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From page 7... ... 7 Introduction This section provides an overview of the recommended methods used to initiate a transit corridor livability project. Initiate Project (Step 1 in Figure 1) Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... 8 Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies Effective community engagement includes: • Outreach and education -- disseminating public information and inviting broad-based participation. • Community assessments -- understanding local issues and aspirations through the eyes of stakeholders (McConville 2013) Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... Initiate Project (Step 1) 9 responsible for setting the vision and goals for the overall team and often makes high-level decisions pertaining to funding, contracting, and policies. Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... 10 Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies To prevent this "silo effect," consider forming a collaborative technical advisory subcommittee, staffed by analysts from all relevant stakeholder agencies, to set standards, select methods, and assign analysis work tasks collaboratively. Alternatively, hiring consulting analysts to provide these services, rather than stakeholder agency staff, can also help prevent the silo effect. Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... Initiate Project (Step 1) 11 Community Engagement and Equity Planning Strategies Implementation: Corridors of Opportunity in the Twin Cities Community engagement plays a central role in identifying and addressing social and economic needs in less advantaged communities, such as communities with large shares of low-income households and immigrants. Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... 12 Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies factor) and adequate mixed-income housing (the place factor) Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... Initiate Project (Step 1) 13 A transit corridor consists of a transit alignment (the physical transit line at the center "axis" or "spine" of the corridor) Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... 14 Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies daily trips internally (containing both origins and destinations) and therefore may yield higher livability metric scores in some cases, the analyst will miss identifying critical shortcomings and needs in subsections of the corridor that are masked by its sheer size. Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... Initiate Project (Step 1) 15 corridors with stations BOTH within and outside of central business districts (CBDs) Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... 16 Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies Land Use Patterns. Using qualitative or quantitative assessment methods of the study corridor's land uses, identify a corridor's boundaries so it includes both residential areas (origins) Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... Initiate Project (Step 1) 17 Jurisdictional Boundaries. Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... 18 Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies A definition must also be specific enough to be useful. Without specificity, measurement and implementation become difficult, if not impossible. Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... Initiate Project (Step 1) 19 Transit Corridor Livability Principles Factor Category Factor Name High-quality transit, walking, and bicycling opportunities Place Urban form (transit employment accessibility) Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... 20 Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies Recommended Practice: Choosing Transit Corridor Livability Definitions Develop definitions for your transit corridor (boundaries) and livability in collaboration with stakeholder decision makers, planners, and analysts, blending local values, aspirations, and context with the definitions provided in this Handbook. Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... Initiate Project (Step 1) 21 Defining Livability in Practice: Partnership for a Livable Roanoke Valley The Roanoke Valley in southwestern Virginia (including Roanoke City and Salem) Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... 22 Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies their process -- including five working (focus) groups -- with the goal "to encourage planning and action across disciplines and interest areas." This diversity of stakeholders and interests is reflected in the focus groups they formed and in the text of each group's goal statements (Eden Area Livability Initiative 2015) Read the entire page →

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... 7 Introduction This section provides an overview of the recommended methods used to initiate a transit corridor livability project. Initiate Project (Step 1 in Figure 1)