Youngstown Infrastructure Enhancement Plan March 1, 2016
TIGER Recap & Youngstown Infrastructure Enhancement Plan Stakeholder Update Meeting August 11, 2016
Youngstown Infrastructure Enhancement Plan TIGER Grant Recap
TIGER Recap: Last Time We Met - Engaging Stakeholders - A Collaborative Process - Leveraging Community Knowledge
TIGER Recap: The Goals and Expected Benefits Strengthen and Define the City s Core Create a Vibrant Downtown Encourage Access to Downtown Provide and Strengthen Linkages between the City s Assets Support the Entrepreneurial Spirit Provide the Infrastructure for Existing Business and Redevelopment to Thrive
TIGER Recap: The Problem
TIGER Recap: Mapping the Investment
TIGER Recap: The Concept
TIGER Recap: The Project
TIGER Recap: What Would Fifth Avenue Look Like? Provide Safe and Accessible Routes Incorporating Green Infrastructure Rebranding the Corridor
TIGER Recap: Reconfiguring Fifth Avenue
TIGER Recap: Multi-Modal Access to Healthcare
TIGER Recap: Multi-Modal Access to Healthcare
Youngstown Infrastructure Enhancement Plan The TIGER Review and Award Process
Tiger Grant Overview Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Projects must be surface modes, for example: road, rail, transit, intermodal, and ports Projects should have significant regional or national impacts Projects must be transformative $500M in available funding for TIGER VIII (2016) Minimum grant $5M for urban areas; maximum $200M Highly competitive: In 2015, DOT received 627 applications, 39 were selected for award (6.2%)
What Types of Projects Have Received Grants in the Past? Since 2009, $4.6B dedicated to 7 rounds of TIGER for 381 projects
What Were the Application Components? 1. Application Narrative Description what problem does project solve Location with map Project parties Funding plan (sources/uses) Five primary criteria and BCA: State of Good Repair, Safety, Sustainability, Quality of Life, Economic Competitiveness Benefit Cost Analysis technical summary, workbook Secondary criteria: Innovation, Partnership Project Readiness/Demonstration that Project is in STIP/TIP 2. Letters of Support 3. Federal Wage Rate Certifications 4. Letters of Funding Commitment 5. Any Supporting Documentation Needed to Help Evaluate Application
What is a Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA)? BCA demonstrates that the project is a worthwhile investment Need a BCA above 1.0 to show the benefits exceed the costs Our Score was 1.54 Compare the base case (without project) to the improvement case (with project) Benefits vary with the type of project but typically fall in one of five categories: State of Good Repair: value of additional efficiency, avoidance of cost Safety: value of avoiding injury, fatality, PDO Economic Competitiveness: additional productivity Sustainability: value of improved water or air quality Quality of Life: reduced congestion or travel costs
How Does the Required Match Work? Requires local match of 20% for urban areas, 0% match for rural areas The SMAR 2 T Corridor had a $4.8M Match (26%) $1.9M Cash Match $2.9M In-Kind Maximum grant awarded in 2015 was $25M Most grants in $10M to $16M range last time; Average award amount in 2016 was $11.5M Funds already expended or whose source is a federal program cannot be used as a match
What is the Application Review Process? Applications were due on April 29, 2016 Awards were announced on July 28, 2016 Applications divided up and distributed to technical review teams (by mode) First review for fatal flaws and overall project merit Second review for NEPA readiness (risk) and BCA Application is scored: Highly Recommended, Recommended,.Not Recommended Best projects advance to selection committee comprised of DOT management team (Secretary and senior leadership) for final selection A debrief has been requested by the City
TIGER Recap: 2016 Award Summary 40 Projects Awarded Over 13 States Avg. Award - $11.8M ($4.4M-$25M Range) Avg. Non-TIGER Funds 57%
Youngstown Infrastructure Enhancement Plan Planning the Next Steps
Applying the TIGER Design Principles to Other Projects TIGER Design Principles
Understanding the Project Development Process PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION
Youngstown Infrastructure Planned Projects
Green & Complete Street Guiding Principles 1. Increase Pedestrian Walkability, Safety & Accessibility 2. Activate the Non-Vehicular Zone with Pedestrian Amenities 3. Increase Access Through Multi-Modal Options (Bike, Transit, etc.) 4. Provide Traffic Calming Devices (Road Diet, Signalization, Lane Width Reduction, etc. ) 5. Provide Right of Way Landscaping to Support Pedestrian Zone Activity 6. Provide Stormwater Management within the Right of Way 7. Utilize Sustainable Design Practices 8. Capture the Unique Character of a Place
Pedestrian Realm Green & Complete Street Tool Kit Public Art Enhancing the Pedestrian Experience Pedestrian Scale Lighting Accessibility and Safety Pedestrian Amenities & Landscape Areas
Vehicular Realm Green & Complete Street Tool Kit Parking Bumpouts Landscaped Median Signalized Pedestrian Crossings Enhanced Intersection Road Diet
B i c y c l e R e a l m Green & Complete Street Tool Kit Two-Way Separated Bike Lanes (Cycle Track) Dedicated Bike Lanes (with buffer) Sharrow Bike Lane Marked Through Intersection
Green Infrastructure Green & Complete Street Tool Kit Green Infrastructure Planters Green Infrastructure Median Parking Lot Bio-infiltration Basin Stormwater Tree Pits
Signage & Wayfinding Green & Complete Street Tool Kit Public Art Directional Wayfinding Wayfinding Kiosk Clear and Consistent Signage Gateway/District Signage
Youngstown Infrastructure Enhancement Plan Downtown Youngstown Wayfinding
Youngstown Infrastructure Enhancement Plan Downtown Redevelopment Districts (HB233)
HB 233 Legislation Summary Establishes a procedure by which municipal corporations may create downtown redevelopment districts (DRDs) for the purposes of rehabilitating historic buildings and promoting economic development. Authorizes the municipal corporation to exempt up to 70% of the increased value of real property in the DRD from taxation and to collect service payments in lieu of taxes from the property owners. Requires that an ordinance creating a DRD describe the area included in the district, the number of years the DRD will exist, and an economic development plan. Requires that the territory of a DRD contain at least one historic building and prohibits the inclusion of areas used exclusively for residential purposes. Restricts the lifetime of DRD exemptions to ten years or, with the approval or reimbursement of affected school districts, 30 years.
Downtown Redevelopment Potential
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