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TOD 101: Why Transit-Oriented Development And Why Now?

Reconnecting America presents TOD 101: Why Transit-Oriented Development And Why Now?, a colorful 24-page ''picture book'' designed in an easy-to-read format that illustrates how shifting demographics and the changing real estate market have opened up an unprecedented window of opportunity for transit-oriented development.

This 2007 book explains what TOD is, how it benefits communities, and how it can be an important affordability strategy for regions. It references Reconnecting America's national TOD market study, includes two brief TOD case studies, and discusses the Affordability Index developed by the Center for TOD. In sum, it explains all the reasons that TOD is a sustainable, low-cost solution to a host of problems ranging from housing affordability to traffic congestion to global warming.

24 pages (1.16mb); read more or download a free PDF version at the resource link below.

Resource: http://www.reconnectingamerica.org/public/books

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