Table of Contents

Social Equity

This guide identifies four solutions to barriers for implementing equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD). These solutions include adopting proactive, collaborative strategies, reforming plans, codes, and policies that influence station area development, expanding access to capital, and enhancing site-access and site viability. Appendix A lists resources that can be used to make the case for eTOD.

Transit-Oriented Development

This report explores barriers to preserving and creating permanent affordable housing as a component of transit-oriented development (TOD) and shares policy recommendations to overcome those barriers. It groups policy recommendations under four broad solutions:

• Adopt proactive, collaborative strategies for equitable TOD.
• Reform plans, codes, and policies that influence station-area development.
• Expand access to capital for equitable TOD.
• Enhance site access and site viability.