TCRP Report 33: Transit-Friendly Streets: Design and Traffic Management...
This Phase II report addresses the connection between transit and streets, recognizing that the design and management of streets and traffic can and does affect the livability of communities. This...
View ArticleTCRP Report 31 Volume 2: Funding Strategies for Public Transportation, Casebook
Case studies of innovative methods for generating revenue for the capital and operating costs of public transportation
View ArticleLand 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...
View ArticleThe 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
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleParking 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...
View ArticleNotice 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...
View ArticleOn 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...
View ArticleCommuter 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,...
View ArticleTransit 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”)...
View ArticleBuilding 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...
View ArticleRealizing 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...
View ArticleTOD 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...
View ArticlePreserving 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...
View ArticleTraffic 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 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...
View ArticleOverlooked 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...
View ArticleGrowing 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...
View ArticleTransit 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...
View ArticleOrange 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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