Transit Oriented Development

Compilation of TOD Research - research by Compass Blueprint team member, Fregonese Associates.

Transit Oriented Development as defined by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute - An encyclopedic discussion of TOD offered by a Canadian research organization.

California Transit-Oriented Development Database - Caltrans site with searchable database on TOD land uses, site maps, implementation processes, financing, facilities, zoning, design features, pedestrian access, transit services, photos, travel benefits, contact information, and other data.

Transit-Oriented Development Study: Factors for Success in California - Caltrans study with an overview of TOD practice, incentives and barriers in California.

Reconnecting America - A variety of TOD resources from a national organization formed to link transportation networks and the communities they serve.

Encouraging Transit Villages - TOD fact sheet from Livable Places.

Transit-oriented Development: Moving from Rhetoric To Reality - Brookings Institution paper offers an expanded definition of TOD that focuses primarily on functions and outcomes rather than on physical form. The study finds that projects to date have not taken full advantage of their potential to be environmentally sustainable and socially just as well as economically stimulating.

AB 691: Transit village plans - Analysis of a state law that allows planning jurisdictions to designate "transit villages," offer density bonuses and implement other elements of TOD.