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Leveraging New Transit For Better Communities
In spite of a general understanding that land use and transit need to go hand in hand and the inclusion of the three letters "TOD" into the everyday lexicon of planners, development (D) that is actually oriented (O) on transit (T) remains scarce. All too often, the T and the D barely coexist, let alone provide mutual synergy. And so the promise of community improvement which is leveraged by transit remains often unfulfilled as well.
When the annual national "Partners for Smart Growth Conference" came to Baltimore this year, it was tempting to use the state's two current large New Starts projects, the Red Line and the Purple Line, to highlight the transit and land use linkage and demonstrate what steps can be taken to make communities better alongside with the design of the rail projects and fueled by the investment in transit.
As one of the presenters, I share here my presentation slides and the essence of my talk which was embedded in presentations about the Purple Line, Affordable Housing (an important use along transit) and the Opportunity Collaborative (a regional look at transit, housing and jobs). My presentation focuses on the Red Line, the New Starts requirements to consider land use..... Read full article -------------------------------------------
Klaus Philipsen FAIA
Archplan Inc. Philipsen Architects
Baltimore MD
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