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Federal Government and Agency Resource
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration
Transit-oriented development (TOD) is compact, mixed-use development near transit facilities and high-quality walking environments. The TCRP study concludes that the typical TOD leverages transit infrastructure to promote economic development and smart growth, and to cater to shifting market demands and lifestyle preferences.
Maryland State Government and Agency Resource
Maryland Department of Transportation
MDOT is responsible for building, operating and maintaining a safe and seamless transportation network that links Maryland with the rest of the country, and the world. MDOT directs and oversees the planning, construction and operation of Maryland's highway, transit, maritime and aviation facilities, as well as the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
Maryland Transit Administration
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is a division of the Maryland Department of Transportation, and one of the largest multi-modal transit systems in the United States. MTA operates Local and Commuter Buses, Metro Subway, Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) Train Service, and a comprehensive Paratransit (Mobility) system.
Purple Line
To connect communities in Prince George's and Montgomery counties, the Maryland Transit Administration is studying a new east-west high capacity transit line, the Purple Line would provide additional transportation capacity in the congested corridor between New Carrollton and Bethesda; provide faster, more reliable connections between existing Metro, MARC and Amtrak stations; and support economic development in both counties.
Prince George's County Resource
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County Government is proud to offer some of the best services in the nation to its residents. The Executive Branch implements and enforces the laws of Prince George's County and provides executive direction to the government. Its chief executive officer is the County Executive. Over 30 executive branch departments and agencies help to deliver services to County residents. Libraries, Public Works and Transportation, and Police are just a few.
Department of Public Works and Transportation
The Department of Public Works and Transportation provides roadway infrastructure, litter control, mass transportation and stormwater management to all users in the County in order to ensure a safe and aesthetically pleasing transportation system.
Other State Government and Agency Resource
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) was created by an interstate compact in 1967 to plan, develop, build, finance, and operate a balanced regional transportation system in the national capital area.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG)
For more than 50 years, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, known as COG, has helped develop regional solutions to such issues as the environment, affordable housing, growth and development, public health, child welfare, public safety, homeland security, and transportation. Founded in 1957, COG is an independent, nonprofit association comprised of elected officials from 21 local governments, members of the Maryland and Virginia state legislatures, and members of the U.S. Congress.
California Transit-Oriented Development Database
Access and search detailed information on 21 Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) in California - also called transit villages - such as: land uses, site maps, implementation processes, financing, facilities, zoning, design features, pedestrian access, transit services, photos, travel benefits, contact information, and other valuable data.
Denver Transit-Oriented Development
The Denver Department of Community Planning and Development in conjunction with our partners, including Public Works, and the Office of Economic Development, RTD and others, is conducting a major planning initiative to facilitate appropriate transit oriented development near current and future station locations.
METRO - Oregon
An elected regional government, Metro helps you make the region an extraordinary place to live, work and play. Metro serves more than 1.5 million residents in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties and the 25 cities in the Portland region.
Metro's Transit-Oriented Development Program aims to provide built examples of transit-oriented development projects and to demonstrate the potential of public-private partnerships for making great communities.
University and Educational Organization Resource
University of Maryland National Center for Smart Growth and Education
The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education is a non-partisan center for research and leadership training on smart growth and related land use issues in Maryland, in metropolitan regions around the nation.
Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies
The Runstad Center is the focal point for real estate research activities, providing a focused research agenda, marshalling the resources to carry out individual research projects, and disseminating results.
Non-Profit Organization Resource
The Center for Livable Communities
The Center for Livable Communities helps local governments and community leaders be proactive in their land use and transportation planning, and adopt programs and policies that lead to more livable and resource-efficient land use patterns.
The Center for Transit-Oriented Development
The Center for Transit-Oriented Development is the only national nonprofit effort dedicated to providing best practices, research and tools to support market-based transit-oriented development.
The Center for Transit-Oriented Development
Reconnecting America is a national nonprofit that advises civic and community leaders on how to overcome community development challenges to create better communities for all.
Smart Growth Network
The Network was formed in response to increasing community concerns about the need for new ways to grow that boost the economy, protect the environment, and enhance community vitality.
Sustainable Communities Network
The Sustainable Communities Network website connects citizens with resources to implement innovative processes and programs to restore the economic, environmental, and social health and vitality of their communities.
Sustainable Communities Network
Livable Places advanced affordable vibrant healthy Southern California communities through advocacy, innovation, and building.
Congress for the New Urbanism
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading organization promoting walkable, mixed-use neighborhood development, sustainable communities and healthier living conditions.
The Partnership for Working Families
The Partnership for Working Families is dedicated to building power and reshaping the economy and urban environment for workers and communities. Our movement shares a commitment to expanding and connecting community and worker organizing for quality jobs, affordable housing, shared prosperity, and a healthy environment.
Transportation for America
Useful links of national high-speed rail to local TOD.
Coalition for Smarter Growth
The mission of the Coalition For Smarter Growth is to ensure that transportation and development decisions accommodate growth while revitalizing communities, providing more housing and travel choices, and conserving our natural and historic areas.
American Planning Association
The American Planning Association brings together thousands of people � practicing planners, citizens, elected officials � committed to making great communities happen.
The Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct high-quality, independent research and, based on that research, to provide innovative, practical recommendations that advance three broad goals:
- Strengthen American democracy;
- Foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans and
- Secure a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international system.
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
The special expertise at ULI can uniquely foster new policies and solutions to address global climate change which are both feasible and effective at the nexus of energy, land use, infrastructure and real estate. As an organization, we seek to build on our past efforts by fostering leadership among ULI members and identifying the tools, techniques and best practices. We seek to empower individuals and organizations to solve one of the most important and complex long-term challenges ever faced by communities around the world in a manner which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.