Topic
Transit-Oriented Development
34 published works
China Law Insight
金杜地产法律主题月丨如何实现铁路与TOD联动发展
By King & Wood
铁路投资规模巨大，“铁路+TOD联动开发”，一方面可以减轻政府的财政负担，实现“以地养路”，另一方面亦有助于促进交通服务与功能布局的有效结合与匹配，形成沿铁路的产业和城镇发展带，使得交通走廊与城镇发展走廊有机互动，推动形成良好的互动-互馈-共赢发展机制，市场空间潜力大，将是新兴房地产市场的又一增长点。
Real Estate & Construction
SB 50 “Equitable Communities Incentive” Would Exempt Affordable Housing Developments in “Job-Rich” and “Transit-Rich” Areas from Certain Zoning Standards
California State Senator Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco) has introduced Senate Bill 50, the More Housing Opportunity, Mobility, Equity, and Stability (“HOMES”) Act, which establishes the “equitable communities incentive.” This incentive…
Unfamiliar Terrain
Major BART Housing Bill Passes
By Tay Via
On September 30, Governor Brown signed AB 2923, which could pave the way for BART to develop up to approximately 20,000 residential units, plus about 4.5 million square feet of…
Land Use Developments
New Law Provides Land Use Authority to BART to Create Transit-Oriented Development Near Stations
On September 30, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 2923, which gives the Bay Area Rapid Transit District land use authority for transit-oriented development on the land…
Environmental and Climate
West Covina Mitigated Negative Declaration Upheld, and Parking Impacts For Infill Projects Deemed Exempt by the Second Appellate District
On March 22, 2018, the Second Appellate District certified for publication its opinion in Covina Residents for Responsible Development v. City of Covina, et al. (2018) 230 Cal.Rptr.3d 550, concerning…
CEQA Developments
Redrawing CEQA’s “Parking” Lines? Second District Holds Parking Impacts of Covina Mixed-Use, Transit-Oriented Infill Project Are Statutorily Exempt From CEQA Review, Rejects Related Map Act Challenge
SB 743 was enacted in 2013 to further California’s efforts to reduce GHG emissions by encouraging transit-oriented, infill development – a strategy announced in SB 375, the “Sustainable Communities and…
Larkin Hoffman Real Estate and Construction Blog
Who Benefits from Transit-Oriented Development?
Depending on your politics, you may regard transit investment and transit-oriented development (TOD) as “government boondoggle” or “essential building blocks” for livable communities. Setting aside politics for a moment, let’s…
In the Zone
One More Try for Philadelphia’s Transit-Oriented Zoning Overlay District
When the Philadelphia Zoning Code was amended in August, 2012, a Transit–Oriented Development (“TOD”) Overlay District was included. Such districts have become increasingly favored by urban planners as a way…
Real Estate & Construction
Funding Mass Transit with Transit-Oriented Development
By Albert E. Dotson, Jr., Eric Singer
Since the earliest mass-transit systems, it has been understood that the property adjacent to train stations is particularly well-suited for dense mixed-use development. People are willing to pay a premium…
Land Use Prof Blog
Zoning’s Centennial, Part 14: Transit Oriented Development: A Series by John R. Nolon
Part 14Zoning’s CentennialJohn R. NolonDistinguished Professor of Law, Pace Law SchoolCounsel, Land Use Law CenterTransit Oriented DevelopmentTransit Oriented Development, or TOD, is a modern zoning imperative with exceptional potential to…