Seven American TODs: Good Practices for Urban Design in Transit-Oriented Development Projects
Justin Jacobson
University of Minnesota
Ann Forsyth
Cornell University
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v1i2.67
Keywords:
Transit-Oriented Development, Urban Design
Abstract
In the past few decades, Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has emerged as a popular and influential planning concept in the United States. Physical design is an important aspect of making TOD projects work as it is a crucial means of coordinating relatively intensive land uses and multiple transportation modes. This paper analyzes seven American TOD projects in terms of urban design and concludes with a discussion of “good practices” for future TOD projects focusing on development processes, place-making, and facilities. This paper supplements prior scholarship on TOD that has tended to focus on policy issues such as regulation and financing.
Author Biographies
Justin Jacobson, University of Minnesota
Department of Geography
Ann Forsyth, Cornell University
Department of City and Regional Planning