Move! That! Bus! Tactics for Transforming Transit in Two Years
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One important action to improve transit and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions may be getting riders on the bus.
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Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends? Understanding the Effects of Smarter Growth on Communities
Resource link: Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends?
Tackling an under-researched connection between transit-oriented development (TOD) and displacement, Karen Chapple and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris establish the case for greater consideration of how TOD projects affect vulnerable residents within their geographic pull.
Guide to Joint Development for Public Transportation Agencies
Report link: Guide to Joint Development for Public Transportation Agencies
TCRP’s recently released report provides detailed guidelines and best practices on the real estate development process that occurs on transit agency property or through some other type of development transaction to which the transit agency is a party.
(Overlooked) Association Between Express Bus Station / Stop Proximity and Multifamily Rents with a Surprise About Transit Mode Synergism and Implications for Transit and Land Use Planning
Report link: (Overlooked) Association Between Express Bus Station / Stop Proximity and Multifamily Rents with a Surprise About Transit Mode Synergism and Implications for Transit and Land Use Planning
Researchers examine the economic relationship between express bus stops and land value.
Transit-Oriented Development for Older Adults: A Survey of Current Practices Among Transit Agencies and Local Governments in the US
Report link: Transit-Oriented Development for Older Adults: A Survey of Current Practices Among Transit Agencies and Local Governments in the US
Researchers from Florida State University examine how transit agencies and governmental entities address the needs of older adults through their TOD efforts.
TOD and Park-and-Ride: Which is Appropriate Where?
Report link: TOD and Park-and-Ride: Which is Appropriate Where?
Researchers from San Jose State University explore the short-term and long-term impacts of Park-and-Rides and TOD upon transit ridership.
Promoting Transit-Oriented Developments by Addressing Barriers Related to Land Use, Zoning, and Value Capture
Report link: Value Capture: Capitalizing on the Value Created by Transportation Implementation Manual
Researchers from San Jose State University explore the land use, zoning, and value capture-related barriers that stymy the construction of TODs as well as strategies used or that could be used to surmount these hurdles.
Value Capture Implementation Manual: Capitalizing on the Value Created by Transportation
Report link: Value Capture: Capitalizing on the Value Created by Transportation Implementation Manual
This August 2019 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) manual presents value capture techniques, features, and tools that can be employed by public agencies and state departments of transportation to facilitate decision-making.
Promoting Opportunity through Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD): Navigating Federal Transportation Policy
Report link: Promoting Opportunity through Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD): Navigating Federal Transportation Policy
This report provides stakeholders involved in achieving eTOD, such as public entities, developers and practitioners, guidance on understanding and benefiting from federal transportation policies and programs.
Parking: A Major Barrier to Equitably Oriented Transit
Report link: Parking: A Major Barrier to Equitably Oriented Transit
The Chicago-based Strong, Prosperous, and Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC) recently investigated the relationship between parking policies and provision and efforts to implement equitable TOD.