Fiscal Year 2024 Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning Projects
| State | Project Sponsor | Project Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will receive funding to plan for transit-oriented development near a downtown rail and bus station. The agency seeks to enhance accessibility and improve the area around Gilroy Station, currently served by Caltrain commuter rail and VTA buses that connect to San José and San Francisco. | $900,000 |
| HI | City and County of Honolulu | The City and County of Honolulu will receive funding to plan for transit-oriented development in the Iwilei-Kapālama neighborhood, which is anchored by the Niuhelewai and Kūwili rail transit stations. Part of the Honolulu Rail Transit project, the plan will examine potential redevelopment around the Niuhelewai-Kūwili rail station corridor. The Iwilei-Kapālama neighborhood is a historically disadvantaged community, both economically and from an environmental justice standpoint and is highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise. | $2,000,000 |
| LA | New Orleans Regional Transit Authority | The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority will receive funding to plan for transit-oriented development along the proposed the East-West Bank Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route, which will be the first BRT line in New Orleans. The proposed line will extend 15.1 miles, connecting New Orleans East and the West Bank to the city's Central Business District. The planning study will identify development strategies along the BRT corridor, resulting in increased transit ridership and multimodal access, reduced reliance on fossil fuels, more affordable housing, and enhanced quality of life. | $950,000 |
| MD | Maryland Department of Transportation/Maryland Transit Administration on behalf of University of Maryland | The Maryland Department of Transportation/Maryland Transit Administration on behalf of University of Maryland, will receive funding to to create a plan focused on retaining homes and small businesses along the Maryland Purple Line light rail system. The plan will include strategies to address displacement caused by the new light rail line, currently under construction in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, in low-income areas to maintain housing affordability, green space, and environmental amenities. | $1,649,931 |
| NJ | New Jersey Transit Corporation | NJ TRANSIT will receive funding to plan for transit-oriented development at its Paterson Station, located on the Main-Bergen County line, which connects Suffern, NY with Hoboken, NJ. The Main-Bergen County line passes through Secaucus Junction, where riders can transfer to reach New York City. NJT will explore opportunities and impacts of TOD near the station as a way to revitalize the area through public-private collaboration and as a means to improve transit service and multi-modal connections. | $380,000 |
| NV | Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada | The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada will receive funding to plan for transit-oriented development for the proposed Charleston Boulevard transit line. The segment, which will be either light rail or bus rapid transit, will pass through several busy transit stations, with potential multi-modal access to several key destinations, including the College of Southern Nevada, Charleston Heights Arts Center, Meadows Mall, Las Vegas Medical District and downtown Las Vegas. | $351,233 |
| OK | City of Oklahoma City | The City of Oklahoma City, on behalf of The Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority, will receive funding to plan for transit-oriented development along a major corridor on the Northwest Bus Rapid Transit (RAPID NW) line. The plan will focus on the three-mile, 12-station Classen Boulevard Corridor to identify better multi-modal connections, improve access for pedestrian and bicyclists, and accommodate higher-density development. | $975,000 |
| PA | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | SEPTA will receive funding to analyze the potential for transit-oriented development along a four-mile corridor served by the Route 10 trolley in support of its Trolley Modernization program, a comprehensive, long-term infrastructure and planning initiative that will make its service fully accessible, more reliable and better connected with other service modes. The plan will also recommend how SEPTA can partner with public and private stakeholders to facilitate equitable housing and commercial development and identify multimodal connections that will make stations along this portion of the corridor an integral part of the West Philadelphia community. | $460,000 |
| TN | Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority | The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority will receive funding to examine the potential for transit-oriented development along the planned Brainerd Road/Lee Highway corridor. The corridor has been identified in "Plan Chattanooga" as a high-capacity transit line for the Chattanooga metropolitan area. TOD, a critical element of the proposed BRT line, will help the community promote inclusivity by creating diverse development patterns, including affordable housing. | $630,000 |
| TX | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, TX | Houston METRO will receive funding to plan for transit-oriented development along the proposed Gulfton Corridor bus rapid transit (BRT) line. The planned 4.1-mile BRT line will include dedicated bus-only lanes, transit signal priority, and rail-style stations and connect with the METRORapid Silver Line. | $1,200,000 |
| TX | North Central Texas Council of Governments | The North Central Texas Council of Governments will receive funding to plan for transit-oriented development along a portion of the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail line between the Medical/Market Center station to Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, and from Handley-Ederville Road to Precinct Line Road in Tarrant County. The plan will identify areas for development along this corridor and recommend strategies to increase ridership, improve connectivity, boost economic development and create equitable communities. | $1,000,000 |
Total Funds:
$10,496,164
Last updated: Thursday, October 31, 2024