DEFINING TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT: THE NEW REGIONAL BUILDING BLOCK. IN: THE NEW TRANSIT TOWN: BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

Over the past decade there has been a major shift in consumer preferences, employer location strategies, and transportation planning values. Sitting as it does, at the convergence of these trends, transit-oriented development (TOD) has the potential to form a new approach to development that builds on their synergy and results in places and regions that meet the demand for location-efficient mixed-use neighborhoods, supports regional economic growth strategies, and increases housing affordability and choice. TOD could be nothing less than the defining armature for a fundamental rethinking about how communities are built and how regional policy and investment decisions are made. This chapter attempts to determine what, specifically, TOD should aim for, and also defines a basic understanding of the TOD concept.

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  Island Press

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  Washington, DC  United States  20009-1148
• Authors:
  • Dittmar, H
  • Poticha, S
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 20-40
• Monograph Title: THE NEW TRANSIT TOWN: BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Consumer preferences; Economic growth; Regional analysis; Regional development; Regional planning; Regional transportation; Strategic planning; Transit oriented development; Urban transit; Urban transportation policy
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975308
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1559631171
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 2004 12:00AM