1. CREATING GREAT PLACES AROUND TRANSIT Module 4 Summit, NJ 1

2. Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Why have a community-driven process? Empowers Communities Attracts partners, money & creative solutions Professionals become resources Design supports uses Solutions are flexible Engagement and commitment grow 2

3. Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit How Does Community Driven Process Work? Meaningful and ongoing involvement in the planning process Long-term strategies and collaboration Clear implementation steps so progress can be benchmarked 3

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

5. Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Create Gathering Places and Destinations for Social Interaction South Orange, NJ 16th Street Transit Mall, Denver CO 5

6. Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Program Transit Areas as Venues for Community Events East Orange, NJ Portland, OR 6

7. Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Transit Design Features Projects a positive image of transit service Weather protected waiting areas with adequate amenities Attractive lighting, signage, and landscaping Vehicle design features Rochester, NY Portland, OR Rural Ulster County, NY 7

8. 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 8

9. Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Pedestrian-Oriented Site Planning: Active Ground Floor Uses Cold Spring, NY Stamford, CT 9

10. Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Pedestrian-Oriented Site Planning: Community-Serving Retail Nyack, NY Maplewood, NJ New Haven, CT 10

11. Module 4 Creating Great Places Around Transit Pedestrian-Oriented Site Planning: Accessibility for All Goose Hollow, OR Bicycle Parking, Princeton, NJ Ulster County Van Service 11

12. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Module 4 12