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WHAT IS TRANSIT -ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD)? <br />Transit -Oriented Development (TOD) has the <br />potential to help transform regional land use <br />and transportation landscape towards a more <br />sustainable, multimodal, and low -carbon <br />design. These transit -oriented planning policies <br />are also climate action strategies that can <br />assist local jurisdictions in achieving state and <br />regional environmental and sustainability goals <br />to reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas <br />(GHG) emissions. These planning strategies also <br />generate a range of potential benefits to residents, <br />visitors, and businesses alike. Some key benefits <br />to transit -supportive planning include: <br />• More efficient use of land area and natural <br />resources <br />• Improved air quality <br />• Reduced vehicle miles traveled (VMT) <br />PROVIDES ACCESS <br />TO JO� <br />REDUCES TRAFF <br />CONGESTION <br />PROVIDES BETTER ACM <br />TO ENTERTAINMENT OR <br />RECREATIONAL SERVICES <br />'^'CREASES TRANSIT <br />RIDERSHIP <br />• Increased transit ridership <br />• Improved economic development <br />• Increased attraction of private development <br />investment <br />• Safer streets <br />• Stronger sense of place <br />• Alternative travel modes (e.g., biking, walking) <br />Public transit offers a potential alternative to <br />driving. Public transit improvements can also <br />result in other benefits, including reduced traffic <br />crashes, improved physical fitness and health, <br />energy conservation, increased community <br />livability, increased affordability, and economic <br />development. Urban form, including the presence <br />of compact development and access to public <br />transit, tend to have a positive association with <br />physical activity. <br />G <br />PROMOTES HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE <br />LIVE, WORK AND PLAY <br />IN SAME AREA <br />REDUCES THE AREA'S <br />CARBON FOOTPRINT <br />STIMULATES THE LOCAL ECONOMY <br />REVITALIZES URBAN <br />AREAS <br />