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Transit-oriented development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A transit-oriented development (TOD) is a residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership. A TOD neighborhood typically has a center with a train station, metro station, tram stop, or bus station, surrounded by relatively high-density development with progressively lower-density development spreading outwards from the center. TODs generally have a diameter of one-quarter to one-half mile (0.4 to 0.8 km), as this is considered to be an appropriate scale for pedestrians. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transit_oriented_development   (310 words)

Citizens for Modern Transit Transit Oriented Development is arriving in St. Clair County as a result of the MetroLink expansion to Illinois. TOD development creates land use plans that include a mix of residential, commercial, and retail space which cluster around a transit stop. is mixed use development that capitalizes on the locations near rail transit stops that feature walkable, sustainable neighborhoods. www.cmt-stl.org /ISSUES/stltod.html   (2142 words)

Transit-oriented development Transit oriented development creates communities that are places to shop, eat and run errands in addition to providing residential options for commuters and employment centers for the region. Transit Oriented Development (TOD) focuses mixed-use development around transit stations and is designed to create pedestrian-friendly communities with convenient access to transit. TOD can be located around rail, Metrorail, or bus stations and can be built in ways that will benefit the residents and that will integrate new development into already existing communities. www.smartergrowth.net /issues/landuse/tod   (310 words)

Realty Times - Real Estate News and Advice TOD fills the bill for numerous reasons, according to the landmark "Statewide Transit-Oriented Development Study: Factors for Success in California," a comprehensive 14-month study of the TOD developments. TODs are viable in both urban and suburban settings, provided development is not simply adjacent to transit, but shaped by transit in terms of parking, density, and building orientation. A well-conceived and developed TOD is designed to focus compact growth around transit stops to bring riders closer to transit facilities, to encourage walkable infill development, and save land. realtytimes.com /rtcpages/20050105_transitdevel.htm   (775 words)

Transit Alliance - Transit Oriented Development Transit oriented developments hope to create areas that are desirable places to live, work and play and that help reduce sprawl and vehicle trips. Often, the development is of a new type that has come to be known as Transit Oriented Developments (TODs). Transit Alliance is a non-profit coalition of local governments, business associations and citizen groups. www.transitalliance.org /TransitOrientedDevelopment/TransitOrientedDevelopment.htm   (2293 words)

Online TDM Encyclopedia - Transit Oriented Development Park and Ride facilities tend to conflict with Transit Oriented Development, since a rail station surrounded by large parking lots and arterials with heavy traffic is unlikely to provide a good environment for residential development or pedestrian access. High-quality transit supports the development of high-density urban centers, which can provide accessibility and agglomeration benefits (efficiencies that result when many activities are physically close together), while automobile-oriented transportation conflicts with urban density because it is space intensive, requiring large amounts of land for roads and parking facilities (Voith, 1998; Boroski, et al, 2002). TODs can significantly benefit lower income people and non-drivers by improving housing and transportation options and providing savings, although some TODs are relatively expensive, and some transit oriented urban renewal projects may displace some low-income residents. www.vtpi.org /tdm/tdm45.htm   (5254 words)

TOD Case Study, Portland, Oregon, USA This is a case study for 1992-1998 of the Transit Oriented Development Program associated with the Westside MAX Light Rail Project in the state of Oregon USA. TODs increase the density of people near transit, including residents, employees, visitors, and customers in a built environment that is pedestrian friendly and connected to transit. Development of large, vacant parcels is much easier and less costly than infill and redevelopment. www.todadvocate.com /pdxcasestudy.htm   (2329 words)

Nelson\Nygaard Consulting - Transit Oriented Development Services The City identified three existing, low-density neighborhoods centered around major transit centers and asked a team of consultants to develop community-based plans for significant intensification of development. Some existing transit center areas suffer from intense competition for limited space around the center, resulting in spaces that are functional but unpleasant, or beautiful but unworkable. We are making recommendations about transit service improvements, bicycle and pedestrian enhancements, elimination of minimum parking requirements, and other provisions to allow a doubling of neighborhood density with the full support of local residents. www.nelsonnygaard.com /quals/tod.htm   (487 words)

