Transit Parking 101
/This Recommended Practice is an introduction to parking and transit, including the ownership, supply, location, management and design of parking facilities.
Corridor Planning
Rails to Real Estate: Development Patterns Along Three New Transit Lines
/This report documents real estate development patterns along three recently constructed light rail transit lines in the United States: 1) Hiawatha Line (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 2) Southeast Corridor (Denver), 3) Blue Line (Charlotte). This topic is important for local planning practitioners, transit agencies, community members and other stakeholders in their efforts to plan for new transit … Continued
Trends in Transit-Oriented Development, 2000–2010
/Abstract: After decades of decline, public transportation ridership grew 36 percent from 1995 through 2008, almost three times the growth rate of the U.S. population (14%) and substantially more than the growth for vehicle miles of travel on our nation’s streets and highways (21%). This report analyzes the trends in transit regions and transit-oriented developments … Continued
Healthy Corridor for All: A Community Health Impact Assessment of TOD Policy in St. Paul, Minnesota
/Responding to community concerns, ISAIAH, TakeAction Minnesota and PolicyLink launched the Healthy Corridor for All Health Impact Assessment (HIA) project to understand the potential impacts of the proposed transit-oriented land use changed on the communities that live in the Central Corridor. The project was directed by a Community Steering Committee (CSC) comprised of community leaders … Continued
Building Capacity: Helping Communities Create Vibrant, Healthy and Economically Prosperous Neighborhoods
/The information in this document represents a compilation of specific issue area briefs provided by Team Implementation. Each issue brief accompanied a webinar and allowed grantees to gain additional resources on topics such as creating regional TOD plans and strategies, infill infrastructure financing, advancing sustainability in a slow economy, and redeveloping brownfield properties. This document … Continued
Destinations Matter: Building Transit Success
/This paper analyzes the performance of 19 transit lines to better understand the factors contributing to high ridership. Of the 19 lines examined, seven exceeded projections, eight are on track to beat projections, and two did not meet projections, while data for three was unavailable. The conclusion: that connecting destinations is key, and that the … Continued
Employment, Transit and Transit-Oriented Development
/This webinar details the connections between transit, employment, and access to opportunity.
TOD 202: Transit & Employment – Increasing Transit’s Share Of The Commute Trip
/This book discusses the commute trip and its impact on communities, and strategies that can be used to increase transit’s share of the commute trip. A great deal of practical and academic activity in the past several decades has been devoted to understanding how land use can support robust transit ridership and realize transit’s potential … Continued
TOD 203 – Transit Corridors and TOD: Connecting the Dots
/Filled with real-world transit-oriented development lessons, the guidebook explains how corridor planning can facilitate not only successful transportation outcomes but also successful transit-oriented development. The guidebook defines three corridor types (destination connector, commuter, and district circulator) and identifies the different implications for TOD associated with each type of transit corridor. Putting the theory to work, … Continued
Corridor-Level Approaches to Creating Transit-Oriented Districts
/What is a transit corridor? What are the types of corridors? What objectives do corridors serve within regions? What is corridor-level analysis and planning? What are the benefits of planning at the corridor level?