CNT Collaborates on New Book Examining Transit-Oriented Development
CNT has long been a proponent of transit-oriented development TOD. TOD
seeks to maximize access to mass transit and non-motorized transportation
through the location of relatively high-density, mixed-use development near
transit stops. As a way to build knowledge about TOD, CNT collaborated on
The New Transit Town.
The New Transit Town features contributions by CNT’s
own Scott Bernstein and Sharon Feigon, in addition to Peter Calthorpe,
Dennis Leach, and Shelley Poticha, among others. The book examines TOD from numerous angles: its history, challenges, strategies for overcoming these
challenges, and performance measures that can be used to evaluate TOD
outcomes. It also offers valuable insight into how to actually implement TOD
projects by providing a taxonomy of TOD projects appropriate for different
contexts and scales and a set of case studies of projects from across the
country.
The New Transit Town is edited by Hank Dittmar and Gloria Ohland and
published by Island Press. Purchase your copy today.
