TOD & Climate Change
/This webinar discusses TOD as a tool for adapting and mitigating the effects of climate change.
Greenhouse Gas
Transit Oriented Development and The Potential for VMT-related Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth Reduction
/This report examines the greenhouse gas reduction potential of TOD, in terms of the transport sector, and measures the emissions reduction potential of six types of neighborhoods centered on fixed rail transit stops. The study shows that for every household, the number of cars owned and the number of miles driven is largely determined by … Continued
Income, Location Efficiency, and VMT: Affordable Housing as a Climate Strategy
/This study seeks to explicitly interact income with location-efficiency variables and express income as a step function that is adjusted for household size and regional purchasing power.
Building and Preserving Affordable Homes Near Transit
/Building and Preserving Affordable Homes Near Transit: Affordable TOD as a Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Equity Strategy The California Housing Partnership Corporation initiated this report in order to assess existing research on the role of preservation and development of affordable housing in transit--oriented corridors as a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategy for California. As a … Continued
Why Creating and Preserving Affordable Homes Near Transit Is a Highly Effective Climate Protection Strategy
/A new analysis of data from Caltrans’ California Household Travel Survey (CHTS) completed in February 2013 shows that a well-designed program to put more affordable homes near transit would not just meet the requirements set by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), but would be a powerful and durable GHG reduction strategy – directly reducing … Continued
TOD 204: Planning for TOD at the Regional Scale
/This guidebook, which includes case studies from around the country, focuses on regional planning for TOD, including the general framework and benefits, and eight strategies for successful regional TOD planning.