Transit-Oriented Development
Basics
Streetfilms: See The Awesomeness of Portland’s Car-Free Tilikum Crossing
Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. revisits a back-to-the-future idea whose time has come again for many cities.
May 2, 2019
Transit Raises Property Values, Lowers Poverty
A Cleveland study found neighborhoods that added transit service was a 3.5-percent increase in property values and a 13-percent decline in poverty.
March 15, 2019
Is Subprime Auto Lending the Next Housing Bubble?
Low-income people are increasingly being trapped in a cycle of debt by subprime auto lending. The American transportation system offers them few alternatives.
February 13, 2019
Talking Headways Podcast: Cleveland BRT’s 10th Anniversary
This week, Cleveland RTA interim CEO Floun'say Caver and former CEO Joe Calabrese take a bow.
January 10, 2019
Sacramento City Council Passes a Citywide TOD Ordinance
City removes required parking minimums and restricts car-oriented uses near its light rail stations.
December 14, 2018
Minneapolis Moves to Eliminate Mandatory Parking
The end of single-family zoning rule has gotten all the attention. But Minneapolis's new plan is groundbreaking on transportation as well.
December 12, 2018
Amazon’s Choice of Crystal City Powered by Good Transit
Good transit and a highly educated workforce make sense — but couldn't Amazon have spread the wealth instead of picking suburbs where it already has a large presence?
November 6, 2018
Buffalo May Turn Parking Craters into Neighborhoods
A city on the rise considers using its wasted space near transit for housing.
October 23, 2018
Transit Public School Set For Blighted L.A. Lots
For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high
October 22, 2018
Houston May Eliminate Some Mandatory Parking
Whether Houston evolves into a more walkable city is a life of death issue, a recent Houston Chronicle investigation helps confirm.
September 7, 2018
