Lately, we have heard that Supervisor Susan Adams is telling the community that Marinwood is not a "Designated" Priority Development Area. This is factually correct. Marinwood is a "Potential" Priority Development Area which means it needs to widen roads (like Miller Creek Rd) and change zoning before it can become "Designated" PDA and receive funding. The above map was created in 2008.
Here is information you should know about PDAs.
Priority Development Areas (PDAs):
What is a PDA and why are they happening
without community input? Apparently the County and the Supervisors do not
have to consult the community before they apply to the regional agencies of
ABAG & MTC to make YOUR community a Priority Development Area (PDA).
This is all driven by the desire for grant money. They state
"local commitment to developing more housing" but that isn't the
community's "local commitment", it is your elected official's
commitment. What is the carrot that is driving
our County officials to rush-rush and designate our communties as PDAs?
ABAG and MTC are using Federal transportation dollars as an incentive - $800
Million to be exact for the One Bay Area grant program. The Marinwood
area is a Potential PDA and will become a Designated PDA once certain things
are in place. That is why you have to look out for things like meetings in your
community that the County wants to have for things like "traffic
enhancements" - installation of traffic signals, widening of roads for bike
lanes or other reasons...things like that.
This is cut-and-pasted directly from the One Bay Area
website (without any commentary) and the link is below if you want to read
more - bottom line, pay attention
to what is going on right now in your community.
Priority Development Areas (PDAs) are locally-identified,
infill development opportunity areas within existing communities. They are
generally areas of at least 100 acres where
there is local commitment to developing more housing along with
amenities and services to meet the day-to-day needs of residents in a
pedestrian-friendly environment served by transit. To be eligible to become a
PDA, an area had to be within an existing community, near existing or planned
fixed transit or served by comparable bus service, and planned for more housing.
Where are the Priority Development Areas?
More than 60 jurisdictions (plus several Congestion Management Agencies) submitted applications for well over 100 PDAs. The areas nominated include most of the places in the Bay Area served by fixed transit, major bus corridors, or planned transit under MTC’s Resolution 3434. Together, these areas comprise about 115,000 acres of urban and suburban land, less than 5 percent of the Bay Area's total land area. However, even though this is a small proportion of the region's land area, the proposed PDAs could accommodate over half of the Bay Area's projected housing growth to the year 2035, mostly at relatively moderate densities.
More than 60 jurisdictions (plus several Congestion Management Agencies) submitted applications for well over 100 PDAs. The areas nominated include most of the places in the Bay Area served by fixed transit, major bus corridors, or planned transit under MTC’s Resolution 3434. Together, these areas comprise about 115,000 acres of urban and suburban land, less than 5 percent of the Bay Area's total land area. However, even though this is a small proportion of the region's land area, the proposed PDAs could accommodate over half of the Bay Area's projected housing growth to the year 2035, mostly at relatively moderate densities.
The compact growth envisioned through these PDAs is based
in large part on local aspirations and community context. The
PDAs reflect the diversity of the communities in the Bay Area. To learn more
about what these communities envision for each PDA, visit the Priority Development Area Showcase. You can also view a list or printable map of the
adopted Priority Development Areas.
Applying to Become a PDA
1. The
County applies for a community to be a PDA.
2. It is
either adopted regionally as a Designated
Planned or Potential Priority Development Areas. In
general, these categories relate to readiness for funding:
a. Planned
area would be eligible for capital infrastructure funds, planning grants, and
technical assistance.
b. Potential area would be eligible
for planning grants and technical assistance, but not capital infrastructure
funds.
3. A Potential PDA can move to Designated Planned
status once a plan has been completed for the area. Must be approved by a City
Council or Board of Supers. It must ensure that:
a. It
includes a map designating the land uses for the area
b. Identify densities/development
intensities for planned land uses
c. Include
implementation actions and plan
4. Designation
Criteria for PDAs
a. It is
within an existing urbanized area
b. Has existing or planned
infrastructure to support development and will provide range of services and
ameneties to meet daily needs of residents for transportation options.
c. The area
has plans for a significant increase in housing to meet the minimum density of
the slected “place type” in the Station Area Planning Manual including
affordable units.
d. Must be near an existing rail
station or ferry (1/2 mile distance) or served by bus in a transit corridor
with minimum headways of 20 minutes during peak commute hours or is an area
defined as a planned transit station per MTCs resolution 3434 (SMART Rail).
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For a related stories, see the video where Supervisor Adam tells ABAG that PDAs are approved by the local communities and TAM documents planning for growth in Marinwood
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