Model Transit-Oriented District Overlay Zoning Ordinance
This model overlay ordinance has been developed to assist jurisdictions, particularly Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa, in creating their own TOD ordinance. The full document contains various accompanying...
View ArticlePhoenix Camelback Road Corridor Transit Oriented Development
The project is a study of existing conditions and development opportunities around the light rail in the Camelback Corridor in Phoenix.
View ArticleLight Rail Transit Construction Impact Mitigation Strategies: Case Studies...
IntroductionThe proposed Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT) line stretching from downtown Minneapolis to downtown Saint Paul has the potential to revitalize the neighborhoods it passes through....
View ArticleStrategic Package of Tools: Transit Oriented Development in Metropolitan Phoenix
This document summarizes a wide range of tools, both regulatory and non-regulatory, to help create and enhance vibrant, healthy communities that support the light-rail transit corridor. The TOD tools...
View ArticleEssential TOD Tools For Transforming Phoenix
Developers and realtors in Phoenix are intrigued by the opportunities for higher-density mixed-use development along the new 20-mile light rail line connecting downtown to Tempe and west Mesa, in part...
View ArticlePhoenix: Surprise Land Purchase
Surprise's strategic placement of a park-and-ride lot near a railway stretching from downtown Phoenix to Wickenburg is the first heartbeat in an ongoing effort to bring commuter-rail service to the...
View ArticleArizona: Naming Rights Proposed for Rail Line
Metro light rail is considering whether to sell naming rights for its stations, trains and even the entire 20-mile system. A committee on Wednesday unanimously recommended to Metro's board pursuing...
View ArticlePhoenix: Extension Put on Hold
Phoenix officials have put the brakes on the new light-rail system's first expansion, saying it cannot afford to build tracks or operate trains along another 3 miles of 19th Avenue. The delay of at...
View ArticlePhoenix: Light Rail Helps Parking Rate Spike
While they remain among the lowest in the nation, monthly parking rates in Phoenix grew faster this year than in any other major metro area in the country......Read On
View ArticlePhoenix: TOD Projects Still on Hold
Six months after Valley Metro launched its light rail system throughout the metro area, developers continue to take a wait-and-see attitude about any potential transit oriented development at or near...
View ArticlePhoenix: LRT Could Revitalize Strip
Could light rail or modern streetcars help reverse the economic decline on Scottsdale's McDowell Road corridor? One of the city's longtime business leaders is floating the idea, saying Scottsdale ought...
View ArticlePhoenix: Green Homes on the Corridor
Ernesto Fonseca and Philip Beere see the economically ravaged Metro light-rail corridor of west-central Phoenix as the perfect laboratory for their green experiment. The hypothesis Fonseca and Beere...
View ArticlePhoenix: City Wants to Sell Land Bought for LRT
After spending federal money to acquire properties for a light-rail station and park-and-ride facility at Central Avenue and Camelback Road, Phoenix now faces having to sell the properties. Deputy City...
View ArticleQuote of the Day
The findings could help persuade the Federal Transit Administration to help fund the Valley's first rail extension, in Mesa. Historically, the FTA adheres to forecasts that emphasize work trips, but...
View ArticleQuote of the Day
Starlee Rhoades, the spokeswoman for the Goldwater Institute, a vocal critic of the rail's expense. "I've taken it," Ms. Rhoades said, slightly sheepishly. "It's useful.".....Read On
View ArticleBlogosphere: Living on the Line
Normally, when we think of homes near light rail, we think of homes for sale along the 20 mile stretch. The fact is, there are literally hundreds of homes and thousands of apartments near light rail...
View ArticlePhoenix's example and the lessons of Tempe and Mesa
Phoenix's light rail line is proving to be a boon for advocates of improved transit opportunities and transit-oriented development in particular.On Saturday, Sept. 19, the New York Times national...
View ArticleArizona: Land Values Increasing Near Light Rail
The city of Tempe has experienced the highest increase in the Valley in land value surrounding the light rail route, according to a study conducted by ASU doctoral student Katherine Kittrell released...
View ArticleQuote of the Day for Sept. 28, 2009
Arizona Republic"Being able to stop all these people coming is probably impossible, but is this plan really possible? Could this really happen? And if it could, should it?"...Read On
View ArticleBlogosphere: Walkable Communities in Phoenix
It wasn't long ago that the terms Urban and Walkable were unheard of in the "sprawling" Valley of the Sun. Most people would chuckle upon hearing mention of an "urban" lifestyle and Arizona in the...
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