If you build it will they come? That's a critical question for cities nowadays. Will new transit lines draw the real-estate investment needed to attract the new population, vitality and tax base that cities hope for as the economy recovers?... Read On 

A new Brookings Institution report by myself and Emilia Istrate: Access for Value: Financing Transportation Through Land Value Capture is now out... Read On 

There is a lot of discussion on the effect of transit on property values and redevelopment in cities around the country. Usually the boosters claim that transit helps and opponents claim that it does nothing. The truth? As with many other questions the answer is "it depends"... Read On 

Maybe Jonathan Sage-Martinson says it best: "I think the real story might appear a year from now.'' By that Sage-Martinson, coordinator of the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative, means construction of the Central Corridor Light Rail Line will send waves beyond the rail itself into nearby business and residential communities and somebody needs to keep a tab on its effect. ...   Read On 

In an effort to facilitate walkable urbanism while harnessing suburban growth into sustainable neighborhoods, the North Central Texas Council of Governments has partnered with the Partnership for Livable Communities to help finance the construction of a transit line along a right-of-way called the Cotton Belt...   Read On

By taking advantage of two recent data sets with exceptional spatial detail, this research is a comprehensive and spatially disaggregate study of the relationship between the built environment and residential property values in the Boston, Massachusetts, metropolitan area...

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Metro Vancouver mayors are once again calling on the provincial government for gas taxes or other forms of revenue to pay for transit projects like the Evergreen Line, saying they don't support another property tax increase...   Read On

Select Bus Service is up and running along First and Second Avenues, bringing rapid bus enhancements to the second busiest bus line in New York City. Though riders will need some time to adjust to the new system, many are already praising the faster service....   Read On