Opa-locka, Florida, was built in a Moorish Revival style, but city leaders are going modern with transit-oriented development. (Photo by Ebyabe) This is your first of three free stories this month.

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Philadelphia’s main transportation authority is putting out a call to developers for a mixed-use project oriented around one of its stations. SEPTA released a request for proposals for a new ...

Evanston might seem like a stereotypical college town — replete with bookstores, coffee shops, trendy restaurants and an abundance of apartments close to Northwestern. Looking closely, however, ...

Transit-oriented development is driving multifamily projects in Los Angeles. Developers are increasingly chasing density bonuses near rail stations in the hope that renters will flock to the new ...

Traffic congestion, walkable communities and access to affordable housing are among the hottest issues people are paying attention to when deciding where to live and where not to live, and the way ...

Transit-oriented development—which concentrates high-density housing, commercial activities and public spaces around a rapid transit station—can both be a boon and a bane for communities, suggests a ...

Transit-oriented development, or TOD, is rapidly gaining momentum in the Washington region and will likely become a key component in this area’s efforts to address traffic congestion, pollution and ...

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Transit-oriented development (TOD) has been, for some years now, the most popular urban planning concept discussed in Union budgets. The term has been mentioned five times in budget speeches since the ...

Like a teenager lobbying for the car keys, Phoenix came of age in the era of the automobile. The area's explosive growth in the mid-20th century reflected America's similarly growing love affair with ...

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