Policymaker’s Guide to Transit-Oriented Development

The Center for Livable Communities has followed up its instructive “Building Livable Communities” guidebook on infill development with a companion volume on transit-oriented development.

More and more, community leaders are recognizing that building residences, stores and work places near transit stops can play a major role in creating places where we enjoy living, working and playing.

Addressing the questions of “why build near transit” and “why should elected officials, land use agencies and developers pay more attention to development near transit than to any other kind of development,” this new 84-page guidebook is filled with helpful advice, model examples, and resources to help create livable, transit-oriented communities in your region.

The guidebook includes:

• Economic, social and environmental reasons for building near transit.
• The elements that make for good transit development: land use, site design, and pedestrian/transit facilities.
• A summary of some of the best implementation tools.
• Options for financing transit-oriented development.
• Helpful examples of model transit-oriented developments from across the country.
• Extensive description of resources to help your community.

Authors: Judy Corbett and Paul Zykofsky
Published: August 1999, Second Printing
Pages: 77
SKU: TOD