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Job and Activity Centers <br />Job and Activity Centers are areas of focused economic activity. Job Centers are contiguous <br />areas that have at least 7,000 jobs at a net <br />density of at least 10 jobs per acre. In <br />2010, half of the region's jobs were located <br />in one of 42 Job Centers; one in six of the <br />region's jobs was in the four largest job <br />centers: downtown Minneapolis, downtown <br />Saint Paul, the University of Minnesota and <br />the airport/Mall of America. Activity Centers <br />are concentrated nodes of other activity, <br />such as major educational institutions, <br />shopping and airports. <br />Job and Activity Centers benefit from <br />significant existing regional infrastructure <br />such as wastewater, highways, and transit, <br />as well as local infrastructure investments <br />in access and connectivity like sidewalks, <br />parking, water, parks, and trails. Building on <br />these investments to take advantage of <br />new opportunities to adapt, reuse, or <br />redevelop properties will maximize the <br />benefit of our regional investments and <br />support the continued orderly and <br />economical development of the region. <br />Employment and Activity <br />OMajor (.60090 Jobs) <br />0 Regional t>15,000 Jobs? <br />Q Sbregional i>7009 Jobe) <br />Jabs per Acre, 2011 <br />O Less roan 2 <br />12to4.9 <br />5to9.9 <br />_ 1010 00.9 <br />_ 4010 152.6 <br />HeiNNEPI <br />Mws <br />Source' Employment data Irom LI. S. CBS Ma L.19itonal Employer • How.. <br />Oynamles {LEHO) orlpin • 5004 a,dn Employment Statis404 (LODES). 2011. <br />M oT RO<aiOtclTgN <br />Job and Activity Centers are significant travel destinations and support higher levels of transit <br />service and highway infrastructure. Employers that value transit access for their workforce <br />should locate in Job Centers. Due to the advantages and efficiencies that these locations <br />provide, the Council will partner with key stakeholders to promote job placement and growth in <br />Job Centers. <br />As new job concentrations emerge —whether through new development, redevelopment or job <br />growth at specific sites —the Council will identify Job Centers that meet the thresholds of job <br />number and density. The map above reflects 2011 data. See the Council's website for annually - <br />updated maps of Job and Activity Centers. For specific approaches, policies and additional <br />analysis related to Job and Activity Centers, visit: <br />• the Prosperity section of the Thrive Outcomes (p. 13) <br />• the Economic Competitiveness Land Use policy (p.77) <br />• the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan and its technical appendices. <br />DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT <br />Last revised: February 21, 2014 47 <br />