Sustainable Community Principles and Air Quality 2010 East/Southeast Fort Worth Economic Development Summit September 17, 2010 Carl E. Edlund, P. E. Director, Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Dallas, Texas
HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership Enhance integrated planning and investment Provide a vision for sustainable growth. Redefine housing affordability. Redevelop underutilized sites. Develop livability measures and tools. Align HUD, DOT and EPA programs. Undertake joint research, and outreach.
Transit Oriented Development = Air Quality Improvement • Greater density than community average • Reduced parking • Convert surface parking to structured parking • Quality pedestrian environment • A mix of uses • A defined center • Transit integrated with TOD Transit stations help define the most important places
TOD Benefits • Safe streets • Pedestrian-oriented • Strong center • Local services • Parks and open space • Housing choices • Good jobs • Create destinations • Structured parking or further-removed surface parking
Potential, New Transit Corridors In Or Near E-SE Fort Worth: Less Air Emissions and More TOD? (1) July 2010: FTA awards Fort Worth $25 million for 2. 5 mile streetcar loop. (2) Proposed Southwest to Northeast Line to DFW International Airport (sw 2 ne. RAIL)
Electric Power Demand: The Role of Power Plants in Air Quality MW Noon Midnight
Green, Affordable Housing LEED-Silver Habitat homes mean lower utility costs and less air pollution from power plants. Dallas’ sustainable urban block: low-income housing that largely generates its own power, with on-site vegetable gardens
Brownfields Redevelopment Montgomery Ward catalogue center Evans and Rosedale Business and Cultural District Before: 2000 EPA Brownfields funds were used in site assessment. Extensive clean-up of 25 acres, preparing it for redevelopment After Now includes loft apartments, specialty retail; large new department store built nearby
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