Doing Well By Doing Good: Taking Risk Out Of Mortgages By Building Sustainability In
June 7, 2013
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A multifamily building where 30% of residents commute via subway will be significantly less likely to default on the mortgage than the same building located within 1,000 feet of a freeway corridor, according to the findings of a study funded by Fannie Mae.
Toolkit Focuses On Opportunities To Extend TOD In Connecticut
June 3, 2013
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A toolkit created to introduce the primary components of a TOD program that meets common Connecticut community goals has been added to the Resource Center best practices database.
CTOD Releases Report Examining Opportunities And Challenges Involved In Promoting TOD
May 29, 2013
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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has been embraced around the country as a means to achieve sustainability goals, including reduced auto dependency and traffic congestion, as well as improved economic competitiveness. However, the process of actually implementing TOD varies based on a variety of physical, economic, and market conditions.
Best Practices For TOD Strategies & Legislation
May 16, 2013
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Documents detailing transit-oriented development efforts in Seattle and Dallas have been added to the Resource Center's best practices database.
Transit-Oriented Development in the Chicago Region
May 14, 2013
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A new report from the Center for Neighborhood Technology, one of Reconnecting America's Center for Transit-Oriented Development partners, has been added to the Resource Center best practices database.
National Review Of Programs That Fund Transit-Oriented Development Plans And Projects
April 22, 2013
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In early 2011, Reconnecting America released the 2010 Inventory of TOD Programs and shortly after an interactive map detailing the local, regional and statewide programs that fund transit-oriented development plans and projects. Now, Reconnecting America has updated the map and the accompanying data, including information not previously published.
Federal Policy Update: CTOD Comments On FTA Joint Development Circular, FTA Webinar Recording
April 8, 2013
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CTOD Comments On FTA's Proposed Circular On Joint Development Projects
Reconnecting America, Strategic Economics and the Center for Neighborhood Technology have released comments on the Federal Transit Administration's proposed circular on joint development.
The three are partners in the Center for Transit-Oriented Development, the only national effort dedicated to providing best practices, research, and tools to support equitable market-based transit-oriented development (TOD), and therefore uniquely qualified to discuss the FTA's proposed guidance to transit agencies on joint development projects.
Joint development projects are undertaken by transit agencies and public, private, or nonprofit entities to create transit-supportive development near transit stations. Joint development projects often take place on land owned by the transit agency, and can be stand-alone projects or part of larger TOD efforts. Transit agencies' contribution to TOD through joint development activities…
Batch Of Research Papers Added To Best Practices Database
March 7, 2013
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Five research papers covering a broad range of topics have been added to the Resource Center best practices database. The reports include:
SF Plans For TOD Opportunity At Downtown Railyards
February 27, 2013
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A memo outlining transit-oriented development opportunities surrounding the downtown San Francisco railyards at 4th and King streets has been added to the Resource Center best practices database.
Are We There Yet? The Move Back To The City
February 26, 2013
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Visit the Are We There Yet? home While the creative class is causing seismic shifts in the urban landscape — bringing investment, entrepreneurship and creative class jobs into downtowns and urban neighborhoods — shifts are also underway in the suburbs. For every decade since the 1920s the suburbs have grown faster than their city centers but this summer census data showed that between 2010 and 2011 city centers grew faster than suburbs in 27 of the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas. From 2000 to 2010, in contrast, only five metro areas saw their cores grow faster than their surrounding suburbs. There is also anecdotal evidence of a similar shift in commercial real estate. The Wall Street Journal, for example, noted in 2012 that the big box chains Lowe’s and Best Buy are saddled with poorly performing stores “whose problems may have less to do with how they are run but more where they are located . .
