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Transportation Glossary
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Transit Oriented Development or Transit Oriented Design (TOD)

A mixed-use community or neighborhood surrounding a transit station, stop or route that is designed to encourage transit use and pedestrian activity. It usually is developed with sufficient density in terms of residents or employees per acre, number of trips serviceable by transit, mix of uses within walking distance of one another, and pedestrian-oriented design characteristics. (Also known as "transit friendly" or "transit supportive" development)

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