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Is Rail That Important for Transit-Oriented Development?

By Melanie Curry | Dec 3, 2015 | 18 Comments

It may be that TOD—transit-oriented development, which puts high density housing near transit to encourage people to travel by means other than by car—may be putting too much emphasis on the T. That is, the fact that people have a train station near at hand may not necessarily be what encourages them to use it. […]

Grading Rail Stations: How Does Your Local Station Stack Up?

By Melanie Curry | Oct 6, 2015 | No Comments

A new report out today grades California’s rail stations on how well they encourage local residents and workers to ride transit. The report, Grading California’s Rail Transit Station Areas [PDF], examined almost 500 stations in the state’s major transit rail systems and the neighborhoods around them. The purpose was to measure how well they “accommodate […]