Transit-Oriented Development
Basics
Our Best Bet To Confront Climate Change in the Trump Era? Build More Apartments
Most climate strategies are hamstrung by Washington and culture wars across the country. But zoning reform may be the exception.
October 22, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: The Future of Transit
Yonah Freemark talks with Jeff Wood about the state of the trains across the world.
February 26, 2026
Forget Free Buses: NYC Should Instead Seek ‘Audacious’ Subway Expansion
The same billion-dollar outlay that Mayor Mamdani hopes to allocate for fare-free buses should be spent instead on rewriting the subway map.
February 4, 2026
A Few Legal Tweaks Could Unlock A Mother Lode of Housing Near Transit
It's time to help communities use federal financing to build housing near transit, a new bill argues.
January 28, 2026
This Bill Would Help America Build More Housing Near Transit
A bipartisan group is pushing a policy to incentivize transit-oriented development across the country.
October 27, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Technical Assistance for Equitable TOD
Emily LaFlamme on how the Elevated Works technical assistance program helps developers bring equitable transit-oriented development to life.
August 7, 2025
How One Suburb is Using Transit to Transform Into a True City
A Washington State suburb may be poised to evolve into a true transit-oriented hub – and offer lessons for other bedroom communities, even during an anti-transit era.
May 8, 2025
Agencies Need to Use Federal Funding to Buy Land for Transit Oriented Development
Transit agencies do not prioritize transit-adjacent housing development often because they lack funding to acquire land.
February 29, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: Organizing and Data that Create Wins
Let's talk about building transit, looking at eviction data, and analyzing commercial displacement.
February 1, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: Downtown or Not Downtown
Talking Headways brings you back to Mpact conference in Phoenix for a panel about downtowns and urban development.
December 14, 2023
