Making Joint Development Work: the Federal, Transit Agency and Business Perspective
/This webinar describes joint developments, as a TOD strategy, from various perspectives including the federal government, transit agencies, and the private sector.
Station Area Planning
Capturing the Value of Transit
/Over the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that the presence of transit can increase property values and result in valuable development opportunities. In this era of constrained transit funding and widespread demand for new and expanded transit systems, policy makers, transit planners and elected officials are increasingly interested in harnessing a portion of … Continued
Incentivizing TOD: Case Studies of Regional Programs Throughout the United States
/This report illustrates and assesses different approaches to supporting transit-oriented development, through six case studies of regional programs throughout the country. Through describing the structure, funding and implementation of these programs, the report provides a broad but detailed survey of strategies employed by regional organizations working in concert with local actors to support the balanced … Continued
Value Capture and Transit
/This webinar describes techniques for capturing the property value increases to pay for transit or other improvements.
Is a Half-Mile Circle the Right Standard for TODs?
/Planners and researchers use transit catchment areas — the land around stations — as geographic units for predicting ridership, assessing the impacts of transit investments and, recently, for designing transit-oriented developments. In the US, a half-mile-radius circle has become the de facto standard for rail-transit catchment areas. There is surprisingly little evidence to justify any … Continued
Guidelines for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations
/TCRP Report 153 – This report is intended to aid in the planning, developing, and improving of access to high capacity commuter rail, heavy rail, light rail, bus rapid transit, and ferry stations. The report includes guidelines for arranging and integrating various station design elements. The print version of TCRP Report 153 is accompanied by … Continued
Bus to Rail: a Crucial Link
/UCTC Policy Brief 2013-03: When cities and regions examine which transit options provide the best access at the lowest price—for operators as well as riders—rail is commonly found to be less cost-effective than bus rapid transit (BRT) or ordinary buses. However, most investigations to date have assumed that riders walk to transit stops, and these … Continued
Design of On-street Transit Stops and Access from Surrounding Areas
/This Recommended Practice discusses ways to provide or improve connections to, from and at on-street transit stops, regardless of mode.
Transit Parking 101
/This Recommended Practice is an introduction to parking and transit, including the ownership, supply, location, management and design of parking facilities.
Effects of TOD on Housing, Parking, and Travel
/TCRP Report 128 – The objectives of this research are to (1) determine the behavior and motivation of TOD residents, employees, and employers in their mode choice; (2) identify best practices to promote TOD-related transit ridership; and (3) recommend contextual use of best practices. The results of this research may be used by project, land-use, … Continued