Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transit-Oriented Development

Union Station in New Haven. Photo: Pi.1415926535

Connecticut Says ‘No’ To Transit-Oriented Development

By Aaron Short | May 20, 2019 | 17 Comments

“Putting a [transit-oriented development] next to an active rail yard has never worked successfully," says Connecticut's transportation commissioner. Yes, that's what he said.

See Portland's Awesome Car-Free Tilikum Crossing

By Streetsblog | May 2, 2019 | 5 Comments

Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. revisits a back-to-the-future idea whose time has come again for many cities.

Cleveland's RTA is facing service cuts and fare hikes. Photo: Angie Schmitt

Transit Raises Property Values, Lowers Poverty

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 15, 2019 | 9 Comments

A Cleveland study found neighborhoods that added transit service was a 3.5-percent increase in property values and a 13-percent decline in poverty.

Car-Centric Transportation Policies are Driving Us to Ruin

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 13, 2019 | 15 Comments

Low-income people are increasingly being trapped in a cycle of debt by subprime auto lending. The American transportation system offers them few alternatives.

Podcast: Cleveland BRT's 10th Year

By Jeff Wood | Jan 10, 2019 | 1 Comment

This week, Cleveland RTA interim CEO Floun'say Caver and former CEO Joe Calabrese take a bow.

Sacramento's 23 light rail stations will have restrictions on what kind of development can happen nearby. Image: City of Sacramento

Sacramento City Council Passes a Citywide TOD Ordinance

By Melanie Curry | Dec 14, 2018 | No Comments

City removes required parking minimums and restricts car-oriented uses near its light rail stations.

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