Adaptive Reuse Topic: Transit Oriented Development

Adaptive Reuse Topic: Transit Oriented Development

Wikipedia article: Transit Oriented Development - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit-oriented_development

This wikipedia article gives a basic definition of transit oriented development and offers several real life exaple of TOD in cities. TODs are generally mixed use and encourage use of public transport. The center of the TOD is generally the transit stop, with high density real estate surrounding the center. Cities listed with good examples of TOD include San Francisco, Vancouver, and Portland.

Website: Dallas County Economic Development TOD page - http://www.dallas-ecodev.org/redevelopment/tod/

This website shows the City of Dallas' current attempt to encourage TOD in preparation for massive population growth. The site lists several TODs in the Dallas area that offer citizens the opportunity to work, shop and live within close proximity to public transport. Unfortunately, TOD has a long way to go in Dallas.

Article: Dallas’ Mockingbird Station project laid the tracks for future transit oriented developments -  http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2012/09/mockingbird-station-laid-the-tracks-for-future-transit-oriented-developments.html/

This article discusses the history of Dallas' Mockingbird Station, which was the city's first TOD. This project took advantage of the new DART lines that were installed through North Dallas. After a decade, DART is relevant but not used by the masses.