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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 24, 2022

TransLink to launch Real Estate Development Program

The agency intends to build residential, commercial, or mixed-use developments near transit through partnerships with both the public and private sectors.

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NewsMarch 22, 2022

MARTA Announces $100 Million Increase to Atlanta Affordable Housing, TOD

The Atlanta Affordable Housing and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Initiative is a multi-product program designed to promote and support the development of ground-up mixed-income TOD projects.

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NewsFebruary 1, 2022

MTI Research Shows Transit-Oriented Developments Help Californians Save Money

The study examined how TODs could be an effective tool to ease the housing affordability problem by increasing housing supply and reducing transportation costs in transit-rich neighborhoods.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2022

FTA Awards $11M in TOD Grants

FTA’s Pilot Program for TOD Planning supports local planning and strategies to increase transit access and encourage ridership through mixed-use and mixed-income development near public transportation projects.

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NewsNovember 19, 2021

Sound Transit Board Approves Transaction Terms for Development in Bellevue

Sound Transit and the City of Bellevue worked together on a plan to integrate the OMF East into the city’s plans for the developing BelRed corridor.

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NewsAugust 20, 2021

Stantec to Lead Strategic Plans for Transit-Oriented Communities

The planning programs will support the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) stated goals of increasing access to affordable housing options.

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NewsJune 16, 2021

Amazon, Sound Transit Partner to Accelerate Affordable Housing Units Near Light Rail Stations

The first $25 million will fund pre-development activities like site due diligence, engineering, and permitting, while the remaining $75 million will support the construction of new affordable housing, which is expected to begin within five years.

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NewsSeptember 25, 2020

FTA Makes $6.2M Available for Transit Planning

The competitive grant funds are provided through FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning.

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NewsAugust 14, 2020

FTA Issues Guidance for Transit Joint Development Projects

Projects involve the construction of commercial, residential, or mixed-use projects near transit or on transit system-owned land.

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NewsJuly 27, 2020

DART Rail Generates $10.27B Near Rail Stations

Researchers from the Economics Research Group at the University of North Texas (UNT) reviewed 81 development projects completed within a quarter mile of DART stations with a total property value of $5.138 billion between 2016 and 2018.

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