This Week in Passenger Transport
March 27, 2006
A study released March 16 by Good Jobs First makes the case that transit-oriented development can serve the needs of working families by providing affordable housing and/or better access to jobs.
The report by the non-profit, non-partisan resource center that promotes smart growth for working families also discusses various incentive concepts to encourage location-efficient development.
The report, titled Making the Connection: Transit-Oriented Development and Jobs, offers case studies of 25 TOD projects that help enhance the well-being of working families by providing for increased transit access, good jobs, and affordable housing to low- and moderate-income people, including many who cannot afford to own a car.
"We believe that in urban areas with transit systems, companies should not be eligible for subsidies unless the jobs are transit-accessible and within a reasonable commuting distance from affordable housing," the report states. "With 'location-efficient job incentives,' many benefits will accrue: low-income families will gain more access to economic opportunity, helping to reduce poverty and dependence; more commuters will gain a choice about how to get to work, reducing traffic congestion and improving air quality; and taxpayers will realize better returns on their infrastructure investments through more efficient land use."
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