Accessing Opportunities And Strategies For Transit-Oriented Development
September 25, 2013
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A new report by the Center for Transit-Oriented Development and the Jonathan Rose Companies entitled "Making It Happen: Opportunities and Strategies for Transit-Oriented Development in the Knowledge Corridor" has been added to the Resource Center best practices database.
New Study Shows Potential of Transit-Oriented Development in Pittsburgh Region
February 8, 2013
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The Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) today released results of a year-long study into the potential for transit-oriented development to unlock economic, environmental and fiscal benefits for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
Growing Station Areas: The Variety and Potential of Transit Oriented Development in Metro Boston
December 13, 2012
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The June 2012 report "Growing Station Areas: The Variety and Potential of Transit Oriented Development in Metro Boston" has been added to the Resource Center's best practices database.
Winnipeg Transit-Oriented Development Handbook & Station Typology
December 10, 2012
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The Winnipeg Transit-Oriented Development Handbook and Typology Guide have been added to the Resource Center's best practices database.
Station Area Planning In Tampa
June 14, 2012
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The City of Tampa, FL, Comprehensive Plan Transit Station Area Policies paper and a presentation detailing station area planning concepts have been added to the Research Center best practices database.
Guidelines for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations
May 10, 2012
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Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 153, "Guidelines for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations," has been added to the Research Center best practices database. The report offers guidelines for providing access to rapid transit stations, describes a station access planning process, and provides a high-level station access planning tool.
Downtown Carrollton Rail Station Master Plan Phase Two
July 28, 2011
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The April 2009 Downtown Carrollton Rail Station Master Plan Phase Two report has been added to the Best Practices research articles.
Can TOD Typologies Work in Places that Run Buses? Part 3 of 6
May 23, 2011
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While there are a lot of typologies created around rapid transit networks that only include rail in this country, that doesn't mean we can't plan land uses around frequent bus service. In fact, in this video below CTOD Director Sam Zimbabwe discusses (go ahead and click!, it's less than a minute of your time) the need to focus not on the transit technology but the transit service frequency when thinking about how to change land uses.
What Do We Need to Think About in a Typology? Part 2 of 6
May 20, 2011
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Continuing with the second video about Typologies, Sam Zimbabwe discusses what cities and regions need to think about before creating a typology. What are the goals? Is it affordable housing? Is it access? Increased development? Check out what Sam has to say, and stay tuned for more!
Why TOD Typologies? Part 1 of 6
May 19, 2011
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People have been grouping facts and figures since the dawn of time into specific types but when Transit Oriented Development (TOD) was first starting many folks thought that it was Manhattan or bust. Of course, that isn't the case but along the way the Center for TOD has developed a different way of thinking about how places along a transit corridor and in a transit region interact with each other and support regional growth and equity. In this film series, Sam Zimbabwe, Director of the Center for TOD discusses why typologies are an important part of the planning process. This is an introduction.
For more information on TOD typologies by the Center for TOD and other planning firms, visit our Typologies featured topic page.
Part 1: Why TOD Typologies
Part 2: What Do We Need to Think About?
Part 3: Can TOD…
