Busy, vibrant public places with bustling retail. Recreation and workplaces connected, without the need to get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Much-needed housing right next to transit station areas - to make getting around the Bay Area easier and greener. That’s the vision for transit-oriented communities, and VTA is currently working on a study to assess how to bring that vision to fruition. 

Thanks to the multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investment of the Phase II Project, there's an opportunity to provide a diversity of jobs and housing types near all of the Phase II station areas. VTA embarked on the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Corridor Strategies and Access Planning Study, referred to as the TOD/Access Study, in January 2018. The study aims to build upon existing transportation and land use strategies, and provide analysis and recommendations to encourage more transit oriented communities. This work is being conducted in close partnership with the Cities of San Jose and Santa Clara, as well as with BART, and will be completed by summer 2019. 

The TOD/Access Study is being conducted in three phases: Background Conditions, Opportunities and Constraints, and is currently in the final phase, Implementation Strategies and Tools.  Station-specific recommendations designed to create a framework for ensuring successful TOD in the BART Phase II station areas will be a key component of our work. VTA will be sharing what we've learned with the public in advance of presenting the study’s recommendations to city councils. 

Visit our website: http://www.vta.org/bart/tod-access-study to learn more and for upcoming meetings and events.