Major TOD Project Planned For Microsoft's Hometown

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Matt Aho

14 March 2005 - 10:00am

King County Dept. of Transportation's Transit Oriented Development (TOD) group is soliciting proposals for development in Redmond,WA.

The TOD program has been successful in creating mixed-use projects that locate people near transit services and decrease their dependence on driving. Two recent projects include the Village at Overlake housing complex at the Overlake Park-and-Ride, and a retail-housing development with shared parking at the Renton Transit Center.

Full Story: Cities clustering development near centers of transportation

Source: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 9, 2005

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