Major TOD Project Planned For Microsoft's Hometown

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

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March 14, 2005, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


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.

Thanks to Matt Aho

Wednesday, March 9, 2005 in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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