Transit Oriented Development TODs plan for concentrated density in commercial cores at transit stops surrounded by a mixed use community. A certain density is necessary for transit to be effective(see Public Transit). Change zoning to allow mixed use around transit stops and in urban centers. www.emich.edu /public/geo/557book/tod.html   (448 words)

City Employs Planning Tool to Intensify Development Other precise planning projects near rail transit stations include the Whisman Station Plan for 525 housing units adjacent to a new light rail station and the Downtown Station Plan allowing a variety of uses and development densities within walking distance of the regional commuter rail station and light rail stop. The development was enabled by the San Antonio Center Precise Plan, written cooperatively by the City of Mountain View and the developer, TPG Development. This dense, walkable development, which includes 358 housing units, replaced a failing shopping center and other uses that were causing a decline in neighborhood vitality. www.abag.ca.gov /planning/theoryia/compmtnview.htm   (475 words)

O'ahu is ripe for transit-oriented development - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper In fact, TOD was prevalent before World War I, when developers had incentives to integrate transit into their projects, connecting homes and thus workers to their jobs. TOD is a blueprint that can incorporate transit into the design and construction of well-planned communities. The Primary Urban Center Development Plan, eight years in development, uses TOD elements to make Honolulu's urban core more livable. the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Feb/29/op/op14a.html   (739 words)

Ashmont opportunity - The Boston Globe The developer had argued in numerous neighborhood meetings that the six-story apartment complex would not only provide needed housing but reconnect the T station to Peabody Square, filling in an area that Dorchester City Councilor Maureen Feeney describes as a ''missing tooth" infected with crime and blight. But a promising proposal by a local developer to build affordable apartments and commercial space between the T station and an adjacent stretch of Dorchester Avenue has fallen close to the third rail. But tax credits will still be needed for the developer to generate the equity to build the project. www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2005/12/02/ashmont_opportunity   (465 words)

Transit Station Communities Transit Station Communities is a term that combines the concepts of transit-oriented development and building livable communities. Transit-oriented development (also called TOD) refers to pedestrian-friendly land development activities that are built within easy walking distance of a major transit station. TOD's generally include a compact mix of different land uses that are oriented to public walkways and automobile parking is minimized to promote pedestrian activity. www.psrc.org /projects/tod/index.htm   (325 words)

Development Near Transit (Oct/Nov 2000 Monitor) Transit agency partnerships with local government and developers are an important part of getting funding for transit-oriented development. Transit villages are the most visible form of transit-oriented development, but smaller projects are also taking place throughout the region. In Richmond, where new transit village development began in April, the city's Iron Triangle neighborhood will gain 200 townhouses, houses and live/work lofts, 15,000 square feet of retail space, a cultural center and a parking garage adjacent to the BART/Amtrak intermodal station. www.bayareamonitor.org /oct00/devel.html   (1187 words)

Market Dynamics and NonworkTravel Patterns: Obstacles to Transit-Oriented Development? Working against this ideal of transit-oriented development (TOD) as an organizing concept for urban design are strong market and socioeconomic forces that have created the current highly variegated commercial structure characteristic of urbanized areas in the United States. Proponents of TOD acknowledge that for meaningful regional transportation benefits to be achieved, centers must be linked by a high quality regional transit system, and the number of centers must be sufficient to allow for cost-effective transit operation. Further, transit service levels and quality must be enhanced for the majority of citizens, and not just the small proportion of the regional population that will live within walking distance of TOD stations. www.globaltelematics.com /tod99trb.htm   (6273 words)

