The New Transit Town
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The New Transit Town

Best Practices In Transit-Oriented Development

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eBook - ePub

The New Transit Town

Best Practices In Transit-Oriented Development

About this book

Transit-oriented development (TOD) seeks to maximize access to mass transit and nonmotorized transportation with centrally located rail or bus stations surrounded by relatively high-density commercial and residential development. New Urbanists and smart growth proponents have embraced the concept and interest in TOD is growing, both in the United States and around the world.

New Transit Town brings together leading experts in planning, transportation, and sustainable design—including Scott Bernstein, Peter Calthorpe, Jim Daisa, Sharon Feigon, Ellen Greenberg, David Hoyt, Dennis Leach, and Shelley Poticha—to examine the first generation of TOD projects and derive lessons for the next generation. It offers topic chapters that provide detailed discussion of key issues along with case studies that present an in-depth look at specific projects. Topics examined include:

  • the history of projects and the appeal of this form of development
  • a taxonomy of TOD projects appropriate for different contexts and scales
  • the planning, policy and regulatory framework of "successful" projects
  • obstacles to financing and strategies for overcoming those obstacles
  • issues surrounding traffic and parking
  • the roles of all the actors involved and the resources available to them
  • performance measures that can be used to evaluate outcomes

Case Studies include Arlington, Virginia (Roslyn-Ballston corridor); Dallas (Mockingbird Station and Addison Circle); historic transit-oriented neighborhoods in Chicago; Atlanta (Lindbergh Center and BellSouth); San Jose (Ohlone-Chynoweth); and San Diego (Barrio Logan).

New Transit Town explores the key challenges to transit-oriented development, examines the lessons learned from the first generation of projects, and uses a systematic examination and analysis of a broad spectrum of projects to set standards for the next generation. It is a vital new source of information for anyone interested in urban and regional planning and development, including planners, developers, community groups, transit agency staff, and finance professionals.

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Table of contents

  1. ABOUT ISLAND PRESS
  2. SPONSORS
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Tables
  7. Table of Figures
  8. Foreword
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. > 01 An introduction to oriented development
  11. > 02 - Defining Transit-Oriented Development: The New Regional Building Block
  12. > 03 - The Transit-Oriented Development Drama and Its Actors
  13. > 04 - Regulations Shape Reality: Zoning for Transit-Oriented Development
  14. > 05 - Financing Transit-Oriented Development
  15. > 06 - Traffic, Parking, and Transit-Oriented Development
  16. > 07 - THE ARLINGTON COUNTY CASE STUDY Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor
  17. > 08 - THE DALLAS CASE STUDY Mockingbird Station and Addison Circle
  18. > 09 - THE ATLANTA CASE STUDY Lindbergh City Center
  19. > 10 - THE SAN JOSE CASE STUDY Ohlone-Chynoweth Station
  20. > 11 - THE SAN DIEGO CASE STUDY Barrio Logan’s Mercado Project
  21. > 12 - The New Transit Town: Great Places and Great Nodes That Work for Everyone
  22. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
  23. INDEX
  24. ISLAND PRESS BOARD OF DIRECTORS