The New Transit Town : best practices in transit-oriented development. / txt
edited by Hank Dittmar and Gloria Ohland ; foreword by Peter Calthorpe.
- xiii, 253 p. ill. ; 24 cm. book
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Contents: List of tables, figures, and photos x -- Foreword Peter Calthorpe xiii -- Acknowledgments xv -- 01 An Introduction To Transit Oriented Development Hank Dittmar with Dena Belzer and Gerald Autler 1 -- 02 Defining Transit Oriented Development: The New Regional Building Block Hank Dittmar and Shelley Poticha 19 -- 03 The Transit Oriented Development Drama and Its Actors Dena Belzer, Gerald Autler, Judith Espinosa, Sharon Feigon and Gloria Ohland 41 -- 04 Regulations Shape Reality: Zoning for Transit Oriented Development Ellen Greenberg 57 -- 05 Financing Transit Oriented Development Julia Parzen and Abby Jo Sigal 83 -- 06 Traffic, Parking and Transit Oriented Development James M. Daisa 113 -- 07 The Arlington County Case Study Rosslyn Ballston Corridor Dennis Leach 131 -- 08 The Dallas Case Study Mockingbird Station and Addison Circle Gloria Ohland 155 -- 09 The Atlanta Case Study Lindbergh City Center Sharon Feigon and David Hoyt with Gloria Ohland 175 -- 10 The San Jose Case Study Ohlone Chynoweth Station Shanti Breznau 193 -- 11 nThe San Diego Case Study Barrio Logan's Mercado Project Gloria Ohland 211 -- 12 The New Transit Town: Great Places and Great Nodes that Work for Everyone Scott Bernstein 231 -- Contributors 249 -- Index 250 --
Transit oriented development (TOD) seeks to maximize access to mass transit and nonmotorized transportation with centrally located rail or bus stations surrounded by relatively high-density commercial and residential development. New Urbanists and smart growth proponents have embraced the concept and interest in TOD is growing, both in the United States and around the world --
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Local transit--United States.--Case studies. Urban policy--United States.--Case studies. Transportation and state--United States.--Case studies. Land use, Urban--United States.--Case studies.