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City of Jacksonville Policy Framework for Transit-Oriented Development What is Required to Make TOD Work? While the fundamental elements of TOD are easy to describe, successfully implementing TOD can be challenging. TOD policies should work toward creating a development pattern that takes full advantage of the capacity for people to walk, and their desire to ride transit, while remaining compatible with market forces, personal preferences and existing community contexts. Market Forces Development and re-development projects depend heavily on market conditions, including regional population and employment growth in the Jacksonville area and the ability for developers, residents, and businesses to pay to absorb new space created by TOD projects. TOD policies and design standards need to have sufficient flexibility to allow walkable, transit-friendly communities to take shape in an affordable manner. Personal Preferences Market demand indicates two things: the ability to pay and the willingness to pay. Preferences for housing types and community design elements vary among individuals depending on a host of factors like family size, income, and age. The mixed use character of TOD provides an opportunity to cater to an array of potential residents and businesses. TOD policies should be sensitive to the appropriate design, scale, and mix of uses to account for varying preferences. Mockingbird Station, Dallas, Texas Fruitvale Station, San Francisco Bay Area, California Existing Community Contexts TODs are not intended to be mere islands of transit and pedestrian activity. TOD policies should ensure that new and redevelopment projects integrate and blend neatly with the surrounding neighborhood contexts. This allows the TOD project to reinforce the existing community character and invites neighbors from the area to utilize alternative modes of transportation to reach local destinations. Capital Metro, Austin, Texas 10 | What is Required to Make TOD Work
City of Jacksonville Policy Framework for Transit-Oriented Development What Other Communities Are Doing to Implement Transit and TOD TOD is a development strategy that has gained momentum around the country and the state in recent years. Communities have sought to implement transit and TOD to provide a balanced transportation network, giving people an alternative to driving. A TOD strategy also minimizes the need to provide new infrastructure to serve metropolitan growth by utilizing existing facilities. This helps to revitalize urban centers and foster vibrant neighborhoods. A couple examples of TOD strategies taking shape in American cities are described in the boxes on this page. iles Tampa, Florida In the Tampa Bay region, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) is working to implement the area’s first light rail line connecting Tampa International Airport to the University of South Florida via Tampa’s urban core. The proposed rail line is an important first piece of the regional transit vision adopted by the Tampa Bay Regional Transportation Authority. To meet ridership goals and enhance the light rail project’s competitiveness for federal funding, the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County have adopted TOD policies that define transit oriented districts, encourage pedestrian activity, and promote dense, mixed-use developments. The City’s TOD policies address the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) increased emphasis on development policies and land use/ transportation coordination methods. Charlotte, North Carolina In the early 1990s, the City of Charlotte adopted a long term growth strategy that aimed to focus population and employment growth in the City’s existing urban centers and major transportation corridors. Transit and TOD were identified as critical components for successfully implementing the “Centers and Corridors” vision. To support the growth framework, the City established TOD districts and policies and began planning for rapid transit. In 2007, Charlotte completed construction of its first light rail line, part of a network of five proposed rapid transit corridors. With the City’s TOD policies in place, the LYNX Blue Line sparked a flurry of mixed use development along its alignment. As a result, ridership in the first several years of operation has vastly exceeded projects and further rapid transit projects are progressing through the planning stages. What is Required to Make TOD Work | 11
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