Description: The new 2013 Activity Centers were defined using criteria developed by COG Department of Community Planning and Services (DCPS) staff and the Planning Directors Technical Advisory Committee (PDTAC). These criteria specified that each place identified as an Activity Center had to possess two required attributes: • A Local Policy requirement - the place is identified as an existing center or growth priority area in a locally-adopted land use plan • A Density requirement – the place is forecast by 2040 to have a total persons density (a combination of employment plus population) above the average for jurisdiction in which it was located.In addition, the place identified as an Activity Center also had to possess at least two of the following four attributes:Has at least 55 intersections per square mile in 2012 Has existing or planed transit in the Financially Constrained Long Range Transportation Plan that is high capacity/ performance (e.g. Metrorail, commuter rail, light rail, or bus rapid transit)Has a locally adopted land use plan that encourages mixed use developmentHas combined housing and transportation costs that are affordable based on the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s H + T Index
Service Item Id: 6a583ce9f4da4b22b0d67dd5e6fd5645
Copyright Text: MWCOG Department of Planning & Community Services (DCPS); National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB)
Description: The new 2013 Activity Centers were defined using criteria developed by COG Department of Community Planning and Services (DCPS) staff and the Planning Directors Technical Advisory Committee (PDTAC). These criteria specified that each place identified as an Activity Center had to possess two required attributes: • A Local Policy requirement - the place is identified as an existing center or growth priority area in a locally-adopted land use plan • A Density requirement – the place is forecast by 2040 to have a total persons density (a combination of employment plus population) above the average for jurisdiction in which it was located.In addition, the place identified as an Activity Center also had to possess at least two of the following four attributes:Has at least 55 intersections per square mile in 2012 Has existing or planed transit in the Financially Constrained Long Range Transportation Plan that is high capacity/ performance (e.g. Metrorail, commuter rail, light rail, or bus rapid transit)Has a locally adopted land use plan that encourages mixed use developmentHas combined housing and transportation costs that are affordable based on the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s H + T Index
Service Item Id: 6a583ce9f4da4b22b0d67dd5e6fd5645
Copyright Text: MWCOG Department of Planning & Community Services (DCPS); National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB)
Description: The new 2013 Activity Centers were defined using criteria developed by COG Department of Community Planning and Services (DCPS) staff and the Planning Directors Technical Advisory Committee (PDTAC). These criteria specified that each place identified as an Activity Center had to possess two required attributes: • A Local Policy requirement - the place is identified as an existing center or growth priority area in a locally-adopted land use plan • A Density requirement – the place is forecast by 2040 to have a total persons density (a combination of employment plus population) above the average for jurisdiction in which it was located.In addition, the place identified as an Activity Center also had to possess at least two of the following four attributes:Has at least 55 intersections per square mile in 2012 Has existing or planed transit in the Financially Constrained Long Range Transportation Plan that is high capacity/ performance (e.g. Metrorail, commuter rail, light rail, or bus rapid transit)Has a locally adopted land use plan that encourages mixed use developmentHas combined housing and transportation costs that are affordable based on the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s H + T Index
Service Item Id: 6a583ce9f4da4b22b0d67dd5e6fd5645
Copyright Text: MWCOG Department of Planning & Community Services (DCPS); National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB)