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Local governments in the Bay Area have expressed the need for funding that is more flexible <br /> than the current TLC program and is targeted specifically toward implementing development <br /> projects that take advantage of transit access. The recent evaluation of the TLC program <br /> recommended "continuing to strengthen the land use connection within the TLC Program" <br /> by supporting TOD and infill projects. TOD and infill are both critical to the continued healthy <br /> growth of the Bay Area, by reducing Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT), reducing the combined <br /> costs of housing and transportation, and making more efficient use of transportation <br /> infrastructure. <br /> Figure 1 Household Greenhouse Gas Emissions In the Bay Area <br /> This map depicts household CO2 emissions from automobile use only. <br /> r . . <br /> L" 4- t <br /> net • hA <br /> . <br /> T <br /> t ` �. �C / <br /> l• � <br /> y <br /> \ 1 _ . <br /> TTTy �I: n a . <br /> e <br /> w w <br /> pm,* <br /> TT r yf,! <br /> X 1 <br /> t <br /> a f Bt4I 1 <br /> Sk (�I 1 ��. Wiles/ <br /> a.'" <br /> J <br /> Otl4H I r <br /> Sr Hark• <br /> lei. <br /> tit - - <br /> Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology, 2008 <br /> However, even with its considerable success, the TLC program, with its fixed two -year funding <br /> cycle and limited number of fundable projects and project types does not go far enough to <br /> meet the challenges Bay Area communities face as they try to intensify land uses near <br /> transit. After station area or downtown plans have been adopted, TOD and infill development <br /> projects still face significant financial and regulatory barriers that impede construction. The <br /> financial barriers include higher land costs around transit stations, infrastructure upgrades <br /> needed to support increased density, the need to assemble small parcels of land to reach <br /> Sa•riers to 1 O and Regional Funding Needs 9 <br />