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.
Urban Land Institute’s Premier Housing Event Is Coming This March
February 12, 2013
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The Urban Land Institute's Terwilliger Center for Housing will host its conference, Housing Opportunity 2013, March 20-22, 2013, in Seattle. Housing experts from across the country will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing all sectors of the housing industry.
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.
Corridors Of Opportunity In The Twin Cities
January 23, 2013
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The Metropolitcan Council in the Twin Cities has their new Corridors of Opportunity website.
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.
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.
Federal Policy Update: American Housing Survey Data & Making Most Of TIFIA Webinar
October 16, 2012
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HUD today made the American Housing Survey 2011 data available to the public. This survey provides high quality national housing data that is used by policymakers, public agencies, and others to analyze the state of housing in America. The 2011 AHS features many changes. The one that will strike data users first is that the files are a lot bigger. That’s because, for the first time, AHS national and metropolitan survey cases are integrated into the same dataset. Not only, that, but the 2011 data collection included a whopping 29 metropolitan surveys, at 4500 cases each! Thus, the core NEWHOUSE file contains 186,448 records, and the PERSON file has 339,453. The standard weighting variables (WEIGHT and WGT90GEO) allow you to use all of the metropolitan cases in your national-level analysis. There is also a new weight variable, WGTMETRO, which allows you to tabulate the metropolitan areas on their own.
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A Decision-Support Framework For Using Value Capture to Fund Public Transit: Lessons From Project-Specific Analyses
June 11, 2012
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A May 2012 report on value capture mechanisms for funding transit has been added to the Resource Center best practices database. "A Decision-Support Framework For Using Value Capture to Fund Public Transit: Lessons From Project-Specific Analyses" examines tax-increment financing (TIF), special assessment districts (SADs), transit impact fees, joint developments, and air rights.
Joint Development Webinar Resource Materials Added To Resource Center
February 15, 2012
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A pair of reports provided as background documents for the Center for Transit-Oriented Development webinar "Making Joint Development Work: the Federal, Transit Agency and Business Perspective" have been added to the Resource Center Best Practices.
TOD Marketplace 2011
October 27, 2011
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With 48 miles of FasTracks now under construction, transit-oriented development has the potential to capture roughly half of all Front Range growth in compact communities. With this region poised to grow again, metro Denver has an opportunity to showcase its transit system and its development opportunities to a national audience of developers, lenders, brokers, investors, and companies seeking to locate within TOD.
