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TOD 203: Transit Corridors and TOD
December 20, 2010
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The Center for Transit-Oriented Development today released "TOD 203: Transit Corridors and TOD," the latest in CTOD's ongoing series of best practices guidebooks.
- TOD 203: Transit Corridors and TOD (PDF, 5.2 MB)
- Press Release (PDF, 81 KB)
- TOD 101: Why TOD And Why Now? (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- TOD 201: Mixed-Income Housing Near Transit: Increasing Affordability With Location Efficiency (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- TOD 202: Station Area Planning: How To Make Great Transit-Oriented Places (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- TOD 202: Transit & Employment: Increasing Transit’s Share Of The Commute Trip (PDF, 2.8 MB)
Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook
December 15, 2010
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Today the Center for Transit-Oriented Development released its "Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook,” a hands-on tool for identifying the different conditions that exist around transit stations and determining how that influences performance on a range of metrics.
- Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook (full report) (PDF, 17 MB)
- Executive Summary: Performance Based TOD Guidebook (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Table of Contents and Introduction (PDF, 156 KB)
- TOD Typology Methodology (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Normative Metrics (PDF, 354 KB)
- Case Studies (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Changing Transit Zone Performance (PDF, 680 KB)
- Possible Policy Implications and Uses (PDF, 127 KB)
- Detailed Case Studies (PDF, 6.8 MB)
- Appendix (PDF, 6.3 MB)
- Press Release (PDF, 239 KB)
CDFIs And Transit-Oriented Development
October 28, 2010
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In October 2010, the Center for Transit-Oriented Development published a report exploring the role community development finance institutions could play in promoting equitable transit-oriented development. This document is an initial effort to frame the context of TOD and equity, and to encourage a more robust discourse on the connection between the agendas of CDFIs and TOD.
Preserving Affordable Housing Near Transit: Case Studies from Atlanta, Denver, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
September 28, 2010
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Reconnecting America, Enterprise and the National Housing Trust have released a collection of case studies examining what cities are doing to ensure that affordable housing isn't lost as cities pursue transit-oriented development.
CTOD Creates Citywide Toolkit For TOD In Los Angeles
March 31, 2010
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The Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) has released the "Creating Successful Transit Oriented Districts in Los Angeles: A Citywide Toolkit for Achieving Regional Goals" report, which assesses opportunities to improve land use and transportation linkages in communities surrounding 70 existing and planned transit stations in the City of Los Angeles. The report identifies strategies to help communities around transit stations achieve high transit ridership, increase mixed-income and mixed-use housing opportunities and create sustainable neighborhoods while offering its residents a wealth of travel options.
Realizing The Potential for Sustainable, Equitable TOD
November 18, 2009
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In June 2009, the Obama Administration announced a new interagency partnership on sustainable communities between the Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency. An early action by the Partnership was to announce a set of Livability Principles to guide future federal investments, policy development, and programs. These include:
Value Capture And Tax-Increment Financing Options For Streetcar Construction
November 3, 2009
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D.C. Surface Transit commissioned the Brookings Institution to look at funding alternatives for a proposed streetcar. Brookings then subcontracted with Reconnecting America for assistance. Out of that collaboration came “Value Capture and Tax-Increment Financing Options for Streetcar Construction.”
Report Finds Thousands Living In Affordable Housing Near Transit Could Face Higher Rents
September 30, 2009
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In the next five years as many as 160,000 renters in 20 metro areas could lose their affordable apartments near transit because the contracts on their privately-owned HUD-subsidized rental units are due to expire. The renewed popularity of urban living means that properties in walkable neighborhoods near transit have increased in value, and that property owners are likely to opt out of the HUD program and convert the housing from affordable to market rate.
Central Maryland Looks To TOD For Future
September 2, 2009
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The Central Maryland Transportation Alliance has released "Central Maryland TOD Strategy: A Regional Action Plan For Transit-Centered Communities.
