Benefits of TOD

Benefits of TOD

  • Improve mobility choices for people of all ages, incomes and abilities
  • Increase public safety because of extra people around
  • Increase transit ridership
  • Increase disposable income by reducing driving costs
  • Lower driving rates by 20-40%
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  • Conserve resource lands and open space
  • Revitalize aging downtowns and declining urban neighborhoods
  • Provide more affordable housing