Moving Beyond the Automobile: Transit-Oriented Development

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19836629?color=9086c0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/19836629">Moving Beyond the Automobile: Transit Oriented Development</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/streetfilms">Streetfilms</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p>For the first chapter in Streetfilms’ <a href="http://www.streetfilms.org/moving-beyond-the-automobile/">Moving Beyond the Automobile</a> series, we’re taking a look at transit-oriented development, more commonly known by the acronym TOD.</p> <p>Streetfilms headquarters is a short train ride from some great TOD success stories taking shape along a stretch of New Jersey’s Hudson River coast. Across the river from NYC, transit-oriented development has been booming for the last two decades, and transportation options are as diverse as you can get. The Hudson-Bergen light-rail, multiple ferry lines, PATH, NJ Transit commuter trains, and buses provide plentiful service, while in some areas car ownership is as low as 40 to 45 percent.</p> <p><em>This series is made possible by funding from The Oram Foundation’s <a href="http://www.enviro-urban.org/">Fund for The Environment & Urban Life</a>.</em></p>