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Opportunities and Challenges for TODs in Southern California
Sharelines TODs can promote long-term sustainability and need policies to support their success. When the concept of transit-oriented development (TOD) first appeared in the 1980s, many planners and...
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Is a Half-Mile Circle the Right Standard for TODs?
Sharelines Varying the size of the study area around stations only slightly alters results. Planners and researchers use transit catchment areas—the land around stations—as geographic units for...
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Parking Reform Made Easy
Sharelines Antiquated parking regulations can change using twelve incremental steps. Parking requirements in zoning ordinances create one of the most wasteful elements of transportation and land use...
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Parking Requirements and Housing Development: Regulation and Reform in Los...
Sharelines Removing parking requirements can revitalize downtowns and increase housing choice. When cities require off-street parking with all new residential construction, they shift what should be a...
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Trip Generation for Smart Growth Projects
Download a PDF of this article Sharelines A new tool can better estimate trip generation for smart growth projects. California encourages developers to pursue urban infill projects in order to achieve...
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Can We Have Sustainable Transportation without Making People Drive Less or...
Sharelines What if sustainability didn’t mean giving up our cars? City planners, transportation analysts, and policymakers have struggled to reconcile the promises and problems created by suburban...
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Suburban Transit in Mexico City
Download a PDF of this article. Sharelines Transit in suburban Mexico City: if you build it, will they come? And ride? Over the past decade, governments and development agencies have invested...
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Two-Way Street Networks: More Efficient than Previously Thought?
Download a PDF of this article. Sharelines Two-way roads are often more efficient than one-way roads especially for short trips. One-way streets in downtown areas are receiving a critical look. City...
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Life-Cycle Impacts of Transit-Oriented Development
Download a PDF of this article. Sharelines #TODs require a lot of energy and expense up front. Is it worth it in the long-run? There is a growing interest in pedestrian and transit-oriented...
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The Hidden Cost of Bundled Parking
SharelinesParking requirements are an equity issue; US carless renters spend $440M/yr on garage parking they don’t use for car storage. Printer-friendly PDF. C.J. Gabbe, Santa Clara University and Greg...
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