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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.

New Transit Town brings together leading experts in planning, transportation, and sustainable design -- including Scott Bernstein, Peter Calthorpe, Jim Daisa, Sharon Feigon, Ellen Greenberg, David Hoyt, Dennis Leach, and Shelley Poticha -- to examine the first generation of TOD projects and derive lessons for the next generation. It offers topic chapters that provide detailed discussion of key issues along with case studies that present an in-depth look at specific projects. Topics examined include:

the history of projects and the appeal of this form of development a taxonomy of TOD projects appropriate for different contexts and scales the planning, policy and regulatory framework of "successful" projects obstacles to financing and strategies for overcoming those obstacles issues surrounding traffic and parking the roles of all the actors involved and the resources available to them performance measures that can be used to evaluate outcomes

Case Studies include Arlington, Virginia (Roslyn-Ballston corridor); Dallas (Mockingbird Station and Addison Circle); historic transit-oriented neighborhoods in Chicago; Atlanta (Lindbergh Center and BellSouth); San Jose (Ohlone-Chynoweth); and San Diego (Barrio Logan).

New Transit Town explores the key challenges to transit-oriented development, examines the lessons learned from the first generation of projects, and uses a systematic examination and analysis of a broad spectrum of projects to set standards for the next generation. It is a vital new source of information for anyone intersted in urban and regional planning and development, including planners, developers, community groups, transit agency staff, and finance professionals.

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• List of Tables, Figures, and Photos
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1 An Introduction to Transit-Oriented Development
• Chapter 2 Defining Transit-Oriented Development: The New Regional Building Block
• Chapter 3 The Transit-Oriented Development Drama and Its Actors
• Chapter 4 Regulations Shape Reality: Zoning for Transit-Oriented Development
• Chapter 5 Financing Transit-Oriented Development
• Chapter 6 Traffic, Parking, and Transit-Oriented Development
• Chapter 7 The Arlington County Case Study: Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor
• Chapter 8 The Dallas Case Study; Mockingbird Station and Addison Circle
• Chapter 9 The Atlanta Case Study; Lindbergh City Center
• Chapter 10 The San Jose Case Study; Ohlone-Chynoweth STation
• Chapter 11 The San Diego Case Study; Barrio Logan's Mercado Project
• Chapter 12 The New Transit Town: Great Places and Great Nodes that Work for Everyone
• Index

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This is a refreshingly realistic book on transit-oriented development (TOD) by authoritative authors. TOD is higher density land use development around and along transit lines. The authors first place TOD in the context of current trends in urban development, addressing issues of scale, transit service standards, land use mix and density, and urban design, without the overreaching claims of much of the writing on this subject. Initial chapters orient interested parties and possible practitioners to TOD, discussing respectively, the actors involved, the regulatory environment, financing, and traffic and parking issues. Case study chapters follow that examine five "first generation" TODs citing each's goals, successes, shortcomings, and lessons learned. This examination is intended to develop standards of practice and conclusions about the potential for TOD. The last chapter provides these with a bit more unbridled enthusiasm than the rest of the book, forgivable perhaps, in a motivational last chapter. The index and references are excellent. See also Robert Cervero's The Transit Metropolis (1998). ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. All collections. D. Brand formerly, Harvard University

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Hank Dittmar is president and chief executive officer of Reconnecting America, and former executive director of the Surface Transportation Policy Project.

Gloria Ohland is a professional journalist and senior editor with Reconnecting America; she was formerly Southern California director of the Surface Transportation Policy Project.
Reconnecting America is a national organization that seeks to build connections between and among transporation networks and the regions and communities they serve in order to generate lasting public and private returns, improve economic efficiency, and give consumers greater choice.