Transit-Oriented Development
AMERICAN PUBLIC
TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
T 202-496-4800
www.apta.com
The American Public Transit Association is an association of transit agencies and private firms that work in the public transit industry that advocates for strengthened and expanded public transportation. Its web site includes a wide range of studies on the transit industry, including reports on public transit's economic development impact.
CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
TECHNOLOGY
2125 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
T 773-278-4800
F 773-278-3840
www.cnt.org
This Chicago-based non-profit group focuses on promoting transit-oriented
development and related strategies that foster sustainable urban
development practices. Among its many areas of activity, the Center
has promoted the idea of a “location efficiency mortgage,”
in which lenders take into account the reduced transportation costs
of residents in transit corridors, thereby enabling families to
more easily qualify for loans in TOD neighborhoods.
CENTER
FOR TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
436 14th Street, Suite 1005
Oakland, CA 94612
T 510-268-8602
F 510-268-8673
www.reconnectingamerica.org/public/tod
An advocacy group formed jointly by Reconnecting America and
the Center for Neighborhood Technology, this group has been
at the forefront of efforts to promote transit-oriented development,
including through the 2004 book, The New Transit Town.
CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
EXCELLENCE
1640 19th Street, NW, #2
Washington, DC 20009
T 202-234-7562
F 202-318-1429
info@cfte.org
www.cfte.org
The Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE) is an advocacy group
that aims to: (1) defend the merits of transit and (2) equip local
leaders with the information they need to be successful with their
public transportation initiatives and ballot measures.
CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM
The Marquette Building
140 S. Dearborn St., Suite 310
Chicago, IL 60603
T 312-551-7300
F 312-346-3323
cnuinfo@cnu.org
www.cnu.org
Congress for the New Urbanism is a Chicago-based non-profit organization
founded in 1993. The group works with architects, developers, planners,
and others involved in the creation of cities and towns, providing
technical assistance to implement new urbanism principles, such
as regional planning and walkable neighborhoods, within a framework
that supports mixed-use (commercial-residential) and transit-oriented
development.
RECONNECTING
AMERICA
436 14th Street, Suite 1005
Oakland, CA 94612
T 510-268-8602
F 510-268-8673
www.reconnectingamerica.org
Reconnecting America is a nonprofit organization that focuses on
reinventing the planning and delivery system for building regions
and communities around transit and walking rather than solely around
the automobile.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
POLICY PROJECT
1100 17th Street, NW 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
T 202-466-2636
F 202-466-2247
stpp@transact.org
www.transact.org
The Surface Transportation Policy Project is a nonprofit organization
that leads a diverse, nationwide coalition working to ensure safer
communities and smarter transportation choices that enhance the
economy, improve public health, promote social equity, and protect
the environment.
URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW, Suite 500 West
Washington, DC 20007
T 202-624-7000
F 202-624-7140
www.uli.org
ULI–the Urban Land Institute is nonprofit research and education.
Founded in 1936, the institute now has more than 30,000 members
worldwide representing the entire spectrum of land use and real
estate development disciplines. In recent years, ULI has published
a number of studies on implementing transit-oriented principles
in development.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN
AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (WMATA)
Joint Development Program
600 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
T 202-962-1593
F 202-962-2396
www.wmata.com
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which runs the Washington
DC bus and rail transit system, has been the nation's leading
practitioner of transit-oriented development. |
