Final Report - Pima Association of Governments

High Capacity Transit System Plan - Final Report June 2009
HCT Implementation Strategy
9.0 LAND USE PLANNING FOR HCT
9.1 INTRODUCTION
Section 9.0 includes a review of land use policies and design standards and identification of
potential areas of change to local plans and codes. Land use planning activities that can be
undertaken in the region to support HCT are addressed. The section presents relevant
information by describing various transit‐oriented “models” for HCT corridors and station areas.
The project team believes that these models include elements relevant to development of HCT in
Tucson. Another advantage of the models is that they are either based on existing development or
are currently being used to guide TOD and planning. This section also overviews existing city
and town codes from the perspective of HCT‐supportive land use and development and provides
information on financing of TOD.
Section 9.0 answers the following questions:
• What land use planning activities need to occur to support HCT?
• What have other regions done to encourage land use that supports HCT?
• How HCT‐supportive are the plans and codes of cities and towns in the region?
Examples of transit‐supportive land use planning and development are contained in Figure 66
through Figure 72.
SOURCE: http://www.gonctd.com/pdf_dep_development/carlsbadppt.pdf
Figure 66
3rd Street Promenade (Santa Monica, CA)
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