Officials in Pittsburgh are hoping that expanding transit-oriented development will spur growth in struggling and decaying neighborhoods -- and they have the voter-approved legislation to help.
"Can railcars and buses be engines of rebirth for those and other struggling communities? A growing body of planners, nationally and locally, thinks so."
"They have embraced a concept they call transit-oriented development, the aim of which is to create and sustain walkable neighborhoods with a mix of housing and retail development and transit hubs -- light-rail or busway stations -- at their core."
"The General Assembly in 2004 enacted legislation to promote development around transit hubs."
"It allows for creation of Transit Revitalization Investment Districts -- zones within a half-mile radius of those hubs -- where increased tax revenues from development can be earmarked for transit, infrastructure and streetscape improvements."
"Several efforts are under way locally to create such zones."
FULL STORY: Can transit grow neighborhoods?
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UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
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