New to Rail~Volution? Need a picture of what Rail~Volution is all about? Ground yourself in the origins of the movement to build livable communities with transit. Find out where we're headed. Inspirational and practical, hear about the innovative ideas at the foundation of the movement. Listen as leaders in federal and state government, representatives from developer and foundation communities, as well as TOD and livability experts, share experiences. Dig deep. Ask questions. Join the discussion about making places better. You'll lay a foundation to build on throughout the conference -- and beyond! Moderator: Lynn Peterson, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Washington State, Olympia, Washington Earl Blumenauer, 3rd District, Oregon, United States Congress, Washington, DC Christopher Coes, Managing Director, LOCUS, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC GB Arrington, Principal, GB place making, Portland, Oregon Grace Crunican, General Manager, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; Vice President, Board of Directors, Rail~Volution, Oakland, California Scot Spencer, Associate Director for Advocacy and Influence, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland

1. Getting TOD
Right
Reflec%ons
From
40
Years
Doing
TOD
arrington.gb@gmail.com
gbplacemaking.com

2. OVERVIEW
§ Four things
§ TOD evolution
§ TOD benefits
§ Your guide ~
Rail~Volution
Topics

3.
Four
TOD
things
that
may
surprise
you

4. Mode is not as important
as you think.
1.

5. TOD WORKS WITH BUS OR RAIL
§ That said, for shaping development
rail is nearly always better than bus
Location, market & frequency
all matter more than mode
Bus TOD, PortlandRail TOD, Los Angeles

6. Not your fathers rail line.
Community Building + People Moving
2.

7. City shaping with transit requires
a new approach to transit.
21ST CENTURY STATIONS
Quality design
Make transit work
Create a place
Connect to the community
Navy Yard Station
Washington, DC
Design for walking to transit
Not driving to transit

8. Distance matters differently
for different uses
3.

9. DISTANCE & MODE SHARE
§ First 600 ft really matters
§ Office mode share drops
about 1% every 100 ft
§ ½ mile residential share
300% higher than office
Lesson:
put office &
retail closest
to station
Transit share
decreases with distance
DC
Metrorail
Mode
Share
Office
Residen%al
At
sta%on
35%
54%
¼
mile
23%
43%
½
mile
10%
31%

10. DISTANCE & WORK MODE SHARE
§ Workers with jobs near
transit much more likely to
use transit than those with
homes near transit
Jobs near transit
Denver Commute
Mode Share By Workers
Distance From Transit
Live
Only
Work
Only
Live +
Work
¼ mile 26% 37% 62%
½ mile 18% 31% 50%
1 mile 11% 26% 35%
Sweet Spot:
Jobs + Homes
near Transit
more important than homes
Journal of Transportation Research
October 2015

11. Achieving TOD
is no longer enough
4.

12. RAISE THE BAR
Create Complete
TOD Communities
§ Time to push market
fundamentals further
§ Consider displacement
& gentrification
§ Link economic opportunity,
affordable housing, good jobs
Paseo
Verde,
Philadelphia
Mixed
Use,
Affordable
LEED
Pla%num
TOD

13.
TOD
driven
evolu%on

14. VANCOUVER, BC
Main Street Station Vancouver, BC
The Economist:
World’s most livable city
6 years in a row
10 years:
§ total trips up 23%
§ vehicle trips down 10%
§ Doing TOD for 40 yearsD

15. CITY WITH TRANSIT
TO TRANSIT CITY
A quick look at the building blocks
on the journey to transformation
Melbourne, AU

16. TOD EVOLUTION
Getting Started
TOD 1.0
Circa 1980 Portland
TOD Planning
§ Education & advocacy
§ Collation building
§ Adopt supportive policies
§ Best practice library
§ Visit Portland or Washington, DC

17. TOD EVOLUTION
Getting Plans in Place
TOD 2.0
§ Plans & policies adopted
§ TOD is now legal
§ Focus on residential
& a few select sites
§ Transit agency lead
Seattle TODs

18. TOD EVOLUTION
Implementation Focused
TOD 3.0
§ More district based TODs
§ Many plans require TOD
§ Reshape transit for TOD
§ Robust TOD tools
§ City leadership
Denver TODs

19. TOD EVOLUTION
Transforming Your Region
TOD 4.0
§ Market prefers TOD
§ Green, equity & jobs TOD
§ Tight parking ratios
§ TOD part of regional DNA
§ The world visits you
Main Street Station Vancouver, BCWashington, DC TODs

20. SO WHAT WILL YOU
ASPIRE TO BE?
Or a city with transit?
A transit city?
Dallas
14.7 Transit trips per capita
Region shaped by highways
Portland
58.7 Transit trips per capita
Region shaped by transit

21.
Some
TOD
benefits

22. TOD BENEFITS
For the Transit Agency
§ More riders at a lower cost
§ Repositions transit –
as a means to the end of a
livable community
§ More “choice” transit riders
v focusing on commuters
Auckland, NZ & Portland

23.
LINK TO A BROADER STRATEGY
State Center TOD Strategy, Baltimore MD
§ More than transit
§ Part of community’s
vision for growth
§ Building partnerships
essential
§ Basis to gain broader
support & success
TOD: a “means to an end”
to achieving community objectives

24. Senior
Apartments
Townhouses
Market
Rate
Apartments
Affordable
Family
Apartments
Senior
Housing
For
Sale
Townhomes
Affordable
Family
Apartments
Rental
Market
Rate
TOD BENEFITS
For the City TOD
is a means to leverage:
§ Implementation of
local plans
§ Catalyzing economic
development
§ Advancing mixed
income housing
Center Commons
Portland, OR

25. TYSONS CORNER
Existing
Proposed
Transforming America’s 12th
largest employment center
into its largest TOD
Time Magazine highlighted the plan as one of
“10 Ideas for Changing the World Right Now.”

26. TOD BENEFITS
For the Community TOD
is a way to have:
§ Less traffic, cleaner air
and a healthier lifestyle
§ More money in your pocket
§ More choices for housing, retail
and access to jobs
Denver & Portland TODs

27. 10 Trips
6.67 Trips
3.55 Trips
Single
Family
MultifamilyMultifamily
TOD
TODS BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY
T O D h o u s i n g
g e n e r a t e s 5 0 %
l e s s a u t o t r a ffi c
t h a n c o n v e n t i o n a l
h o u s i n g
DailyVehicleTrips

28.
Adding
it
all
up

29. Hillsboro, OR
LRT Station
ORENCO STATION
Hillsboro, OR
§ Safe streets
§ Strong center
§ Local services
§ Parks & open space
§ Housing choices
§ Good jobs
a great neighborhood
The fundamentals
for a successful TOD ~

30. SHAPED BY TRANSIT
§ Greater density
§ Less parking
§ Better public realm
§ Mix of uses
§ Very walkable
§ Tame the car
San Diego, Portland, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Denver San Francisco, Dallas

31. RAIL~VOLUTION
An abundance of tools and connections
for building livable communities with transit

32. arrington.gb@gmail.com
gbplacemaking.com
971-282-5118
THANK YOU