Tag: TOD

Transit is a Commonality of Booming, Vibrant Cities

On By Paul GoddinIn Public Transit, Research, UrbanizationLeave a comment

The smartest move for real-estate developers is to continue investing in cities that have many transportation options available to their potential tenants. And growing cities need to embrace transit-oriented development to remain competitive. Those are the findings of a recent report that explores 10 major cities (Mexico City, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Washington D.C., Miami, Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco) …

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Behind the Scenes of Arlington’s Bike and Pedestrian Innovations

On By Paul GoddinIn Arlington County, Bicycling, WalkabilityLeave a comment

How do government leaders learn from one another? One example is the recent tour Arlington County leaders offered to representatives from multiple Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) districts to showcase the county’s best practices in pedestrian and bicycle engineering. VDOT engineers from as far away as Hampton Roads and Lynchburg, representing nearly all nine VDOT …

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As Driving Habits Change, Places That Cater to Millennials Thrive

On By Paul GoddinIn Arlington County, Millennials, UrbanizationLeave a comment

An employment opportunity brought Matt Smith (above), a 30-year old business-development manager, to the Washington D.C. area from Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania in 2009. He chose to live in Arlington because of its urban feel and plethora of transportation options. “Arlington feels like D.C. to me, but it’s cleaner and greener,” said Smith, who works at goDCgo …

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County Bureau Gets Creative Moving People Instead of Cars

On By Paul GoddinIn Arlington County, TDMLeave a comment

Arlington County Commuter Services (ACCS) looks and operates more like a start-up tech company than a government agency. The transportation demand management (TDM) arm of the Virginia county has an energy one might not normally expect in a government office. Busily decorated with site plan documents pinned to walls, bookcases filled with business management paperbacks, and …

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Other Place Nipping at Heels of Arlington’s Transit-Oriented Development

On By Paul GoddinIn Arlington County, TransportationLeave a comment

Arlington, Virginia has long been a national and local leader of transit-oriented development (TOD). It’s been the jurisdictional equivalent of an iPad when the majority of places were still desktop PCs. Now, many other places are patterning themselves based on the traits Arlington perfected; that is, relatively dense and containing mixed-use, walkable, and bikeable neighborhoods …

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Pentagon City Welcomes Bike, Walk Fixes for Economic Future

On By Paul GoddinIn Arlington County, Bicycling, WalkabilityLeave a comment

A new multimodal project aimed at bringing bicycle and pedestrian friendliness to a Pentagon City neighborhood was unveiled today with a ribbon cutting by Congressman Jim Moran and representatives from Arlington’s Department of Environmental Services (DES). Held in front of the popular Fashion Centre at Pentagon City Mall on on South Hayes Street, the metro station served …

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High-Speed Rail is a Key to U.S. Economic Competitiveness

On By Paul GoddinIn Research, Technology, TransportationLeave a comment

High-speed rail (HSR) is gaining momentum in the United States, with many projects in various stages of planning. California’s controversial and groundbreaking high-speed rail line, which will link San Francisco and Los Angeles, is expected to begin construction this summer. The ambitious California HSR line has prompted development of similar plans for the Midwest, New …

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