Renewing Our Vision - Trends analysis
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The document summarizes an advisory committee meeting of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency. It discusses trends in population growth, land consumption, household changes, and declining transportation funding. It also reviews transportation issues like congestion, multimodal connections, and integrating land use and transportation planning. Finally, it analyzes natural resources in the area like floodplains, impaired streams, steep slopes, and additional resources needing analysis to inform conservation and development goals.
Renewing Our Vision - Trends analysis
- 1. Click to edit Master text styles CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE Click to edit Master text styles Advisory Committee Meeting 04/23/2014 Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency www.growingforwardchc.com
- 2. WHAT WE KNOW… Akosua Cook
- 3. TRENDS : POPULATION PROJECTIONS 500,000 80,000 400,000 , 300,000 Hamilton County City of Chattanooga 100,000 200,000 City of Chattanooga 0 1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000 Census 2010 Census 2012 Estimate 2040 Projection
- 11. TRENDS : LAND AREA CONSUMPTION
- 16. Jobs / More housing than jobs Household Mix Even mix of jobs and housing MAIN POINT More jobs than housing Where we live and where we work has More jobs than housing impacts on our infrastructure network and the cost of the network.
- 17. TRENDS : FUNDING DECLINE
- 18. TRENDS : HOUSEHOLDS ARE CHANGING
- 19. TRENDS : HOUSEHOLDS ARE CHANGING Families with Children H il C1970 2010 1.7% 12.9% Hamilton County1970 2010 % 12.9% 27.9% Married Couple 85.4% 64.9%7.2%Single Father Families Married Couple Male householder, no wife present Female householder, no husband present Married Couple Male householder, no wife present Female householder, no husband Single Mother Families Female householder, no husband present Female householder, no husband present
- 20. TRENDS : GENERATIONAL LIVING PREFERENCES
- 21. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE Click to edit Master text styles Advisory Committee Meeting 05/28/2014 Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency www.growingforwardchc.com
- 22. TRENDS UPDATE Akosua Cook & Heather Shank
- 24. TRANSPORTATION Key Issues Road Design Standards Congested Corridors & Intersections Bicycle Facilities Alternative Transportation Emergency Management Transit Service Improvements InnovativeTransportation Ideas
- 25. NEED FOR NEW INVESTMENT APPROACH Nationally: • Transportation funds lagging, at same time that transportation needs have increased • Emphasis on asset management, coupled with less revenue, has serious implications on revenue availability for new infrastructure • Multimodal capital investments must be identified in transparent processes that are performance-driven and outcome-based
- 26. NEED FOR NEW INVESTMENT APPROACH In Planning Area: • Shift to multimodal investment has been limited in its geographic extent • Large areas throughout region remain dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists and inaccessible to transit users
- 28. FIX IT FIRST21% 51% 28% 2035 LRTP 28% 30% 42% 2040 RTP Alternate Modes Roadway Capacity Roadway System Preservation, Operations, and Safety
- 29. GAPS IN MULTIMODAL CONNECTIONS TRANSIT BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN
- 30. TRANSPORTATION/ LAND USE INTEGRATION • Evaluate land use impacts related to transportation choices/investments • Update Comprehensive Plan to reflect the Regional Transportation Plan • Create new land use and transportation strategies to support community goals. • Increase density and encourage transit oriented mixed use developments
- 31. TRANSPORTATION/ LAND USE INTEGRATION
- 32. NATURAL RESOURCES Purpose : • Inventory and analysis of natural resources • Prioritize areas for protection • Target development to areas most appropriate • Expand public’s knowledge of environmental issues in Hamilton County • Inform the development of goals regarding conservation, protection, preservation, or restoration of natural resources
- 33. FLOOD PLAINS Functions and Benefits: • Infiltrates stormwater • Regulates flow • Recharges groundwater • Buffers sensitive riparian resources • Filters water • Mitigates erosion • Stores sediment and nutrients • Provides habitat and preserves biodiversity • Provide scenic beauty Acres % of Acres in Hamilton County % of Sloped Acreage with a building on the Slope* % Protected** Floodway 9,525 2.6% 20.3% 89.4% 100 Yr Flood 35,041 9.5% 22.1% 6.9% 500 Yr Flood 8,296 2.3% 58.8% 7.6% Wetlands 1,734 0.5% 1.7% 24.7% *Parcel based **Protected is a rough estimate based on ownership.
- 34. FLOOD PLAINS Development related disturbance can: • Alter flow patterns and habitat functions • Fragment floodplains and habitats • Increase runoff and flooding • Reduce water quality • Result in loss of biodiversity • Result in loss of scenic beauty and community character 2003 flooding of East Ridge Hospital
- 36. STEEP SLOPES Benefits and Functions: • Provide scenic beauty and community character • Improve water quality and reduce runoff • Provide habitat and protect biodiversity Slope Acres % of Acres in Hamilton County Percent of Sloped Acreage with a building on the Slope* % Protected** Slope 15% ‐ 19.9% 36249 9.8% 32.8% 9.3% Slope 20% ‐ 24.9% 27743 7.5% 34.6% 11.2% Slope 25% ‐ 29.9% 19572 5.3% 34.2% 14.0% Slope 30% ‐ 34.9% 13255 3.6% 32.9% 17.3% Slope 35% and greater 25599 6.9% 24.4% 33.3% *Parcel based **Protected is a rough estimate based on ownership.
- 37. STEEP SLOPES Development related disturbance can: • Increase erosion, slope instability, and safety concerns • Increase quantity of runoff and reduced water quality • Result in loss of habitat and biodiversity • Result in loss of scenic beauty and community character In 2013, the City spent $1.8 million in repairs due to slope instability issues. Public Works asked for an annual $2 million dollar budget to address slope instability issues in 2013. 2012 rock slide on the W Road
- 38. ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS NEEDED • Intact Forests • Farmlands and Prime Agricultural Soils • Biodiversity • Where do sensitive resources overlap? • What areas should be protected? • How do we minimize the unintended impacts of development ? Loss of Open Space Fragmentation and Habitat Loss Increased Runoff Increased Pollution
- 39. Communities can grow while protecting water and other natural resources NATURAL RESOURCES