CREATING GREAT PLACES AROUND TRANSIT Module 4 Summit, NJ

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Introduction This is one of seven Transit Oriented Development training modules developed by the Regional Plan Association, the Project for Public Spaces and Reconnecting America under contract to the New York State Department of Transportation in collaboration with the New York State Thruway Authority and MTA/Metro-North Railroad. The modules were presented and tested in one-day training sessions in two counties and two-day training sessions in eight municipalities, all in the lower Hudson Valley. Each module is, largely, the culmination of the versions used in the training sessions. The seven modules are as follow. Module 1: Building Quality communities Around Transit Module 2: Changing Street Design to Support Liveable Development Module 3: Smart Parking Module 4: Creating Great Places Around Transit Module 5: Regulations and Financing Tools for TOD Module 6: Building Mixed Income Communities Around Transit Module 7: Station Area Planning

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Why Have a Community-Driven Process? Empowers Communities Attracts partners, money and creative solutions Professionals become resources Design supports uses Solutions are flexible Engagement and commitment grow

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit How Does a Community-Driven Process Work? Meaningful and ongoing planning process Long-term strategies and collaboration Clear steps so progress can be measured

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit What Makes High-Quality Public Spaces? Gathering places and for interaction Program for active uses Venues for various activities Transit design that fit with the community Corpus Christi, TX Oakland, CA

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Create Gathering Places and Destinations for Social Interaction South Orange, NJ 16th Street Transit Mall, Denver CO

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Program Transit Areas as Venues for Community Events East Orange, NJPortland, OR

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Transit Design Features A positive image of transit service Weather-protected waiting areas with amenities Attractive lighting, signage and landscaping Vehicle design features Rochester, NY Portland, OR Rural Ulster County, NY

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit What is Pedestrian- Oriented Site Planning? Key Components Active ground floors Connections to the street Community-serving retail Accessibility for all Same concepts work regardless of density. Rhinebeck, NY Tarrytown, NY

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Pedestrian-Oriented Site Planning: Active Ground-Floor Uses Cold Spring, NY Stamford, CT

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Pedestrian-Oriented Site Planning: Community-Serving Retail Nyack, NY Maplewood, NJ New Haven, CT

Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Pedestrian-Oriented Site Planning: Accessibility for All Goose Hollow, OR Bicycle Parking, Princeton, NJ Ulster County, NY, Van Service

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