Browsing by Subject "transit oriented development"

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    Creative Enterprise: The Uneasy Marriage Between Art and Commerce in St. Anthony Park, Minnesota
    (2013-05-31) Makela, JoAnne
    South St. Anthony Park in St. Paul has been a hub of multi-modal transportation, industry, and commerce since the turn of the 20th century. Its main thoroughfare, University Avenue, connects the downtown areas of Minneapolis-St. Paul. It is a haven for artists and small businesses, giving it a subpopulation of creative entrepreneurs. This project looks at how the concepts of transit oriented development and the interests of residents, workers, and developers collide as this avenue is being transformed to accommodate light rail. It also considers how the various players are working together (or not) to have the city of St. Paul designate the area as a Creative Enterprise Zone.
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    Financing Transit Oriented Development: Barriers in Four Geographic Contexts
    (Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 2009-01-27) Carlson, Charles
    Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a major topic in the connection between land use and transportation. Much study of TOD measures transportation objectives such as increased transit mode share or vehicle trip reduction, or land use planning objectives such as effective revitalization or increased property value. An emerging field of research focuses on direct and indirect barriers to TOD development finance. While many have identified a number of constraints and potential solutions to barriers, this paper recognizes the barriers and appropriate solutions vary by geographic context. In addition to an overview of development finance for mixed use development, this paper identifies barriers and strategies to secure TOD finance in four unique geographies.