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Making It Happen: Opportunities and Strategies for Transit-Oriented...

Executive SummaryThe Knowledge Corridor is experiencing more than $1.5 billion in construction that is underway in three new transit and transportation investments:In 2015—CTfastrak, a 9.4 mile new bus...

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Downtowns, Greenfields and Places In Between: Promoting Development Near Transit

IntroductionTransit-oriented development (TOD) – typically defined as compact, mixed-use development within walking distance of a transit station – has emerged in recent years as a key strategy for...

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Orange Line Opportunity Corridor Report

Executive SummaryThe infrastructure needs of the Orange Line transit system are well-documented. But who lives and works in the corridor, and how is the current mix of land uses projected to change?...

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Transit Transparency: Effective Disclosure through Open Data

Executive SummaryIntroduction Public transit agencies have employed intelligent systems for determining schedules and routes and for monitoring the real-time location and status of their vehicle fleets...

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Growing Station Areas: The Variety and Potential of Transit Oriented...

Executive SummaryTransit oriented development has been a large part of Boston’s growth since the earliest horse-drawn railways. In fact, we live in a uniquely transit-oriented region, where 25% of...

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Overlooked Density: Rethinking Transportation Options in Suburbia

Executive SummarySuburban multifamily housing is an often overlooked housing typology that is the fastest growing housing market in the country and holds strong potential for achieving smart growth...

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Preserving Affordability and Access in Livable Communities: Subsidized...

Executive SummaryINTRODUCTIONA livable community has affordable and appropriate housing, supportive features and services, and adequate mobility options for people, regardless of age or ability. As...

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Traffic Generated by Mixed-Use Developments – A Six- Region Study Using...

The purpose of this study was to develop new methodology for more accurately predicting the traffic impacts of mixed-use developments

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Preserving Opportunities: Saving Affordable Homes Near Transit

Study examines federally assisted affordable housing located in close proximity to public transportation in 8 cities (2008)Preserving affordable housing near transit means more than simply saving a...

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TOD Case Studies: Implementation In Low- Income, Ethnically Diverse...

These case studies, funded through the support of the Surdna Foundation, present transit-oriented development (TOD) examples from diverse, low-income neighborhoods around transit, all built within the...

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Realizing The Potential: Expanding Housing Opportunities Near Transit

The FTA and HUD funded this report to examine the effectiveness of regional strategies to ensure there is mixed-income housing near transit. Advancing the state of the practice of linking mixed-income...

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Building the Line to Equity: Six Steps for Achieving Equitable Transit...

Executive SummaryTransit oriented development is a dynamic approach to building pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use communities around transit stations and connecting neighborhoods to their regions. The...

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Transit Oriented Development Infrastructure and Housing Support Program...

I. Overview and PurposeThese guidelines provide criteria and guidance for applying for funding under the Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure and Housing Support Program (“TOD Bond Program”)...

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Commuter Rail and Land Use: A Network-Based Analysis

Executive SummaryTransportation and land use have long been understood to have impacts on one another. One common justification for transportation investments, particularly public transit investments,...

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On the Right Track: Meeting Greater Boston's Transit and Land Use Challenges

Reviews Boston's transportation financial sustainability and makes recommendations for planning future expansion of service. That is why a report on transit investment begins by looking at issues of...

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Notice of Funding Availability for the Transit Oriented Development (TOD)...

The Office for Commonwealth Development (OCD), the Executive Office of Transportation (EOT), and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) are pleased to announce the availability of...

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Parking Spaces / Community Places: Finding the Balance through Smart Growth...

When you shop, you may visit a mall, or go to your town’s main street. At the mall, you probably cruise past rows and rows of empty parking, the spaces filled only one day a year. Maybe you head...

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The Rebirth of Older Industrial Cities: Exciting Opportunities for Private...

Executive SummaryIn a unique undertaking, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and the Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University (CURP) have...

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The Impact of Urban Spatial Structure on Travel Demand in the United States,...

Looks at how measures of urban form and the supply of public transportation affect vehicle miles driven and commute mode choices of U.S. households

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Land Use and Transportation Alternatives: Constraint or Expansion of...

Transportation and land use research that considers such alternatives as New Urbanist development, jobs-housing balance, transit villages, or “smart growth” most typically tests the capacity of such...

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