Logistics and Service Centers
Rolling Oaks
The following section provides the results of the regional center analysis and measures how a center performs relative to the future vision for its category.
The Rolling Oaks regional center, at I-35 and Loop 1604, is poised to expand rapidly over the next 25 years. Already a major retail location with assets such as Rolling Oaks Mall and The Forum at Olympia Parkway (in Selma, Texas), Rolling Oaks is expected to add a significant number of new residents and jobs by 2040. This growth will be supported by this regional center’s ideal location on the I-35 corridor leading to Austin.
Tasks Ahead: This emerging center should prioritize attracting major employers and greater job diversity.
Ecospace business park in Newtown, Rajarhat is multi-use, mixed-use development that integrates offices with ample open space, trails and housing nearby.
How to use the Regional Center Profiles
This study uses data from the Comprehensive Plan Initial Studies, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), VIA Metropolitan Agency, WalkScore.com and the U.S. Census, including the Location Affordability Index (LAI). The analysis utilizes nine indicators of existing conditions that illustrate differences between the centers. The indicators are grouped by type:
- Social: Job diversity, Housing and Transportation (H&T) Index, Per Capita Income
- Connectivity: Transit Utilization, Walkability, Median Commute Distance
- Mix of Uses Ratio of Workers to Residents, Residential Density, Employment Density
An analysis of potential for land development complements the regional center profiles. It includes indicators for population and employment per developed acre and the percent of acres developed in each center.
The city and stakeholders developed aspirational scores and ideal measures of success for each of the indicators, tailored to the three regional center types. Comparing the existing conditions scores in each center to the aspirational scores shows how each center is performing well and where it needs improvement to reach its potential.
Aspirational scores vary based on the urban form, land use mix and anticipated specialization of each of the three regional center types. For example, Activity Centers have high aspirational scores for transit use and residential density, while these criteria are less relevant for Logistics/Service Centers and Special Purpose Centers based on the descriptions of the regional center types on page 5.2
How well a center is currently meeting its aspirational score is demonstrated by bar graphs. The profiles on the following pages tell the story of each regional center’s analysis. Each one provides:
| Strengths | A |
|---|---|
| Introductory Text | B |
| Locator Map | C |
| Key Economic and Demographic Facts | D |
| Existing Conditions and Aspirational Scores | E |
| Tasks Ahead | F |
| Precedent Photo | G |
