INTRODUCTION

The City of Compton is seeking a Consultant to prepare a TOD Specific Plan for the Compton Station area on the Blue line. The City’s objective is to adopt new policies and regulations that promote sustainable transit-oriented development adjacent to the station area. The consultant team will conduct the technical studies and analyses, including environmental analyses to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in order to create active and walkable mixed-use neighborhood that supports and enhances multi-modal access to transit.

In addition to the preparation of the TOD-SP, the project will also include the amendment of the City General Plan as well as the Municipal Code to incorporate transit friendly analysis, maps, goals, policies and regulations.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The City is seeking an experienced consultant team with a proven record of accomplishment in preparing land use plans and policy documents for successful transit oriented districts. The ideal consultant for this project will submit a proposal that demonstrates the ability to prepare plans that encourage revitalization as well as new transit-supportive development. All proposals submitted shall include a work program and strategies to accomplish the following objectives:

1. Development that strengthens local identity and creates a sense of place through appropriate scale, density, land uses, and sensitive urban design measures to contribute to a safe and attractive transit-oriented community.
2. Promote a people-activated environment that provides a diverse mix of land uses that provide housing, commercial, cultural, service, and entertainment opportunities that support transit use and creates exciting public and private spaces that enhance the pedestrian experience and provide inviting places to gather, rest, shop, dine, and socialize;
3. Provide parking standards and strategies that consider proximity to transit and the need to provide sufficient parking for existing uses and new development in the TOD area, including tools and strategies to fund parking;
4. Provide strategies for sustainable development patterns that link transit to adjacent residential, commercial, and civic uses, and promotes the use of alternative modes of travel such as walking or biking;
5. Provide for diverse economically viable land uses that will promote investment and rehabilitation within TOD area to strengthen the City’s economic base and support funding for enhanced infrastructure needs.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION AND STAFF CONTACT

Interested firms should submit ten (10) copies and one (1) flash drive with the contents of the entire proposal. Proposals must be received by 5:00 PM (PST) on January 14, 2019, and directed to:

Office of the City Clerk
Attention: Robert Delgadillo, Senior Planner
RFP for Preparation of Compton Station TOD Specific Plan
City of Compton
205 South Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, CA 90220