 0, 2K to 4K - 1, Over 4K - 2
b. Employment Density Ann. Rate Under 2.5K - 0, 2.5K to 5K - 1, Over 5K - 2
c. Household Growth (2000 to 2010) Ann. Rate Under 1.5% - 0, 1.5 to 3% - 2, Over 3% - 4
d. Employment Growth Ann. Rate Under 1.5% - 0, 1.5 to 3% - 2, Over 3% - 4
e. Average Household Income Over Metro Avg. Yes - 1, No - 0
f. Demographics Metro Avg = 1.0 Location Quotient (vs. MSA)
1. Non-Family Households Metro Avg = 1.0 Location Quotient (vs. MSA)
2. Households Without Children Metro Avg = 1.0 Location Quotient (vs. MSA)
3. Householders 25-34 and 55-64 Metro Avg = 1.0 Location Quotient (vs. MSA)
Possible Score Range 0 – 15

38. Top 25 Priority Sites

42. ñ
A LINE TARGET INDUSTRIES BY STATION

44. Question 3
Other Panelists’ Discussion
General Discussion and Questions

45. Final Questions and Discussion

46. Thank you!