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San Jose Design Standards and Guidelines

DESCRIPTION Covering 180 square miles, San José is the largest city in the Bay Area, extending from the San Francisco Bay to the Santa Clara Valley foothills. San José is composed of diverse communities spread across a well-established mix of residential, commercial, and industrial uses; public […]

Historic West End

DESCRIPTION Charlotte, North Carolina has been making significant investments in public transit to serve a growing city and also encourage new walkable, connected growth in downtown neighborhoods. This project aided the City of Charlotte and Charlotte Area Transportation System (CATS) identify opportunities for development along the […]

Ensemble Station

DESCRIPTION Ensemble Station represents a catalyst for Transit Oriented Development for the city of Houston. Working in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency and the people of Houston, this site attempts to create not only a financially viable neighborhood for both land owners and occupants, but […]

Orleans BRT Station Area Plan

DESCRIPTION The Greater Fulton Neighborhood is located in the southern portion of Richmond Virginia and hosts the Orleans Station, which is the terminus of the 7.6 mile bus rapid transit corridor called the Pulse BRT.  To determine the potential TOD opportunity within proximity of the station […]

Fannin Station TOD

DESCRIPTION The vision for the Fannin Station TOD is one of connecting a series of properties into the redevelopment of a mixed-use, transit oriented district, made up of a variety of neighborhoods centered around pedestrian-oriented places. The existing Main Street light rail line and transit stop […]

Boulder Transit Village

DESCRIPTION The Boulder Transit Village Transit Oriented Development concept brings together the goals of the City of Boulder of needed affordable mixed-use housing, RTD’s goals of a transit facility ready for future bus and commuter rail patrons, and the integration of the Historic Boulder train depot, […]

Northgate Center

DESCRIPTION Northgate Center is a 65-acre site at the intersection of Federal Boulevard and West 72nd Avenue.  The area is in need of a wider variety of housing options to support the proposed commuter rail stop that will be 1/2 mile to the west of the […]

Clear Creek Transit Village

DESCRIPTION Clear Creek Transit Village is a TOD located on the Gold Line of the Denver Metro Area FasTracks program.  The Gold Line is slated to start construction in late 2010 and open to the public in 2016.  Located in unincorporated Adams County, this site would […]

California Street

DESCRIPTION The California Street feasibility project is located on a neighborhood infill site in Northeast Minneapolis occupied by vacant 150-foot grain silos. A collection of 47 townhomes complement the existing neighborhood residential character, and together with a traditional alley-loaded configuration, several carriage houses rest atop private […]

Sibley Plaza Neighborhood

DESCRIPTION Located along a key arterial in southwest St. Paul, Sibley Plaza today is configured as a typical suburban shopping center with a large parking field, single-story shops, grocery store, and a gas station. A freight rail line abuts the site and could potentially serve as […]

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