Transit-Oriented Development

SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

American Public Transit Association
www.apta.com
The American Public Transit Association is an association of transit agencies and private firms that work in the public transit industry that advocates for strengthened and expanded public transportation. Its web site includes a wide range of studies on the transit industry, including reports on public transit’s economic development impact.

Center for Neighborhood Technology
www.cnt.org
This Chicago-based non-profit group focuses on promoting transit-oriented development and related strategies that foster sustainable urban development practices.

Center for Transit-Oriented Development
www.reconnectingamerica.org
An advocacy group formed jointly by Reconnecting America and the Center for Neighborhood Technology, this group has been at the forefront of efforts to promote transit-oriented development, including through the 2004 book, The New Transit Town.

Center for Transportation Excellence
www.cfte.org
The Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE) is an advocacy group that aims to: (1) defend the merits of transit and (2) equip local leaders with the information they need to be successful with their public transportation initiatives and ballot measures.

Congress for the New Urbanism
www.cnu.org
Congress for the New Urbanism is a Chicago-based non-profit organization founded in 1993. The group works with architects, developers, planners, and others involved in the creation of cities and towns, providing technical assistance to implement new urbanism principles, such as regional planning and walkable neighborhoods, within a framework that supports mixed-use (commercial-residential) and transit-oriented development.

Reconnecting America
www.reconnectingamerica.org
Reconnecting America is a nonprofit organization that focuses on reinventing the planning and delivery system for building regions and communities around transit and walking rather than solely around the automobile.

Surface Transportation Policy Project
www.transact.org
The Surface Transportation Policy Project is a nonprofit organization that leads a diverse, nationwide coalition working to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation choices that enhance the economy, improve public health, promote social equity, and protect the environment.

Urban Land Institute
www.uli.org
The Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit research and education association. Founded in 1936, the institute now has more than 30,000 members worldwide representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines. In recent years, ULI has published a number of studies on implementing transit-oriented principles in development.