Transit Oriented Development
“The Regional Transportation District-Denver (RTD) is seeking a development partner to construct a transit-oriented housing project near the L Line in Five Points, a neighborhood of Denver. The project would be a mixed-income condominium, located at 29th Avenue and Welton Street, that would create a model of affordable homeownership through a public-private partnership, RTD … [Read more…]
“The RTD Board of Directors has approved a new “equitable” transit-oriented development (TOD) policy that the agency said “gives staff needed flexibility” when developers propose projects on surface parking lots, such as those adjacent to the station at Central Park or at County Line. Developers are no longer required to replace parking spots on … [Read more…]
“The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board of Directors approved the new equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) policy to help encourage development of affordable housing on district-owned properties adjacent to transit stations across the Denver metro region. The focus on transit-oriented development isn’t new to RTD. The FasTracks Strategic Plan for TOD in 2008, updated … [Read more…]
“From the Rockies to the Pacific, US cities are seeking to accommodate increasing populations amid housing shortages by growing up instead of out. A number of them, including this mile-high city hard against the Front Range, are considering projects that would construct some of the tallest buildings in the west. The towers are the … [Read more…]
“Denver is changing, and change is never easy. It’s understandable that the pressures of a growing city — where car ownership makes less sense and transit, walking, and biking start to take precedence on the streets — make some people uncomfortable. But change is also inevitable, and if Denver doesn’t manage its growth well, … [Read more…]
Text Amendment #11: Pre-Existing Small Zone Lots Parking Exemption Amendment date: 3 January 2017 read the City of Denver email announcement PDF Contact: City and County of Denver Community Planning and Development source: City and County of Denver Community Planning and Development 3 January 2017.
“The Regional Transportation District has given Denver’s economic development office the green light to pursue affordable housing development for a vacant lot owned by the transit agency in Five Points. The city early next year plans to solicit competitive bids from developers to build condos aimed at buyers of mixed incomes, according to a … [Read more…]
“As the Denver metropolitan area has topped 3 million residents, potentially accelerating toward 4 million, a sustainable land use template for future mobility and economic, social, and environmental health is emerging within the framework of the 122-mile (196 km), 57-station FasTracks rail and bus rapid transit network, which includes expansion with five new transit … [Read more…]
“Not all transit-oriented development is created equal, and Denver’s first-generation attempts have some valuable lessons for today’s projects, private developers and public officials said. Among them is the importance of planning for open space — something Lone Tree failed to do as new office buildings and housing were going up around Lincoln Station, deputy … [Read more…]
“Not all transit-oriented development is created equal, and Denver’s first-generation attempts have some valuable lessons for today’s projects, private developers and public officials said. Among them is the importance of planning for open space — something Lone Tree failed to do as new office buildings and housing were going up around Lincoln Station, deputy … [Read more…]