Visualizing Density
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This book demonstrate the tenets of good density—highlighting locations where density has developed organically or been handled well.
Development & Redevelopment
Communicating the Benefits of Transit-Oriented Development
Report link: Communicating the Benefits of TOD
This report examines two sub-regions that have capitalized on the benefits realized from transit-oriented “redevelopment” in New Jersey and Illinois.
Building Livable Communities with Transit: Planning, Developing, and Implementing Community-Sensitive Transit
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The FTA issued this manual to help local governments, transit agencies and planners address community concerns as they develop transit facilities.
Creating Walkable Places
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This new book explains how to create pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use developments including those with “transit-oriented cores.”
Transit Village Symposium: “Progress and Future” Symposium Proceedings
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These proceedings cover the Second Transit Village Initiative Symposium held by the Voorhees Transportation Center and held at Rutgers University.
Communicating the Benefits of TOD
This report tells a story of three cities – Jersey City and Hoboken in New Jersey, and Evanston, Illinois – that have experienced a lot of development since the late 1980s, reversing decades of decline.
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Transit-Oriented Development: Developing a Strategy to Measure Success
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This digest offers a strategy to systematically evaluate the potential success of transit-oriented development.
Recent Research Demonstrates Desire for TOD
Report links: Aging Americans, 2004 National Community Preference Survey, and Hidden in Plain Sight.
Three recent studies have demonstrated the desirability of transit-oriented development principles.
Ten Principles for Successful Development Around Transit
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The Urban Land Institute released a report in 2003 to help municipal officials and planners successfully implement development around transit centers.
Transit-Oriented Development in the United States: Experiences, Challenges, and Prospects
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This analysis of TOD practice examines its impacts, benefits, and barriers, as well as useful policies and implementation and financing tools.