I remember when Transit Oriented Development (TOD) was considered a fringe idea espoused by some academics in California. The Met Council’s Livable Communities Grant program, which offers incentives for TOD, helped change the attitude among municipalities. Now it’s mainstream and really taking off.
How much is detailed in a recent staff presentation to the Met Council, reproduced here. It uses 2003-2017 data from the Annual Building Permit Survey & Development Tracker.
The following tables break it down by transit route, but here are the surprising summary numbers for development along the existing and future LRT and BRT lines. They account for:
- 43% of commercial development
- 28% of public/institutional development
- 44% of multi-family residential development
All in 2.4% of the region.
Number of Multifamily Residential Units Located Near Transit Stations, 2009-2017
Multifamily Residential Units Permitted Along Transitways, 2009-2017
Commercial Development Permit Value, Near Transit Stations, 2003-2017
Value of Commercial Development, By Transitline, 2003-2017
Value of Public Development Near Transit, 2003-2017
Overall Value of Public Development by Transitway, 2003-2017
That’s what has happened to date. Here’s the distribution of projected future TOD development.
Future Planned Multi-Family Development By Transit Line
Value of All Future Planned Development, by Transit Line