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The goal of the newly-released Mixed Income Transit Oriented Development Action Guide is to “help practitioners identify the most appropriate and effective planning tools for achieving MITOD in their transit station area, and ultimately to facilitate the development of mixed-income communities across the U.S.” It was developed by the Center for Transit Oriented Development (CTOD) along with the Federal Transit Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Action Guide is comprised of two components.

1.  Analysis – A community assessment focused on Opportunities, Strategies, and Existing Conditions. In each analysis section, users will answer several key questions related to the population, community stability, real estate market, development capacity, and existing housing of station area of interest. Based on these questions, the guide helps users categorize the affordability issues and opportunities in the station area. MITOD-related strategies are then recommended for various station area classifications.

2.  Tools – A compilation of MITOD-related strategies and the policy tools/programs/processes that may help achieve each strategy. This section describes the tools and provides references to help the user learn more.

Tags: Center for Transit Oriented Development, CTOD, Federal Transit Administration, FTA, HUD, Interactive, MITOD, Mixed Income Communities, Mixed Income Transit Oriented Development, Transit-Oriented Development, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

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