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. Preparation of recommendations for development programs and financing mechanisms that can be replicated or adapted at local, subregional, and regional scales across the region. . Dissemination of information, findings, and recommendations to the region. The Transit Corridor component will investigate how the regional multi-modal network can be expanded into the Coalition's subregion through acquisition and redevelopment of the BNSF railroad line as an alternative transportation connection and link to other networks. . Conduct baseline analysis of the existing transportation facility, given present and future land uses ~d fiscal constraints and a range of transportation mode choices. . Explore expansion options within the subregion to build an internal network linked to the regional system. . Engage communities served by the facility in a dialogue about future land use, transportation, and development options. . Develop a preferred development option and supporting implementation plan, strategies, and tools. Smart Growth I Livable Community Study Connections Land Use The study will generate a preferred buildout option using known land use patterns that support transit: neighborhood comers~ompact transit-oriented development, redevelopment, or infill; town centers~ompact development, redevelopment, or infill; subregional clusters-higher density, mixed-use development and redevelopment. (See diagram for descriptions and possible locations of different scaled urban patterns.) The conceptual diagram is just one alternative for how the Coalition might prefer to develop over the next twenty years. It uses future city comprehensive plans and data to identify areas that have the potential to transition into one of the above transit-supportive development. The build- out study would take this same data and put it through a rigorous analysis that would test the viability of conventional build-out, as proposed by cities, and the ability of the transportation network to service projected growth given existing transportation systems and policy constraints. The second build-out option will use the same constraints and analysis, but apply smart growth principles to current comprehensive plan projects to develop an alternative land use and transportation plan. A Coalition preferred smart growth build-out option will be the final study product. It will identify the best locations for different types of smart development and how development should be phased and supported by socio-demographic analyses, housing and development market studies, best practices in smart growth transportation modeling and Coalition-wide input. Accompanying the options will be recommendations for: 1. a strategic phasing of development and of the necessary multi-modal transportation responses to accommodate mobility needs; 2. land use and transportation policy changes; 3. long-range financing strategies to encourage implementation through public-private partnerships; and 4. modifications to city comprehensive plans, zoning codes, maintenance codes, and plan review procedures. 10