4. 4
MDOT Office of Real Estate
• Maryland Secretary of Transportation’s Office
• Responsible for TOD Projects at MDOT Stations:
– Baltimore Metro; Baltimore Light Rail; MARC
• Support WMAT TOD Efforts at Washington
Metro Stations:
– Staff assigned at MDOT
– Financial support for WMATA projects
6. 6
MDOT Uniquely Situated
• MDOT includes all transportation modes:
– MTA and SHA property
– Coordination of modal effort
• MDOT has its own funding sources
• MDOT has significant staff and consulting
resources
• In 2007, MDOT needed a legal framework for
TOD
7. Maryland TOD Law of 2008
The TOD Law:
• Defines TOD
• Makes TOD an MDOT
transportation purpose
• Creates TOD process
– Joint Designation by
MDOT and local
government
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8. 8
Maryland TOD Law of 2009
The 2009 TOD law expands
local government
authority at TODs:
• MEDCO can issue TIF
bonds
• Special Assessment
Districts can fund non-
county assets
• SAD’s can fund
operations and
maintenance
• Any local tax can fund a
TIF Bond
9. 9
Maryland Sustainable Communities
Act of 2010
• Streamlines smart
growth efforts
• Extends Historic Tax
Credits
• Makes TOD’s eligible
for historic tax credits
10. 10
TOD Executive Order 2009
Location priority for new
State facilities to be:
• ½ mile of a
transit station
• Designated a
TOD
11. Designation Process
• Designation Criteria:
– Good TOD
– Defined State role or other need for Designation
• Local government nominates projects
• State and local government joint designation
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13. MDOT
TOD Projects
• No set formula for TOD
• Legal, Business, and Political rules often do
not fit well to TOD
• Every project is different
• Every project is difficult
TOD requires extraordinary effort,
flexibility, and actions
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14. Long list of TOD Projects
• Symphony Center Light Rail
• Owings Mills Metro
• Savage MARC
• State Center Metro/Light Rail
• Reisterstown Plaza Metro
• Laurel MARC
• Odenton MARC
• Penn Station MARC/Amtrak
• Howard Street Light Rail
• West Baltimore MARC
• Johns Hopkins/EBDI Metro
• Rogers Avenue Metro
• Cromwell Light Rail
• Muirkirk MARC
• Baltimore Redline stations
• Silver Spring Metro
• New Carrollton Metro
• Branch Avenue Metro
• Bethesda Metro
• White Flint Metro
• Wheaton Metro
• Twinbrook Metro
• Rockville Town Center/ Metro
• Naylor Road Metro
• West Hyattsville Metro
• College Park Metro
• Largo Metro
• Prince George’s Plaza Metro
• Morgan Boulevard Metro
• Glenmont Metro14 14
15. State Center
• 28 acre State-owned parcel
• Adjacent to Nine neighborhoods
• Light Rail, Metro, Amtrak, MARC
19. State Center
• State Center, LLC is developer
– Woman led (Caroline
Moore)
– Minority ownership (33%)
• $1.6 billion mixed-use project
• Five phases over 10-15 years
• LEED Silver and LEED
Neighborhood
• Congress for New Urbanism
Charter Award Recipient
(2010) 19
20. State Center Phase One
• State is leasing the property to
developer
• State is leasing back office
space
• State is financing a shared
garage
• State receives 7% of net cash
flow as part of ground rent
• Developer seeking TIF and
PILOT from the City
• Groundbreaking within the next
three to four months 20
21. 21
What’s Next?
