Linking Transit Agencies and Land Use Decision Making: Guidebook for Transit Agencies

Abstract

This report was developed to help transit agencies better address the connections among transit, land use planning, and development decision making. The guidebook promotes improved transit and land use decision making by providing transit agencies with the tools to be more effective at the decision-making table. The guidebook identifies preconditions for success to enhance a transit agency’s involvement in land use decisions. It also provides self-assessment questionnaires for transit agencies to evaluate their effectiveness in fostering transit-supportive land use decision making among key stakeholders; helps a transit agency identify strategies to strengthen its effectiveness in affecting land use over the long term; presents tools to help transit agencies foster effective interactions for enhancing communication and coordination as well as building a transit-supportive community; and provides an overview of typical transit agencies’ interactions with various stakeholders and the planning processes.