Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transit Oriented Development

U.S. DOT Previews How New Transit Rules Could Define ‘Livability’

By Elana Schor | Jan 21, 2010 | 1 Comment

When the Obama administration announced an ambitious revamp of transit funding rules to, as the Transportation Secretary put it, "take livability into account," urban planners and transit advocates alike were pleased — but also uncertain. Baltimore’s rail network, with the proposed new Red Line — which could get a boost from the U.S. DOT’s livability […]

Does Transit-Oriented Development Work Even Without Transit?

By Elana Schor | Jan 8, 2010 | 5 Comments

Yes, says urban planner Neil Payton. From his guest column today on Reconnecting America’s blog: Denver’s light rail, in the background, ended up increasing the value of nearby homes. (Photo: Denver Post) Either [local planners] view [transit access] as too distant a possibility to factor in or, ironically, they view rail transit as a means […]

New Study Quantifies High Personal Costs of Building CA Cities for Cars

By Matthew Roth | Nov 20, 2009 | 8 Comments

Click to enlarge: Annual household transportation costs in the Bay Area. (editor’s note: The section with area specific data for Southern California isn’t done yet. When it is, we’ll have a post specific to our region. In the meantime, this statewide article prepared by Matthew Roth in San Francisco is a great read.) California residents […]

The Power of Transit-Oriented Development

By Ryan Avent | Aug 26, 2009 | 5 Comments

Back in the late 1970s, when Washington’s Metrorail system first began operating in Arlington County, Virginia, the future of Arlington and other old, inner suburbs was far from certain. Across the Potomac, the District of Columbia was suffering from depopulation, rapidly rising crime rates, and serious fiscal difficulties. Ballston Metro station, Arlington Co. Photo: Point […]

Eyes on the Street: Transit Adjacent Development

By Damien Newton | May 13, 2009 | 2 Comments

When people around the country discuss "transit oriented development" they describe tall buildings surrounding a bus or train station that are designed to discourage car commuting. In its definition of T.O.D., Streetswiki even states: A TOD also usually has relatively easy access for people on foot and bikes, while cars and other vehicles are discouraged […]

Transit-Oriented Development: Beyond the Big City

By Sarah Goodyear | Mar 23, 2009 | No Comments

We’re taking it out of the city and into the suburbs and small towns today on the Streetsblog Network. Member blog Urban City Architecture takes a look at Moving Communities Forward, a recently released report on transit-oriented development (TOD) from the American Institute of Architects and the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of […]

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