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Jun 2009

Transit Supportive Development in New York State

A Guide for Communities

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The purpose of the initiative is to identify land-use approaches that support transit use and to demonstrate that the obstacles to transit supportive development (TSD) can be overcome. This undertaking consists of both policy research and the initiation and completion of three pilot projects that demonstrate the feasibility of linking transit services and land-use planning, and which can serve as prototypes for other communities.

These were some of the key questions that created the direction of this effort: How can local land-use development decisions in New York State be better integrated with regional transit net- works? What kinds of public policies and transportation investments can encourage transit supportive land-use patterns? What role can Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) play in working toward such outcomes? What are the transferable lessons?

Research Areas

Transportation

Location

New York

Topics

RailTransit-Oriented Development

Acknowledgements

Authored by

  • Lane Rob

    Robert Lane

    Senior Fellow for Urban Design

  • Zuppan Jeff

    Jeff Zupan

    Senior Fellow, Transportation

  • David Kooris

    Former Associate Planner, Regional Design Programs

  • Paolo Ikezoe

    Former Research Associate

Produced With

Buckhurst Fish & Jacquemart
Inc.
Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates
New York State Metropolitan Planning Organizations

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