Stimulating TOD With Bus Service
September 24, 2013
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The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy's new report, "More Development for Your Transit Dollar: An Analysis of 21 North American Transit Corridors" has been added to the Research Center's best practices database.
Integrating Transit Into The Built Environment: Lessons From Denver
July 25, 2013
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Simply having light rail doesn’t prompt people to drive less, according to researchers who looked at Denver’s existing light rail system. It is the integration of transit with the built environment that can prompt reductions in the vehicle miles driven.
A Station Area Typology of Economic Opportunity: A Guide to Better Connecting Transit, Jobs and Workforce Development in the Denver Region
June 25, 2013
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Introduction
Most of the emphasis to date on TOD has been around residential development – building compact, mixed-use, mixed-income housing near transit, with shops and services nearby and a variety of transportation choices. Yet economic and workforce development are just as important to incorporate into transit-oriented communities. People who can take transit to work often spend less on transportation costs, saving them money to spend on other things. Employers also benefit by locating near transit in a variety of ways, from gaining access to a larger labor pool, saving money on things like parking and health care and greater convenience to clients and customers. Workforce training providers that locate near transit give potential workers greater access to their services and also lower the cost of taking such training courses in order to find a job. This is especially important for low- to middle-skill workers, who often need training beyond high school to get a good paying…
New Guide Discusses Better Connecting Transit, Jobs and Workforce Development In Denver Region
June 24, 2013
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Reconnecting America and its partners in Mile High Connects today released "A Station Area Typology of Economic Opportunity: A Guide to Better Connecting Transit, Jobs and Workforce Development in the Denver Region." The report provides an overview of the benefits to employers and workforce training providers of locating near transit and identifies the barriers that often prevent them from choosing a transit-oriented location. The report also includes a typology tool for determining the best locations to attract, retain and grow businesses in transit-oriented locations, using Denver's East and West Lines as case studies.
Transport: Kicking Car Habit In LA, Denver Highway Expansion, Math Solution To Traffic, Distracted Walking Danger
June 21, 2013
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TRANSPORT
Los Angeles Trying to Kick the Car Habit
Boston Globe
Los Angeles embodied America's love affair with the automobile in the last century. In this one, it is trying to kick the car to the curb.
Urbanism&Design: Old Mall New Downtown, Military Embrace Livability, St. Louis TOD, Open Source GIS Benefits
June 21, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN
Westminster Outside of Denver Wants to Create New Downtown
Denver Post
The city of Westminster said Thursday it is moving ahead with plans to create a new downtown district on the site of the old Westminster Mall.
Urbanism&Design: Chinese Urban Model, 3 Dead Freeways, Parkour's Urban Allure, Beyond High Line
June 19, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN
China's Urban Model Should Stop Following LA
Guardian UK
China's urbanisation is the biggest and fastest social movement in human history, but it involves unsustainably sprawling cities
Transport: Central Corridor Lessons, NC To Block Transit & Livability Funds, FTC Sides With Uber In Taxi Fight, Buses Vs. Streetcars
June 13, 2013
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TRANSPORT
Will Central Corridor Lessons Transfer to Southwest
Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
Businesses along the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line had to sue in federal court to get the Metropolitan Council to provide an estimate of how much revenue local establishments lost during the transit line's construction.
Urban Issues: Locals Gain As Feds Lose Power, San Diego Partisan Politics, Housing & Loneliness, Homes For Millenials, Detroit Whole Foods Example
June 10, 2013
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URBAN ISSUES
Local Governments Gain Power as Feds Lose it
New York Times, David Brooks
There's a weird calm around Washington these days. The Obama administration only has a year before the lame-duck status sets in. Yet you don't get a sense of urgency.
Quantifying Transit-Oriented Development's Potential Contribution To Federal Policy Objectives On Transportation-Housing-Energy Interactions
June 6, 2013|Center for Transportation and Livable Systems
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Executive Summary
The LRT system in Denver, Colorado, connects the downtown with neighborhoods to the North, but primarily stretches southwards, travelling in existing transportation corridors carrying freeways and a heavy rail system. Outside of the downtown areas, the siting of the LRT system alongside the rigid infrastructure that comprises the heavy rail system and the freeway systems severely inhibits pedestrian accessibility to the transit system. To help further understand how the level of accessibility varies across the system, a systematic pedestrian level-of-service index for each station within the system was created that takes into account the formal, as well as informal street networks. This inaccessibility is highly likely to limit the potential that this system may have to generate development near station located that is fully integrated with the LRT system.
Primary data collected by surveying households across the metropolitan area revealed very little difference…