The High Cost of Free Parking
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In this innovative book, UCLA planning professor Donald Shoup challenges traditional parking methodologies and strategies.
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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.
TOD Opportunities in Somerset County, New Jersey
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Awarded the APA-NJ Outstanding Planning Implementation Award, this report presents an analysis of opportunities for transit-oriented development in Somerset County.
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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.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Capturing the Demand for Housing Near Transit
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This report studies the demand for housing near America’s rapid transit systems and finds that demand for such housing will likely double by 2025.
The New Transit Town: Best Practices in Transit-Oriented Development
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In this book, the demographic trends that favor an increasing demand for TOD are outlined,as well as the issues of design, public policy and finance.
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.
Planning for Transit-Friendly Land Use: A Handbook for New Jersey Communities
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This handbook is designed to help planning officials, planning and zoning boards and communities create successful TOD environments.
Emerging European-Style Planning in the US: Transit-Oriented Development
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The authors argues that the New Jersey Transit Village Initiative is an example of a new role for state planning in the United States.
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