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APPENDIX B
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US METROPOLISES WITH THE “MOST SUCCESSFUL” TRANSIT-ORIENTED DISTRICTS

Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area/Arlington County, VA

Ridership: “47% of the residents who live within a half mile of Metrorail stations in Arlington County use transit to get to work.”
Economic Development: No place in the United States has witnessed more high-rise, mixed-use development along a rail corridor over the past three decades than Arlington County, Virginia:
24.4 million square feet of office space, 3.8 million square feet of retail space, some
24,000 mixed-income dwelling units, and over 6,300 hotel rooms.

San Francisco Bay Area:

Ridership: Surveys from 1992 and 1993 of Bay Area workers living near BART found that on average, 32% commuted by rail. This is more than six times the regional average of just 5%.
Economic Development: “Home-rule controls” and “parochial instincts” have thwarted progress
in this area. Development is “largely ad hoc” and regional smart growth goals are “more conceptual than real.”

Santa Clara County, CA

Ridership: A study of Santa Clara County’s rail corridor found TOD residents patronized transit
as their predominant commute mode more than five times as often as residents countywide.
Economic Development: Land-value premiums increased as the network expanded. By the late 1990s, real estate premiums ranged from 25% to 100%.

Portland, OR

Ridership: At the Center Commons mixed-income TOD in Portland, transit share increased nearly 50% for work trips (from 31% before moving into the project to 46% after) and by 60% for
non-work trips (from 20% to 32%).
Economic Development: $2.4 billion in development has been built or is underway within walking distance of a light rail stop.

Dallas, TX:

Ridership: Light rail was extended to Plano, Texas in 2002. Since then, downtown Plano has become a regional destination. It is benefiting from high weekend and entertainment/leisure use
and has exceeded ridership projections of 900 daily riders by 2010 – already at 1,100 daily riders
as of 2004.
Economic Development: $800 million in development occurred near light rail stations between 1996 and 2000; occupancy rates for Class A office buildings near light rail exceeded the city-wide average; property values near the light rail stations has jumped 25% faster than properties in comparable neighborhoods not served by rail; restaurants in the West End, a renovated historic warehouse district, have seen a 25% increase in sales over the past three years. Light rail has also helped draw employers to downtown. Block Buster Entertainment cites DART as a major factor in moving its 1,000 employees downtown.

New York Metropolitan Area:

Ridership: While no specific ridership information was found in the literature, New York has the most extensive transit system in the country, the highest percentage of its population living near transit (44%), the lowest percentage of residents commuting by car (36%), and the lowest car ownership for both the region as a whole (1.5 cars per household) and for the transit zones (0.7 cars per household).
Economic Development: New York has the most potential demand for housing in transit zones.
By the year 2025, demand is expected to increase by 67%, adding 4.9 million households.

Philadelphia, PA

Ridership: While no specific ridership information was found in the literature we reviewed, Philadelphia has the third highest percentage of population living near transit, with 8% of its population living in transit zones.
Economic Development: Housing value premiums associated with being near transit stations are 6.4% in Philadelphia.

Boston, MA

Ridership: Boston’s 21% growth in transit ridership over the past decade exceeded that of any other major transit market in the country.
Economic Development: Housing value premiums associated with being near transit stations are 6.7% in Boston.

San Diego, CA

Ridership: No specific ridership information was found in the literature. However, a survey revealed that local planners do not perceive TODs have been effective in decreasing traffic congestion.
Economic Development: Housing value premiums associated with being near transit stations are 17% in San Diego. Facilities near Mission Valley Trolley stops and the downtown Coaster station enjoyed huge premiums, in the 30% to 40% range.

Chicago, IL

Ridership: Twenty-five percent of residents of transit zones ride all modes of transit to work versus 11% metro wide. Chicago is second only to New York in terms of the percentage of the population living within a 1/2 mile of transit (22%). Chicago has the third highest station density in the country, with five stations per 100,000 residents.
Economic Development: Housing value premiums associated with being near transit stations
are 20% in Chicago.