TOD 101: Why Transit-Oriented Development And Why Now?
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This book highlights the benefits of TOD and how it can help maintain the economic vitality of communities.
Recommended Reading
Brownfields Resources
Report links: Getting Started with Brownfields, State and Local Non-Cash Tools and Strategies, and Local Brownfield Financing Tools.
Charles Bartsch and Barbara Wells recently offered several articles outlining ways to reclaim underutilized and contaminated properties.
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.
Parking Management Best Practices
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The parking management strategies described in this book can help planners increase parking facility efficiency and reduce parking demand.
Paved Over: Surface Parking Lots or Opportunities for Tax-Generating, Sustainable Development?
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This study of the Chicago area examines the potential development benefits through more intensive use of surface parking near transit.
Parking Matters
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This monograph describes the challenges of financing structured parking in New Jersey urban areas.
Who Lives in New Jersey Housing?
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This publication, an update on national work done 20 years ago, produces demographic information on household size and pupil generation.
Communicating the Benefits of Transit-Oriented Development
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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.”