VTA Studies & Projects - TOD Program VTA has implemented nationally recognized joint development projects that serve as models for the type of development that promotes transit and pedestrian use. TOD is characterized by a mix of uses within a 2,000 foot (5-minute) walking distance of a transit stop. Rail transit supports these goals by providing a focal point for housing, shopping and job growth within existing urban service areas. www.vta.org /projects/tod.html   (1163 words)

ReconnectingAmerica.org // Reports & Studies // The Center for Transit-Oriented Development Addressing the questions of "why build near transit" and "why should elected officials, land use agencies and developers pay more attention to development near transit than to any other kind of development," this new 84-page guidebook is filled with helpful advice, model examples, and resources to help create livable, transit-oriented communities in your region. This paper assesses the progress of transit-oriented development in four metropolitan regions ­ Atlanta, the Bay Area, Chicago and Denver. Ohland finds energy and enthusiasm for development around transit in each place and that there are shared "lessons learned" including: that early planning is essential, that upfront work on zoning, parking and codes can entice the market, and that the development process needs to be made more developer-friendly. www.reconnectingamerica.org /html/TOD/news.htm   (732 words)

Metro: Transit-oriented Development Implementation Program Independent studies indicate that transit-oriented development will reduce congestion and air pollution by up to 30 percent compared to typical suburban development and is a cost-effective means to address traffic congestion. It is then sold with conditions to private developers for constructing transit-oriented development and/or dedicated to local governments for streets, plazas, and other public facilities where appropriate. Metro’s TOD Implementation Program brings about the construction of “transit villages” and projects that concentrate a mix of retail, housing and jobs in areas around regional light-rail systems and other transit lines. www.metro-region.org /article.cfm?ArticleID=140   (363 words)

T-REX Business Transit-Oriented Development Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is an initiative taken by T-REX and RTD to build transit ridership and discourage sprawl. The T-REX TOD team is working to have these transit villages at some of the 13 light rail stations when they open in 2006. Comprised of housing, office, neighborhood retail, and civic uses, these transit villages are jointly developed with the private sector and are carefully designed to be pedestrian-friendly, human-scale communities. www.trexproject.com /trex_channels/business/oriented.asp   (209 words)

Transit-Oriented Development: Moving From Rhetoric To Reality Intensive mixed-use development projects around transit stations, commonly known as transit-oriented development or TOD, have moved into the mainstream debate over metropolitan growth and development. However, this report finds that true, comprehensive TOD projects remain relatively scarce in this country and that often projects labeled "transit-oriented" are merely "transit-related," in that they do not take full advantage of their potential to also be environmentally sustainable and socially just. Such projects are generally considered to have positive benefits in terms of economic development and transit ridership. www.brook.edu /es/urban/publications/belzertodexsum.htm   (203 words)

The Libertarian Party of Mecklenburg County Well, transit oriented development, or TOD (you always see it referred to as TOD in government documents, "does not conform to TOD" "TOD goals" who IS THIS TOD guy?) absolutely hates big boxes, you know the ones with lotsa parking and tons of cheap, needed stuff inside. The goal is to place higher density "transit oriented development" on the site near a planned train station, increase tax revenue, and stimulate the economy. Mid-rise residential developments near train stations are one way to do this, trendy little shops with just a few on-street parking spaces are another, and TOD remains basically indifferent to any increase in traffic congestion that accompanies that increased density. www.lpmeck.us /taylor01.php   (2079 words)

Online TDM Encyclopedia - Car Free Planning This may include unrestricted motor vehicle traffic during morning hours, transit and HOV vehicles, pickup and drop-off for residents and hotels, service and emergency vehicles, or other categories deemed appropriate. Car-Free Planning can be implemented through municipal planning or through development of a particular project (such as an urban housing complex). Developing urban districts (such as a downtown or residential neighborhood) where personal automobiles are unnecessary and automobile traffic is restricted. www.vtpi.org /tdm/tdm6.htm   (2025 words)

