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Guide for Transit Oriented Development

The Council's Guide for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) highlights key ideas about TOD and shows how these ideas have been put to work within the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

TOD is moderate to higher-density development located within easy walking distance of a major transit stop, generally with a mix of residential, employment and shopping opportunities designed for pedestrians without excluding the auto. The Council's guide includes:

• A description of key TOD elements.
• A discussion of how they might work in different urban and suburban settings.
• Profiles of 16 TOD projects in the Twin Cities.
• A section on "lessons learned" and links to other resources.

The guide is advisory only and intended as a resource for communities that might want to make use of it.