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Santa Rosa planners outline Transit Oriented Communities push to protect grant eligibility and cut transport emissions
Summary
City planners briefed the Climate Action Subcommittee on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Transit Oriented Communities policy and steps Santa Rosa must take to remain competitive for regional grants, including zoning updates, parking maximums, affordable-housing rules and mobility-hub planning.
Amy Nicholson, supervising planner for Santa Rosa, told the Climate Action Subcommittee that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) policy, adopted in 2022, requires local jurisdictions to meet four broad categories of standards to score highly for regional grants.
"Today's presentation is focused on what's called transit oriented communities policy," Nicholson said, outlining the policy's four parts: minimum residential density and office intensity, affordable-housing production/preservation/protection, parking management, and transit station access and circulation. She said Santa Rosa has two TOC areas, at North Station and the downtown smart station, and noted the city has already secured regional funding for related projects.
Nicholson cited recent…
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