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NOW WE KNOW CHANGE IS POSSIBLE
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CHARLOTTE'S TRANSIT RENAISSANCE
Reconnecting America's Jeff Wood presents an audio tour and slideshow about Charlotte's transit system

CREATING COMMUNITIES IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Listen to Reconnecting America CEO Shelley Poticha's Rail~volution presentaton

Best Practices 

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Guidebook
Provides guidance for people participating in TOD in Austin · PDF

The Effect of Rail Transit on Property Values: A Summary of Studies, Draft
Provides a concise summary of results from a number of studies of property values around rail transit · PDF

Transit Technologies Worksheet
Outlines different transit modes and their specifications · PDF

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CAPTURING THE VALUE OF TRANSIT
New report by Center for Transit-Oriented Development released

FINANCING TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Policy Options and Strategies in the San Francisco Bay Area

OPPORTUNITIES FOR EQUITABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Somerville Community Corp. study for city of Somerville

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CTOD ARTICLES
January 6, 2009

CTOD ARTICLES
January 5, 2009

JANETTE SADIK-KHAN REINVENTS THE STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY
She garners lots of attention since taking over as commissioner of NYC DOT

Brookings Institute

The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions.

Capital Metro - Austin

Capital Metro is the regional transportation agency for the Austin, TX area, and is currently expanding Austin’s MetroRail options.

Central Houston Civic Improvement Inc.

Central Houston Civic Improvement, Inc. is the charitable affiliate of Central Houston, Inc., a member organization dedicated to the revitalization of Houston’s downtown and center city.

City & County of Denver

The City & County of Denver is expanding their transit system and is conducting a major planning initiative to facilitate appropriate transit-oriented redevelopment near future station locations.

Denver Regional Transportation District

RTD is working to create and facilitate opportunities to preserve or expand RTD’s transit and property investments to create TOD and liveable communities.

Enterprise Foundation

The Enterprise Foundation is a national nonprofit with 20 years of experience providing capital and expertise for affordable housing and community development.

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

The Federal Transit Administration administers federal funding to support a variety of locally planned, constructed, and operated public transportation systems throughout the U.S.

Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation is an independent nonprofit grant-making organization, and a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide.

HDR Inc.

HDR is an architectural, engineering and consulting firm that specializes in building, shaping and serving your community.

Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight is an international law firm with extensive experience in the area of land use law, representing both public and private sector clients.

LTK

LTK has worked behind the scenes at virtually every rail transit system in the United States to choose systems that attract riders and carry them safely and comfortably through years of cost-effective service.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)

MTC is the regional transportation agency for the San Francisco Bay Area, and has created landmark TOD policies for the region.

Parsons Brinckerhoff

Parsons Brinckerhoff is one of the world’s leading planning, engineering, and program and construction management organizations. PB PlaceMaking is a division of PB that blends expertise in land use planning and urban development with transportation design.

San Francisco Foundation

The San Francisco Foundation mobilizes resources and acts as a catalyst for change to build strong communities, foster civic leadership, and promote philanthropy.

Surdna Foundation

The Surdna Foundation makes grants in the areas of environment, community revitalization, effective citizenry, and the arts.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical transit services, and by improving those services to meet national energy, environmental, and financial concerns.

The McKnight Foundation

The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based philanthropic organization, seeks to improve quality of life for present and future generations.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

HUD’s mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. We are currently partnering with FTA and HUD to create guidelines to encourage mixed-income TOD.

Urban Design Associates

Urban Design Associates is an urban design and architecture firm that creates cities, towns and neighborhoods. Publishers of the Urban Design Handbook, they have also gained a loyal following among public agencies and schools of urban design and architecture.

URS Corporation

URS is a global engineering design firm providing a range of professional planning, design, systems engineering and technical assistance, program and construction management, and operations and maintenance services.