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Transit Oriented Development

  • Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/sr/sr282.pdf                                                                   TRB Special Report 282: Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? Examining the Evidence reviews the broad trends affecting the relationships among physical activity, health, transportation, and land use; summarizes what is known about these relationships, including the strength and magnitude of any causal connections; examines implications for policy; and recommends priorities for future research.

  • Linking Transportation and Land Use  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec100.pdf  TRB’s Transportation Research Circular E-C100, Linking Transportation and Land Use: A Peer Exchange is the proceedings of a national land use peer exchange that took place July 12-13, 2005, in Boston, Massachusetts.  The peer exchange was designed to facilitate an open exchange of information on land use experiences, successes, new activities, issues and concerns, and topics that need further research.  The report includes descriptions of ongoing land use activities, the types of land use activities in which agencies have been successful, new activities that agencies may be interested in pursuing in the near future, and obstacles to the successful coordination of land use and transportation activities.

  • California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/MassTrans/      
    The main objectives of the "Statewide Transit-Oriented Development Study" are to: Define transit-oriented development (TOD) and its successful components; Explore and describe the benefits of TOD, including effects on travel; Examine the status of implementation of TOD in the U.S. and in California; Identify major barriers and impediments to its wider implementation; Determine what is working well and the barriers to implementing TOD; Recommend potential State actions to encourage the broader implementation of TOD in California. Final reports available on line.  ALSO, access and search detailed information on 21 Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) in California through the TOD Database.  Resources include: land uses, site maps, implementation processes, financing, facilities, zoning, design features, pedestrian access, transit services, photos, travel benefits, contact information, and other valuable data.

  • Center for Transit Oriented Development http://www.transitorienteddevelopment.org/            
    The center     for Transit-Oriented Development seeks to use transit investments to spur a new wave of development that improves housing affordability and choice, revitalizes downtowns and urban and suburban neighborhoods, and provides value capture and recapture for individuals, communities and transportation agencies.

  • Colorado Denver RTD http://www.rtd-denver.com/Projects/TOD/                                      Integrating land use and transit is key to managing the impacts that rapid growth has had in the Denver Metro Area. With a more innovative approach to planning and development, Denver RTD seeks to curb unrestrained sprawl and invigorate existing communities as better places to live and work.

  • Federal Transportation Administration, U.S. DOT http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/programs/planning_environment_6932.html                            The FTA has a number of transit oriented development, smart growth and livable communities publications.

  • International Economic Development Council  http://www.iedconline.org/Downloads/Smart_Growth.pdf                                                    The International Economic Development Council has released a report that explores the connections between economic development and smart growth. The report, supported with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, uses case studies to illustrate economic outcomes in places that have incorporated smart growth development strategies. The case studies profile projects in Lakewood, Colorado; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Paducah, Kentucky; Indianapolis, Indiana; Portland, Oregon; Burlington, Iowa; Silver Spring, Maryland; and Columbus, Ohio.

  • King County Washington (Seattle) http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/tod/                                 
    To encourage a better use of existing urban lands, and to further encourage transit use, King County is promoting more compact, mixed use development near transit hubs that will service housing, transportation and neighborhood goals.  Related site, the Transit Oriented Development Advocate http://www.todadvocate.com/ - has links to Seattle and Portland TOD projects and even some Smart Growth humor.

  • Light Rail and Transit Oriented Development from The Transportation Research Board - Transportation Research Board

  • Research Results Digest October 2002 Number 52 Transportation Research Board - Transit Cooperative Research Program  http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/tcrp/tcrp_rrd_52.pdf              
    A literature review of transit oriented development and joint development in the United States.  Examples of impacts and benefits, annotated bibiography.

  • Smart Growth Scorecards http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/scorecards/index.htm                     
    Federal Environmental Protection Agency. Across the country communities have been asking for ways to rate and analyze the policies and regulations that determine their development patterns. Various organizations and a number of municipalities have developed scorecards that help communities assess their policies and proposed development projects. In an effort to help share the available resources with citizens, municipal officials, and communities, the Development, Community, and Environment Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has collected and organized a set of sample scorecards.

  • Transit Oriented Development http://www.transitorienteddevelopment.org/pages/1/index.htm   The TOD pages of New Urbanism.Org.  Conferences, books, links, professional services directory, photos, illustrations, and definitions.

  • Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994 (State of California)

  • Transportation and Land Use Collaborative of Southern California http://www.tluc.net/               TLUC is committed to significantly improving the quality of life for people who live and work in Southern California by ensuring that there is balance between growth, economic development and environmental stewardship. TLUC forges unique connections across issues and constituencies, and provides education, outreach and advocacy on the importance of methodologies and policies that are essential to realizing this balance.

  • Victoria Transport Policy Institute http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm45.htm                                From the VTPI TDM Enclopedia, a very comprehensive set of research resources and case studies for Transit Oriented Development.