Transit Oriented Development Sound Transit Board Motion 45 defines TOD as public and private development supporting transit use by emphasizing pedestrian and transit access, clustering development, and mixing land uses and activities. Its mission is to create transit supportive development and communities at Sound Transit facilities, stations, and station areas by working with local jurisdictions, property owners and developers. For example, TOD Program funds spurred a public/private partnership to jointly fund a pedestrian signal and crosswalk across Ash Way between the Ash Way Park-and-Ride and the transit-supportive Newberry Square mixed-use development. www.soundtransit.org /textonly/working/rel/tod   (444 words)

DART.org - DART Economic Impact The city expanded the transit impact zone from 100 to 300 acres and implemented a new tax increment financing district to attract residential, retail and commercial projects. And 3J Development LLC of San Diego is planning on converting a 40-year-old, 33-story glass office tower at 1600 Pacific (near Akard Station) into about 370 residential units. Carrollton also is mapping out development plans at the site of a proposed DART Rail station on Belt Line Road near I-35 and the city's Old Downtown area. www.dart.org /economicimpact.asp   (5311 words)

Transit-oriented development on track in Phoenix - 2005-04-18 Transit-oriented development, or TOD, refers to "villages" within a five-minute walk of the station, unique in design and activity level to reflect the neighborhood, where access to transit is a focus and special amenity. The reasons are numerous, including lack of developer expertise or interest, community opposition to infill development, the complexity of designing mixed-use developments, assembling land and the cost of structured parking. The result is a movement to "placemaking" -- compact, defined developments, typically focused around a central gathering space and surrounded by a friendly, walkable environment, and a mix of activities. www.bizjournals.com /phoenix/stories/2005/04/18/editorial3.html   (1026 words)

Transit Oriented Development Advocate If you want to know about station area planning (SAP) and/or transit oriented development (TOD), please take a look at the Portland case study and lessons learned, Seattle area programs and projects, the TOD fable, smart growth jokes, and the TOD resource links. "TOD" has several meanings including transit oriented design, development or district. These documents are based on TOD papers and presentations given by Henry S. Markus, AICP, at the Rail-Volution national conferences in Portland 1998 and Dallas 1999; the American Planning Association national conference in Seattle 1999; and the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute in Denver 2000. www.todadvocate.com   (185 words)

Planetizen The Planning & Development Network A large development may be constructed near Boise in the wake of arguments between city and county planning officials. A non-profit affordable housing developer sets an example as one of the first to move into an impoverished neighborhood. Manassas, Virginia, is using a zoning ordinance to redefine family, in an attempt to curb possible consequences of illegal immigration. www.planetizen.com   (709 words)

City of Austin - Smart Growth TND Page Transit-oriented development (TOD) has many of the same characteristics as traditional neighborhood development. For example, TOD usually includes a mix of land uses and should be designed to encourage walking and transit as alternatives to the automobile. Two of the most prominent examples of the city's commitment to the TND concept are the paln for redevelopment of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport and the Morse Community plan in northeast Austin. www.ci.austin.tx.us /smartgrowth/tnd.htm   (587 words)

Transit for Livable Communities - advocating for buses, light rail, commuter rail in Minnesota Transit for Livable Communities has been chosen to lead a new federal pilot project that is providing up to $25 million over four years to expand bicycle and pedestrian networks in Minneapolis and some neighboring communities But state funding cuts have reduced service and are cutting the benefits of transit. Transit for Livable Communities - advocating for buses, light rail, commuter rail in Minnesota www.tlcminnesota.org   (306 words)

MBTA Generally including a mix of uses—such as housing, shopping, employment, and recreational facilities—TOD is designed with transit and pedestrians as high priorities, making it possible for visitors and residents to move around without complete dependence on a car. such as concentrating development, providing transportation choice, expanding housing opportunities, and redeveloping existing sites before building on new ones. TOD represents an opportunity for communities all across Massachusetts to enhance their quality of life. www.mbta.com /projects_underway/tod.asp   (153 words)

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