Private: Ten Principles for Successful Development Around Transit. (2005). By Robert Dunphy, Deborah Myerson, and Michael Pawlukiewicz
[maxbutton id=”2″ url=”https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwi67pXkgLbcAhUEPN8KHXrkAQIQFggtMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reconnectingamerica.org%2Fassets%2FUploads%2Fbestpractice086.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2lU4lR5Vt68qG9Zgluqp8P” text=”Ten Principles for Successful Development Around Transit” ]In an enlightening review of successful TODs across the country, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) released a report in 2003 to help municipal officials and planners successfully implement development around transit centers. The report, identified the following 10 principles that should guide transit-oriented development strategies:
- Make It Better with a Vision
- Apply the Power of Partnerships
- Think Development When Thinking about Transit
- Get the Parking Right
- Build a Place, Not a Project
- Make Retail Development Market Driven, Not Transit Driven
- Mix Uses, but Not Necessarily in the Same Place
- Make Buses a Great Idea
- Encourage Every Price Point to Live around Transit
- Engage Corporate Attention
This final principle describes a major, but often neglected, factor in determining the success of transit-oriented development projects. According to the ULI report, the corporate sector can play an especially influential role in stimulating development around transit stations. As corporations commit to the principles of transit-oriented development, firms will begin to base location choices on a different set of priorities as detailed below:
Workplace Culture: What’s Out and What’s In
| OUT | IN |
|---|---|
| Suburban / exurban campus location | Locations close to transit |
| Corporate campuses | Mixed-use developments |
| Kiss and ride | Live, work, play and ride |
| Location near the chief executive’s home |
Location convenient for workers |
| Free parking | Free transit passes |
| Driving to lunch | Walking to lunch |
| Errands on the way home | Errands at lunchtime |
| Commuting car | Fuel-efficient station car |
| Quality of the workplace | Quality of life |
Source: Dunphy, R., D. Myerson and M. Pawlukiewicz. 2003. Ten Principles for Successful Development around Transit. Washington, D.C.: ULI-the Urban Land Institute (ULI).