Transit-Oriented Development in the States
January 8, 2013
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A new report from the National Conference of State Legislatures entitled "Transit-Oriented Development in the States" has been added to the Resource Center best practices database.
The report examines state legislative action to define transit-oriented development, plan for and fund TOD, provide “last-mile” transportation solutions to get to and from a transit stop, and a number of other states strategies to encourage TOD.
Topics covered include:
- An Increase in Demand for Transit
- Federal Support for Transit-Oriented Development
- State Support for Transit-Oriented Development
- Defining TOD
- Assembling Land For TOD
- Zoning and Density
- Catalyzing Investment in Existing Communities
- Funding TOD
- Solving the Last-Mile Riddle
- Safe Routes to Transit
- Public Bikesharing Systems
- Public Carsharing Programs
- Housing and TOD
- Using TOD to Advance Other Policy Goals
The report also includes case studies from Utah, Minnesota, New Mexico, Massachusetts and California.
Read the introduction and download the full report
in the States
