Feb

23

Transit-Oriented Development Video

Nice video here at treehugger.com about Transit-Oriented Development or TOD. It’s a video borrowed from Fast Company magazine, and details a bit of how Portland has become such a landmark for TOD enthusiasts and planners.

For my readers in Kansas City, I think it’s always interesting to think about Portland and compare it to our own city, or other cities in the Midwest of comparable size. In the 1970’s, Portland was a smaller and by all means less-important city than KC. Starting then, they made a conscious series of decisions to embrace walkability, transit, and away from suburban sprawl. The results are impressive, to say the least. Today, Portland is a faster-growing region than KC, draws far more young people, and has a dynamic central city. It’s done all this while being more efficient with public dollars and offering its citizens more options in how to get around. A great lesson for all of us.

Portland TOD video

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/portland-transit-oriented-development.php

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2 Responses to “Transit-Oriented Development Video”

  1. Jessica Young says:

    I thought you might be interested in a historical architectural model constructed by I.M. Pei that hasn’t been on display since 1995 and will be going back on public display May 3 in Oklahoma City. If you think this is something your readers would be interested in learning more about, please e-mail me! I’d love to provide you with additional materials and a press release.

  2. admin says:

    Jessica – please share w/ us.
    Thanks,
    Kevin

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