SB 1669 Summary

• Establishes the Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership as a public agency within the Department of Transportation to plan and develop affordable, walkable communities with infrastructure and amenities around transit corridors.

• Partnership responsibilities include coordinating with developers to ensure full transit infrastructure, affordable housing, public spaces, parks, recreational facilities, arts/culture venues, and community economic development opportunities within half-mile of rail lines.

• Creates a Board of Directors with 18 voting members including state agency representatives, affordable housing and urban planning experts, and ex-officio legislative committee chairs to oversee partnership activities.

• Authorizes partnership to acquire property, issue revenue bonds, establish business and community improvement districts, levy assessments on benefiting properties, and make investments in local enterprises up to $500,000 per enterprise.

• Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues to the Community Improvement Special Fund for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to establish the partnership and fund four staff positions (executive director, planner/architect, project specialist, and administrative assistant).