Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) With Mixed Income Housing And Essay Example

Residents from Diverse Socio-Economic Levels

Economics
Residents from Diverse Socio-Economic Levels
1 How would you define Transit Oriented development?
2 How can a TOD project be used to make a community have more equality between the residents?
3 How does sustainability apply to TOD?
4 In order for TOD neighborhoods to be successfully designed some land use policies may need to be changed. Do you think successfully changing land-use policies will be difficult to accomplish?
5 If a state highway runs through an urban corridor what impact does that have on a TOD project?
6. Doesn’t’ TOD require changing people’s way of thinking about urban living? Isn’t changing people’s thinking difficult to accomplish?
7. What can be done to bring all the stakeholders together to try start discussions?
8. What impact do market forces have on the planning and design of TOD projects?
9. Is raising taxes the only way to raise money for TOD projects?
10. What advantages of TOD do think are the most convincing arguments in favor of TOD?

References

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