TOD

Residents of Landmark TOD Still Driving

While more residents walk or bike for nonwork trips, Orenco Station residents are still driving to work at a rate comparable to other area suburbs.
20 October 2009 - 7:00am
The Oregonian

From Foreclosure to Green TOD in Phoenix

Foreclosed homes in Phoenix are a new goldmine for one developer, who is buying up land near the city's mass transit lines and marketing properties as transit oriented development.
17 October 2009 - 9:00am
NPR

TOD Becoming Popular -- And Expensive

HUD-subsidized housing in transit-oriented developments could become more expensive as it ages out and TOD becomes more popular, says a new study by AARP, Reconnecting America and the National Housing Trust.
1 October 2009 - 12:00pm
Reconnecting America

City Council Okays Wal-Mart, Calls it TOD

The City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina has signed a deal with WalMart to build a SuperCenter in place of an abandoned mall. City Councilmember Nancy Carter says it will create an opportunity for transit-oriented development.
28 August 2009 - 12:00pm
News 14 Carolina

Transit-Oriented Asia

Dr. Ming Zhang of the University of Texas at Austin says that Asian cities, despite their density, have a lot to learn from Western transit-oriented development practices.
26 August 2009 - 1:00pm
Reconnecting America

Denver to Replace Public Housing Project with Mixed Use TOD

The Denver Housing Authority is planning on demolishing one of the city's oldest low-income public housing projects to make way for a new mixed-use, transit-oriented housing development.
13 August 2009 - 6:00am
The Denver Post

TOD Around Vancouver's New Rapid Transit, But What Kind?

As a planned rapid transit line gets closer to completion in Vancouver, there's a debate brewing about what sort of development should spring up around it.
21 July 2009 - 11:00am
The Vancouver Sun

Density is Victim of the Economy

In Austin, TX, a planned transit-oriented development went bust. The new developer is taking the density down from 1,200 homes to "plus or minus 700."
9 July 2009 - 12:00pm
Austin American-Statesman

The Best Laid Plans for TOD, Stalled

Planners in New Jersey developed ambitious plans for transit-oriented development along their rail corridors, but with the struggling housing market and poor economy, developers aren't showing up or have halted projects in the works.
22 June 2009 - 9:00am
The New York Times

Light Rail in Phoenix

The Phoenix Region recently opened a 20-mile light rail serving three cities. StreetFilms brings you a video profile of the new system.
20 June 2009 - 1:00pm
la.streetsblog.org

With New Rail Expansions, TOD Is On The Rise

An overview in the New York Times of the success of transit-oriented development around new rail lines. TOD succeeds even in a poor housing market, experts say.
15 June 2009 - 11:00am
The New York Times

Incentivizing Pedestrian Areas Near Houston's Light Rail

City officials in Houston are set to consider plans to incentivize broad pedestrian walkways near existing and planned light rail stations within the city.
10 June 2009 - 6:00am
The Houston Chronicle

Transit Stops Increase Property Value- But Why?

Sam Staley argues that the increase in property values around transit stations isn't attributable to increased ridership, and in fact the locations with the least investment had the highest ridership.
1 June 2009 - 9:00am
The Business Journal (Fresno)

Major TOD Rising in Ontario

Peter Calthorpe is in Markham, Ontario working on, in his words, 'the highest manifestation of transit-oriented development I have been involved in.'
27 May 2009 - 7:00am
The Toronto Star

Density Bonus in Action in Mineola

Mineola, NY has approved a new 257-unit transit-oriented development, which will benefit from a density bonus. The project is expected to pump $2 million dollars into the economy.
24 May 2009 - 7:00am
Newsday

A TOD Grows in Trenton

At the sixth busiest stop on the busiest train line in the country, developers are realizing the potential for transit-oriented development around the station.
13 May 2009 - 12:00pm
The Architect's Newspaper

Capturing the Value of Transit

With stimulus funding creating new transit projects across the country, now may be a great time to use innovative methods for funding development around transit, say Nadine Fogarty and Gloria Ohland of the Center for Transit-Oriented Development. Portland and Denver are just two communities that have seen property values rise around rail.
11 May 2009 - 5:00am

TOD Slowly Catching on in Philadelphia

Transit oriented development is lacking near many of Philadelphia's transit stops, but new projects are bringing the city up to speed.
3 May 2009 - 7:00am
The Philadelphia Daily News

D.C. Stadium Bill is Really TOD Bill in Disguise

This column argues that legislation to build a new stadium for Washington D.C.'s professional soccer team is also a move to jumpstart development around many of the area's transit stations.
11 April 2009 - 5:00am
The Gazette

TOD Boom Goes Bust in Seattle

A transit-oriented development boom in Southeast Seattle is coming to a halt, as the economic recession sets in.
7 April 2009 - 9:00am
The Seattle Times
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