Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
Overview
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) places a variety of uses (business, residential, retail, public spaces) around transit stations and corridors. By capitalizing on its proximity to transit, TOD is considered to be a sustainable land use approach. Benefits include:
- Improving the cost of living for TOD residents by decreasing the need to own an automobile and by increasing the housing supply.
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Providing more opportunities for community interaction close to home.
- Increasing local customer base for businesses.
- Making more efficient use of infrastructure (i.e., reduce "sprawl").
CRCOG stays apprised of trends and innovations in TOD and supports local and regional efforts to leverage the positive impacts of having multiple transit stops and stations in the region. With two transit lines (CTfastrak and CTRail) and over a dozen stations, CRCOG is well-positioned to assist our member municipalities in creating more vibrant and accessible places to live.
CRCOG INITIATIVES
TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability & Tools Analysis
CRCOG worked with 8 municipalities, the Connecticut Department of Transportation, and other stakeholders to identify roles, assess gaps, and determine future responsibilities related to the implementation of transit-oriented development (TOD) along the CTfastrak and CTrail Hartford Line corridors.
Model TOD Regulations
CRCOG's 2014 Sustainable Land Use Code Project included model regulations for municipalities interested in zoning for TOD.
Explore TOD in the Region
Wondering how much investment the region's transit system has spurred? Explore CRCOG's new TOD StoryMap.
TOD in the CRCOG Region
Cities and towns in the Capitol Region have leveraged TOD opportunities since the opening of CTfastrak and CTrail's Hartford Line (for details on these systems, click here). CRCOG has been pursuing TOD initiatives in the region for over a decade. For town-by-town information on TOD studies and projects, click below.
Berlin Station Site Report (CRCOG TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability, and Tools Analysis), 2023
- Enfield Station Site Report (CRCOG TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability, and Tools Analysis), 2023
- Thompsonville Zoning Study, 2013
- Thompsonville Revitalization and TOD, Enfield webpage
- Current projects (including TOD), Hartford webpage
- Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Zone (Section 5.3 of Hartford Zoning Regulations)
- Flatbush Avenue Station:
- Flatbush Avenue Station Recommendations (CRCOG TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability, and Tools Analysis), 2023
- Flatbush Avenue Site Report - Superseded by above document (CRCOG TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability, and Tools Analysis), 2023
- New Park Avenue: A Corridor Poised for Transformation, 2019
- Hartford Transit-Oriented Development Pilot Study, 2018
General
East Street
- Executive Summary: East Street Station Area, New Britain-Hartford Busway Station Area Planning Project, 2004
- Station Area Plan, Cedar & East Street, New Britain-Hartford Busway Station Area Planning Project, 2004
East Main Street
- East Main Street Station Site Report (CRCOG TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability, and Tools Analysis), 2023
Downtown New Britain
- Executive Summary: Station Area Plan, New Britain-Hartford Busway Station Area Planning Project, 2004
- Station Area Plan, New Britain-Hartford Busway Station Area Planning Project, 2004
General
- TOD Principles
- Transit-Oriented Development, Newington webpage
Newington Junction
- Newington Junction Station Site Report (CRCOG TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability, and Tools Analysis), 2023
- Junction Village TOD Concept Memo, 2014
Cedar Street
- Executive Summary: Station Area Plan (North), New Britain-Hartford Busway Station Area Planning Project, 2004
- Executive Summary: Station Area Plan (South), New Britain-Hartford Busway Station Area Planning Project, 2004
- Executive Summary: Station Area Plan (Cedar & East Street), New Britain-Hartford Busway Station Area Planning Project, 2004
General
- TOD Principles
- Transit Oriented Development, West Hartford webpage
Flatbush & New Park Avenue
- New Park Avenue: A Corridor Poised for Transformation, 2019
- Flatbush Avenue Station Area TOD Primer and Concept Memo, 2015
- Executive Summary: Station Area Plan, New Britain-Hartford Busway Station Area Planning Project, 2004
- Station Area Plan Report, New Britain-Hartford Busway Station Area Planning Project, 2004
Elmwood
- Elmwood Station Site Report (CRCOG TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability, and Tools Analysis), 2023
- Windsor Station Site Report (CRCOG TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability, and Tools Analysis), 2023
- Windsor Center Transit-Oriented Development Master Plan and Redevelopment Study
- Windsor Locks Station Site Report (CRCOG TOD Roles, Visioning, Viability, and Tools Analysis), 2023
- Windsor Locks: Once and Future
- Transit-Oriented Development in Windsor Locks, Windsor Locks webpage
TOD resources
CRCOG Projects
- Station Area Progress Reports, 2016
- Transit Oriented Development Fact Sheet
- TOD Market Analysis, 2013
- Capturing the Value of Transit
- TOD StoryMap
- New to StoryMaps? Watch a Video Demonstration
Other Resources
- Transit-Oriented Development & Responsible Growth, DECD - see funding opportunities
- Transit Oriented Development along CTrail
- CT Department of Transportation TOD page
- Transit-Oriented Development Toolkit for CT
- National Hub for TOD Resources, Federal Transit Administration
- More Development for Your Transit Dollar, ITDP
