APTA SUDS-UD-RP-002-09

This document outlines a variety of approaches that transit agencies could use for development of partnerships with other public entities and the private sector to promote the implementation of transit-oriented communities. Partners can include local governments, state and regional agencies, private developers, and special interest groups. Partnerships can assist transit agencies to advance service improvements and capital projects more effectively, helping the transit agency to overcome common jurisdictional barriers.

Examples in this document identify uses of partnerships to:

• influence site design and infrastructure at the project level;
• influence infrastructure and land use in private developments in the vicinity of existing and planned transit service;
• secure operating funding from other public and private sources;
• improve transit operations in mature and developing areas;
• encourage access improvements for transit stops, hubs and fixed-guideway stations;
• encourage land use planning and transit-oriented development at existing or new transit stops, hubs and stations;
• assemble land; and
• coordinate public sector improvements along fixed-guideway routes.