Talking Headways Podcast: Transit-Oriented Development in Seattle
Let's hear how Sound Transit does it.
By
Jeff Wood
8:03 AM EDT on October 10, 2019
This week we’re joined by Brooke Belman, deputy executive director for Land Use Planning and Development and her colleagues Sloan Dawson, land use planning manager, and Thatcher Imboden, transit-oriented development manager to talk about the ins and outs of transit oriented development at Sound Transit in Seattle. They talk about the 80-80-80 policy, urban design, and coordination of TOD planning with light rail construction.
Jeff Wood is the creator of the Talking Headways podcast and editor of the newsletter The Overhead Wire.
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