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With the forthcoming arrival of a new light rail line, the leadership of Prince George’s County, Maryland—located directly east of Washington, DC—is intent on creating a greener, transit-oriented future. The county is in the process of updating its over 50-year old zoning codes to take maximum advantage of the new Purple Line light rail stations, and is taking the role of building design into serious consideration.
Transit-oriented development can and should play an important role in helping more residents benefit from new growth and connect to opportunities. The problem then is how precisely to promote more inclusive growth that benefits a wide range of residents.
TOD experts and advocates have a challenge ahead — to prepare for the impacts of AVs on land use and real estate.
What does it take to become a ’20-minute city’ — a community where important destinations are reachable within 20-minute trip on foot, bike, or transit? Cities such as Tempe, Arizona and Portland, Oregon are aiming to find out; they each set goals to become 20-minute cities in an effort to become more efficient, sustainable, and multi-modal.
Communities are taking a more holistic approach to transit planning that’s going beyond housing and transportation. In the Twin Cities, energy and sustainability could play an enhanced role in the region’s transit-oriented development plans and policies.
Santa Monica, CA, once known for pioneering the downtown public parking structure in the 1970s, recently eliminated parking minimums for future development. The move aims to support existing transit investments while reducing cost barriers to building new housing or opening businesses.
While Los Angeles makes coordinated efforts to encourage TOD, existing zoning codes may hinder the development of walkable neighborhoods.
Amazon’s call for bids provides much to consider from a TOD perspective; competitive contenders will need to find ways to ramp up office and transit capacity for so many workers, determine what qualifying sites would best take advantage of existing or planned stations, and integrate the new headquarters into the existing urban form while minimizing any increases in vehicle miles traveled.
TOD projects in suburban neighborhoods are gaining traction, yet are often overlooked by their larger, more urban counterparts. The growing number of smaller TOD projects along Chicago’s Metra commuter lines is encouraging more bedroom communities to follow suit, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The process for selling land near transit stations — planned or existing — can be difficult, but many public agencies have developed policies for dealing with surplus property.