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Encouraging Public Transportation Through Effective Land Use Actions

IntroductionThis document is a companion to Metro's Transportation Service Guidelines, which describes the conditions for establishing and evaluating new and existing transportation services, and the...

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TCRP Report 31 Volume 2: Funding Strategies for Public Transportation, Casebook

Case studies of innovative methods for generating revenue for the capital and operating costs of public transportation

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Seattle Station Area Planning: Summary of Developer Focus Groups

To help craft policies that will support transit-oriented development around light railstations, the City of Seattle’s consultant team conducted small group interviews over thecourse of a day with...

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Case Studies of Transit-Oriented Development

SummaryThe BART system, built in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s, was the first regional rail system to be built in the U.S. in more than 50 years. Since then, urban rail systems have been...

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Creating Transit Station Communities in the Central Puget Sound Region: A...

Creating Transit Station Communities: A Transit-Oriented Development Workbook has been prepared to help local jurisdictions and transit agencies in the central Puget Sound region achieve...

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Creating Great Neighborhoods: Density in Your Community

IntroductionIncreased traffic congestion, loss of open space, infrastructure costs, and a desire for more housing options have all made smart growth an increasingly powerful strategy for building and...

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Potential Economic Development Benefits of the Long-Range Regional High...

The purpose of this paper is to describe the potential economic benefits that could result from building and operating the regional high capacity transit system articulated in Destination 2030 and...

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Summary of Financing Options for Seattle South Lake Union Streetcar

There is increasing interest in streetcar projects around the country – the National Streetcar Coalition now includes upwards of 70 cities that are planning streetcar systems and it is likely the new...

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South Lake Union Streetcar: Capital Financing and Operating and Maintenance Plan

The City of Seattle, in cooperation with the U.S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA), proposes to construct a new streetcar line to serve the downtown, Denny Triangle and...

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Creating Compact and Complete Communities: Seven Propositions For Success

BackgroundCompact and complete community development are central tenets of smart growth and New Urbanism. For example, the first two Ahwahnee Principles, which were developed in 1991 under the...

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Parking Spaces / Community Places: Finding the Balance through Smart Growth...

When you shop, you may visit a mall, or go to your town’s main street. At the mall, you probably cruise past rows and rows of empty parking, the spaces filled only one day a year. Maybe you head...

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Operational Definitions of Walkable Neighborhood

The concept of walkable neighborhoods is increasingly important in physical activity research and intervention. However, limited theoretical understanding and measurable definitions remain a challenge....

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Financing Options for an Expanded Seattle Streetcar System and Network

This two-part study for the Seattle Urban League and the Seattle Streetcar Alliance sought to guide decisions regarding the financing of a network of streetcar lines in and near Downtown Seattle. The...

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Light Rail Transit Construction Impact Mitigation Strategies: Case Studies...

IntroductionThe proposed Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT) line stretching from downtown Minneapolis to downtown Saint Paul has the potential to revitalize the neighborhoods it passes through....

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Preserving Opportunities: Saving Affordable Homes Near Transit

Study examines federally assisted affordable housing located in close proximity to public transportation in 8 cities (2008)Preserving affordable housing near transit means more than simply saving a...

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Traffic Generated by Mixed-Use Developments – A Six- Region Study Using...

The purpose of this study was to develop new methodology for more accurately predicting the traffic impacts of mixed-use developments

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Results of the Supplemental Mititgation Assistance Program on Businesses...

Executive SummaryThe decision to construct and operate Central Link light rail at-grade on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South created widespread community concern about the impact that prolonged...

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Transit-Oriented Communities: A Blueprint For Washington State

Executive SummaryThe sustainability of our cities—as measured by both the quality of life they provide today, and the long-term environmental protection they promise to future generations—will...

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From Barriers to Solutions and Best Practices: Urban Centers and TOD in...

Executive SummaryThe Top Ten Barriers, Challenges, Solutions, and Best Practices presented in this report represent a synopsis of the most relevant strategies for addressing challenges to...

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Preserving Affordability and Access in Livable Communities: Subsidized...

Executive SummaryINTRODUCTIONA livable community has affordable and appropriate housing, supportive features and services, and adequate mobility options for people, regardless of age or ability. As...

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