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Transit-Oriented Development Technical Assistance Selected Projects (2017)

The following communities were selected to receive assistance in planning development near transit systems as part of the second round of FTA's Transit Oriented Development Technical Assistance Initiative. The initiative supports efforts to create mixed-use, walkable communities near transit with a focus on economically disadvantaged populations. 

StateProject Description
AlabamaThe Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority, with support from the City of Birmingham, AL, will receive technical assistance to support a station area plan around a new bus rapid transit station. The project will aim to maximize TOD potential around the transit center by developing a set of tools that can be replicated around other BRT stations along the corridor, as well as a website and other public outreach strategies.
NebraskaThe City of Omaha will receive technical assistance to maximize the development potential of the Dodge Street BRT corridor, including helping city staff draft TOD policy language that includes affordable housing and minimizing displacement of small businesses. In addition, the City of Omaha will develop marketing materials for public outreach regarding TOD.
New MexicoThe City of Albuquerque will receive technical assistance to identify financial strategies and ridership tools to guide future development surrounding the San Mateo Station of the Central Avenue BRT project. The technical assistance will focus on how to finance infrastructure and real estate improvements to bring higher density, as well as how to incentivize ridership.
North CarolinaThe City of Charlotte, with support from the Charlotte Area Transit System, will receive technical assistance to develop strategies to help preserve established neighborhoods and incentivize appropriate TOD along the western end of the Gold Line streetcar corridor, known as the Historic West End.
WashingtonThe City of Tacoma will receive technical assistance to identify economic development and housing opportunities along the Hilltop segment of the Tacoma Link light rail expansion. The technical assistance will result in an economic and housing market study that projects employment, housing, and property trends in addition to TOD opportunity sites.
Last updated: Tuesday, December 6, 2016