“Transit Communities”
• The ½ mile radius around existing stations can
theoretical accommodate all growth in Maryland
for 20 years
• Potential program to build dense transit
communities around stations
• Requires partnership of state agencies, local
government, and federal government
• We must plan ahead for the new transit lines
24. Context
Arlington, Virginia – 25.8 sq. miles in area including federal lands
At the confluence of major regional transportation facilities
Home to major federal facilities: Pentagon, Fort Meyer, Arlington Hall
Located in the core of a rapidly growing Washington region (over 5
million residents, 3 million jobs and 1,200 sq. miles of urbanized area)
Continuing to grow – with over 247,000 residents and 280,000 jobs
projected by 2040
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1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
Households Residents Jobs
25. Development Concepts
Concentrate high and mid-
density 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
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26. Creating Environments Rich
In Travel Choices
Site Plan Development
County Infrastructure Investments
Expanded Transit Service
Support for Emerging Travel Options
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27. Sector Plans
The sector plans identify:
• Desired public improvements
• Location for retail
• Urban design standards
• Public infrastructure needs
• Open space, streetscape standards
They are intended to tell landowners, developers
and residents what the future of the station area will
be and how individual parcels can be redeveloped
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28. Sector Plans
In response to development proposals, county will
rezone for higher density use shown on GLUP
Lower (pre-existing) zoning remains in place until
proposal receives County Board approval of a
special exception site plan
The sector plan allows significantly higher density &
height than underlying zoning (1.5 - 3.8, 55 ft - 153
ft)
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29. Requiring Development-
Specific Transportation
Demand Management
Participation in County-wide
Commuter Services
programs
Transit subsidies
On-site improvements
including
sidewalk/streetscape and
bicycle facilities
On-site travel information
Parking management
Transportation performance
surveys
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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
30. Transportation Strategies to
Influence Travel Patterns
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) 30
31. Benefits of Transit-
oriented Development
Getting to work – transit use
– National avg: 4.7 %
– Fairfax County: 7.3 %
– Arlington: 23.3%
And, those who walk to work are double the
national avg, 5 times Fairfax
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32. Benefits of Transit-
oriented Development
Numbers are more dramatic in
Arlington’s Metro corridors
– Car ownership: 17.9% have zero cars,
while less than 25% have 2 or more
– Getting to work: Less than half drive
39.3% use transit
10.5% walk or bike
2.3 work at home
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33. 33
Aerial View of Arlington and Washington, D.C.
"Today, Arlington is a shining example of what citizen
engagement, visionary planning, and wise use of scarce
resources can do for the livability of a community.“ –
SmartGrowthAmerica.org
• 11 Metro transit stops along
two Metro corridors
• More downtown office space
than Boston, Los Angeles
and Denver
• Mixed-uses of office, retail,
hotel and residential within ¼
mile of Metro
• Development density
concentrated within 10% of
Arlington’s land area
Transit-oriented Growth
Outcomes:
34. Thank you
to learn more about Arlington, please visit
www.arlingtonva.us
Thank you
to learn more about Arlington, please visit
www.arlingtonva.us
52. Integrated Land Use and
Transportation Plan
Office/medical office
Mixed-use office
Mixed-use housing
Mixed-use retail
housing
Office/housing
transition
Housing
Commercial
53. Integrated Land Use and
Transportation Plan
Office/medical office
Mixed-use office
Mixed-use housing
Mixed-use retail
housing
Office/housing
transition
Housing
Commercial
Downtown mixed-use
54. The Spring District
‣ Existing Uses
• Warehouse
• Distribution
• Transportation Base
• Storage
55. The Spring District
‣ Infrastructure
• Transportation
• Utility Systems
• Local Streets & Sidewalks
• Dedicated Public Spaces
56. The Spring District
‣ Phase One
• 800,000 sf office
• Ground Floor Retail
• Parks and Recreation
• Residential
57. The Spring District
‣ Future Phases
• Additional Office
• Hotel
• Ground Floor Retail
58. The Spring District
‣ Future Phases
• Additional Office
• Hotel
• Ground Floor Retail
• Mix of Other Uses
• Sense of Place
59. The Spring District
‣ Future Phases
• Additional Office
• Hotel
• Ground Floor Retail
• Mix of Other Uses
• Sense of Place
• Vibrant and Diverse
• Sustainable
60. The Spring District
‣ Future Phases
• Additional Office
• Hotel
• Ground Floor Retail
• Mix of Other Uses
• Sense of Place
• Vibrant and Diverse
• Sustainable
61. Bel-Red Corridor - Vision
The Spring
District
Light Rail
130th Station
Area