West Busway TOD Plan
The "hub" of TOD is Carnegie Borough!
TOD is an acronym for Transit Oriented Development.
As you know, Carnegie is the perfect suburban destination being minutes from downtown and the airport. In addition, what other municipality boasts access to two major highways? The accessibility is only further evidenced through the West Busway which allows commuters to travel downtown within minutes.
What will TOD do for Carnegie?
This development trend doesn't make the same mistakes of past trends, rather, it promotes dense development within walking distance of a transit station. TOD incorporates both in-fill development and new development on parcels where available.
TOD for Carnegie will allow the community to work together to develop a vision for the Borough and a plan to implement and encourage development in this important corridor. Most importantly, it's a time for the entire community to be involved and work together!
What organizations are involved?
Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED) and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) are spearheading the planning process.
May I have more information?
Please see the two attachments, and we look forward to seeing you on March 24, 2010!
West Busway TOD Workshop Announcement
West Busway TOD Project Summary Sheet
Reconnecting America's Center for TOD
NRDC Links TOD to Lower Mortgage Default Rate
Allegheny Places - Allegheny County's Comprehensive Plan
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (the MPO for the 10-County region)