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Transit Oriented
Transportation studies show that Americans are too dependent on automobiles. There are more private automobiles in this country than there are licensed drivers. Many households own three or more automobiles. Transit is not an option for many drivers since transit services cannot be provided economically in low-density, widely-scattered suburban areas.
Relatively density, mixed-use development around transit stations reduces auto dependence. Transit-oriented development (TOD) offers a clear alternative to the automobile.
Researchers have identified three dimensions, or 3-D’s, that significantly increase transit ridership and thus distinguish transit-oriented development from other urban settings:
- Density
- Diversity
- Design*
*Bernick, Michael and Cervero, Robert, Transit Villages in the 21st Century, McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Our signature TOD projects include:
- Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor; Arlington, Virginia Twinbrook Commons; Rockville, Maryland Metro West; Fairfax County, Virginia
- ArtPlace and Market; Washington, D.C.
- Takoma Metro Station; Washington, D.C. Square 54; Washington, D.C.
- Dunn Loring; Fairfax County, Virginia
- North Bethesda Center; Montgomery County, Maryland
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ROSSLYN-BALLSTON CORRIDOR Arlington is the national leader in smart growth and new urbanism. Over 90 percent of all new commercial and residential development is located in the Rosslyn-Ballston and Crystal City Metro corridors. The five Metro stations in the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor – Rosslyn, Courthouse, Clarendon, Virginia Square-George Mason University, and Ballston – are focal points for high-density, mixed-use, transit- oriented development. Today, there are more than 27,000 residences and hotel rooms, and 23,000,000 S.F. of office and retail space in the R-B Corridor. These uses generate more than 82,000 daily Metro passenger boardings and alightings. Another 1,850 residences and hotel rooms, and 1,050,000 S.F. of office and retail space, is currently under construction. The R-B Corridor is far from built-out. Another |
16,500 residences and hotel rooms, and 34,000,000 S.F. of office and retail space remains to be built. Planned floor area ratios (FAR) range from 3.0 to 10.0 in the "bull's eye" of these Metro station areas. Adjacent, low-density residential neighborhoods are preserved under county policies. Remarkably, average daily traffic (ADT) volumes on Wilson Boulevard, Clarendon Boulevard, Washington Boulevard, and other arterial streets have remained stable in recent years, in spite of rapid development in the corridor. Vehicular traffic is manageable due to:
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