Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transit Oriented Development

Avoiding the Unintended Consequences of Transit-Oriented Development

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 26, 2010 | No Comments

We see it over and over again in our cities. Migration out of central cities hollows out neighborhoods and leaves the people who remain struggling with the consequences of disinvestment. But when development returns to urban areas, the arrival of new residents can impose burdens on people who never left. Often, as amenities come into […]

TOD Turnaround: Bike Wood Coming to Hollywood and TOD Standards Coming to Everywhere

By Damien Newton | Oct 25, 2010 | 9 Comments

A 3D Rendering of a Future Bike Room in the Hollywood and Vine Development When Legacy Partners’ Metro-Certified “Transit-Oriented Development” opened on Hollywood and Vine earlier this year, advocates weren’t able to contain their disappointment with several aspects of the project. Among the complaints was that the development was too focused on providing space for […]

New Jersey Transit Village Program Continues to Grow

By Matthew Roth | Jul 15, 2010 | No Comments

Image: Town of Somerville The holy grail for many urbanists contemplating long-term development and growth trends is the transit village. Adding growth adjacent to functional transit has the benefit of making it easier for the new population there to drive less and use transit for a multitude of trips. Likewise, transit villages can add to […]

Metro’s Hollywood & Vine TOD: a Fortress Surrounded By a Moat of Traffic and Malfunctioning Traffic Signals

By Stephen Box | Jun 23, 2010 | 13 Comments

On Monday, at Vine and Selma, a woman attempting to cross Vine on foot was killed after being hit by a delivery truck. The streets were immediately filled with LAPD vehicles and an investigation ensued. Although it was evident that statements were taken and that measurements and photos were taken, missing from the investigation was […]

Tragic Turn at the Hollywood and Vine T.O.D.

By Stephen Box | Jun 22, 2010 | 35 Comments

Photo: Stephen Box If Hollywood were to make a movie entitled "Hollywood & Vine – Transit Oriented Development" they’d have to hire professionals to manage the streets, control the traffic, move the trucks and make sure the entire environment was safe. There would be a 1st Assistant Director on set, legally responsible for the safety […]

What Was Missing from Last Week’s T.O.D. Conference

By Stephen Box | Jun 10, 2010 | 6 Comments

(Earlier this week, Gloria Ohland reviewed what happend at last week’s T.O.D. Conference hosted by the Urban Land Institute. Today, Stephen Box takes a different look, and examines what was missing. – DN) Photo: Stephen Box The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Summit, held last Friday at the Hollywood & Highland’s Renaissance […]

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