SEDACOGs Regional Strategic Action Plan for Land Use, Transportation and Economic Development

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SEDA-COGsRegional Strategic Action Plan for
Land Use, Transportation and Economic
Development
The SEDA-COG Region Where planning transcends
boundaries
Steering Committee Kick-Off MeetingNovember 1,
2006
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Agenda
Agenda

• Introductions
• Project Background
• The SEDA-COG Plan
• Facts from around the Region
• Review of Central Region Objectives
• Closing Comments

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Agenda
Agenda

• Introductions
• Project Background
• The SEDA-COG Plan
• Facts from around the Region
• Review of Central Region Objectives
• Closing Comments

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Project Background

• May 2003 Conference
• End of 2003 Brookings Report
• 2004 Statewide Action Plan
• May 2005 Central Region Conference
• Summer 2005 all LDDs asked to submit proposal
  for developing a strategic action plan
• Summer 2006 - SEDA-COG contracted to undertake
  effort
• Purpose / Outcome

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Project Background
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Agenda
The SEDA-COG Plan

• Formation of a Regional Project Steering
  Committee
• 6 Steering Committee Meetings
• Review and Validation of Regional Objectives and
  Vision Developed and Previous Sessions
• 1 steering committee meeting
• 5 sub-regional focus groups
• Review and Validation of Action Steps and
  Resources Required to Achieve Regional and
  Statewide Objectives
• 1 steering committee meeting to analyze focus
  group results
• Validation Process for Additional Regional
  Objectives and Action Steps, if Necessary
• 1 meeting with previous regional participants and
  state agency reps.

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Agenda
The SEDA-COG Plan

• Vision and Prioritization of Regional Objectives
• 1 steering committee meeting to develop SEDA-COG
  region vision and (5) sub-region vision
  statements
• Regional Outreach, Consensus Building and
  Approval by SEDA-COG Board of Directors
• 5 sub-regional outreach forums
• 1 white paper document
• presentation to SEDA-COG Board of Directors
• Identification of Roles, Responsibilities, and
  Required Resources
• 2 work sessions with state agencies and other
  LDDs
• Development of a Strategic Action Plan
• 2 steering committee meetings

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The SEDA-COG Plan

• Coordination, Implementation, Cooperation and
  Support
• 2 LDD Association update meetings
• Formal reporting structure developed

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The SEDA-COG Plan
Meeting 1 Nov. 1
Meeting 2 Feb. 8
Meeting 3 April 17
Meeting 4
Meetings 5 and 6
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The SEDA-COG Plan

• Building Partnerships
• Facilitating long-term action
• With quick implementation plans
• Establish new model for LDDs in PA
• Consider all regional plans

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity A Competitive Agenda for
  Renewing Pennsylvania (Brookings Institute, 2003)

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity
• Pennsylvania ranks low on demographic and
  economic performance and high on sprawl and
  abandonment
• These twin patterns undermine the states
  competitiveness and are fiscally wasteful
• These patterns are not inevitable state policies
  facilitate sprawl and promote abandonment

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity
• The state has enviable assets strong eds and
  meds sector, large numbers of imported
  students, historic communities, affordable
  living, and natural resources
• Yet Pennsylvania must revive its cities,
  boroughs, and older townships to leverage these
  assets
• State policies must change to revitalize older
  communities and set a new economic course for the
  Commonwealth

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

Percent population change, 1990-2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

Percent population change, 1990-2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau

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Facts from around the Region
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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

Employment share by industry, 1970 - 2000
Source U.S. Census Bureau

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Facts from around the Region
Manufacturing
Retail Trade
Health Care

Education
Accom / Food Services
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Facts from around the Region
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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

Employment by selected industry, 2000

• Pennsylvania ranks 5th among states in its share
  of service jobs in education
• Pennsylvania ranks 6th among states in its share
  of service jobs in healthcare

Source Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

• Wal-Mart is now the largest private employer in
  the state
• In 2000, over 61 percent of Pennsylvanias
  workers were employed in occupations with average
  wages of less than 27,000 per year compared to
  50 percent nationally
• For example, 1.6 million people are employed in
  either administrative support or sales

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

OLDER Cities 56 Boroughs 962
1st Class Townships 91 OUTER 2nd Class
Townships 1,457 2,566

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Facts from around the Region

• Back to Prosperity

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Facts from around the Region

• Back to Prosperity

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Statewide Perspective
The outer townships have dominated the states
population growth for decades

• Back to Prosperity

Population, 1930 - 2000

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

Urbanized acres per new resident , 1982-1997
Source USDA Natural Resources Inventory, U.S.
Census Bureau

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

Sprawl and urban decline are burdening taxpayers

• Low density development increases demand for

• New schools
• New roads
• New public facilities
• Sewer and water extensions

Low density development increases the costs of
key services

• Police
• Fire
• Emergency medical

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Statewide Perspective
Population vs. Transportation Investment

• Back to Prosperity

Share of population versus share of
transportation investment, 1999-2002

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Anne Canby and James
Bickford, 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania
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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity Keys to Success

• Ideas, innovation, and creativity now drive the
  economy
• Success requires large numbers of people with a
  college education and high skills

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity Keys to Success

• Thick labor markets
• Vibrant and distinctive downtowns
• Plentiful amenities
• A positive, tolerant culture

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity

Current residence of university graduates,
classes 1990-2000
Source Alumni offices of each university

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Statewide Perspective

• Back to Prosperity Challenges

Haphazard Investments
Weak Planning

Barriers to Reinvestment
Governmental Fragmentation
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Facts from around the Region
Regional Issues Forum
Findings
Maintain or enhance the special place we call
home Engage residents in municipal
planning Improve public understanding of complex
issues Develop a regional economic strategic
plan Planning at the proper scale
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A Vision for the Central Region

• Objectives for the Central Region
• Primary Objectives
• Additional Objectives
• Regional Action Steps
• Recommendations for Commonwealth Support

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A Vision for the Central Region

• Sub-regional Focus Groups
• Two in December
• Three in January
• Need one point person in each sub-region
• Looking for a mix of the following types of
  people
• Municipal officials Business Leaders
• Downtown organizations Environmental interests
• EMS staff Agricultural interests
• School Districts Recreation professionals

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Closing Comments

• Top 10 Priorities
• What issues are most important to you?
• Whats happening in your part of the region
  that you would like to see changed?
• What would you like to see included as part of
  this strategic plan?

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Contact Information
Kim Wheeler Project Manager SEDA-COG Community
Resource Center phone [phone]
x231 kwheeler_at_seda-cog.org Kay Aikey Project
Assistant SEDA-COG GIS/Administration/Transportat
ion phone [phone] x333 kaikey_at_seda-cog.org
SEDA-COG Staff Involved Brian Auman Mandy
Burbage Joe DeWalle Betsy Lockwood Kristen
Moyer Jamie Schrawder Ryan Unger Steve
Herman Jim Baker Tom Grbenick Jerry
Bohinski Jeff Stover Jim McAllister Dennis
Robinson