i ADDENDUM ONE
TOD CHECKLIST
LAND USE SITE PLANNING & DESIGN STREET PATTERNS & PARKING
Is there higher density development at the Are buildings and public spaces oriented Are streets frequent and connect to the larger
defined center? towards sidewalks and streets? neighborhood?
Is there a mix of uses in the defined transit cen- Are the sidewalks along streets? Do they con- Is there a lack of surface parking that breaks up
ter including residential, commercial, retail, and nect to other streets and destinations in the the building edge at the street?
employment? area?
Do street patterns connect and simplify access
Is there a mix of uses within buildings? Is it easy to walk between transit, mixed land to destinations?
uses and surrounding areas?
Are retail and convenience services located on Are pedestrian routes buffered from traffic and
the ground floor and directly connected to side- Are there trees along sidewalks and streets? large expanses of parking?
walks?
Is there lighting along sidewalks and streets? Are there convenient crosswalks to local desti-
Is there pedestrian activity throughout the day? nations?
Do buildings fit in with each other?
Are people using nearby transit throughout the
day? Are there features that create an interesting
pedestrian environment?
Are automobile oriented uses such as parking
lots, gas stations, or drive-thrus, discouraged or
appropriately treated?
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TRANS-FORMATION:
Resources for Further Information
ADDENDUM TWO
Transit-Oriented Development Regional Transportation Planning
REFERENCED SOURCES Planning Metropolitan Council of Governments
DC Office of Planning 777 N. Capitol Street, NE, Suite 300
801 N. Capitol Street, NE Suite 4000 Washington, DC 20002
Washington, DC 20002 202.962.3200
• Burden, Dan; Streets and Sidewalks, People and Cars, 202.442.7600 www.mwcog.org
The Citizen’s Guide to Traffic Calming; The Center for www.planning.dc.gov
Livable Communities; April 2000. Washington Region Smart Growth
Mass Transit Planning Coalition for Smarter Growth
• California Department of Transportation; Transit- District Department of Transportation 1777 Church Street, NW
Oriented Development Guidebook; Date? Office of Mass Transit Washington, DC 20036
2000 14th Street, NW 6th Floor 202.588.5570
• Calthorpe & Associates; Transit Oriented Development Washington, DC 20009 www.smartergrowth.net
Design Guidelines for Sacramento County, California; 202.673.6813
September 1990. www.ddot.dc.gov Washington Regional Network for
Livable Communities
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Building Healthier ReStore DC: Neighborhood 1777 Church Street, NW
Communities with Metrorail: Rethinking Parking Commercial Revitalization Washington, DC 20036
Policies; 2001. Office of the Deputy Mayor for 202.667.5445
Planning and Economic Development
• Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, Illinois; Guidelines 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, National Smart Growth
for Transit-Supportive Development; 1996. Suite 317 Smart Growth Network
Washington, DC 20004 www.smartgrowth.org
• Metropolitan Council, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 202.727.6365
Planning More Livable Communities with Transit- www.dcbiz.dc.gov
Oriented Development; July 2000.
• Puget Sound Regional Council, Seattle, Washington; Joint Development
Creating Transit Station Communities in the Puget Washington Metropolitan Transit
Sound Region; June 1999. Authority
600 5th Street, NW
• The Center for Livable Communities; Building Livable Washington, DC 20001
Communities: A Policymaker’s Guide to Transit- 202.962.1240
Oriented Development; August 1996. www.wmata.com/bus2bus/jd/joint
dev.cfm
Prepared by
Government of the District of Columbia
Office of Planning
801 N. Capitol Street, NE
Suite 4000
Washington, DC 20002
P/ 202.442.7600
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