Neal Payton on TOD for the Israeli Mayors Institute founded by the Movement for Israeli Urbanism - www.miu.org.il Safed, June 2010

1. Transit Oriented Development:

2. Shopping
Conventional Mall Office Buildings
Sprawl: School
Multi-family Residences
Retail
Single Family Residences

3. The Shopping
Single Family
School
Neighborhood Mall
Residences
Model: Office / Retail Retail
Makes Great Places!
Multi-family
Office / Retail Residences

4. What Makes a Great ‘Place?’
• A ‘Place’ is where a
variety open spaces
are within walking
distance of home
• A ‘Place’ is where
civic, commercial, and
residential uses
leverage each other’s
successes
• A ‘Place’ is where both
pedestrians and
automobiles have
appropriate circulation

5. What Makes a Great ‘Place?’
• A ‘Place’ is where all
modes of transit are
utilized to the greatest
extent
• A ‘Place’ is where the
landscape is respected
and enhanced
• A ‘Place’ is where
services are within
walking distance of
home

6. What Makes a Great ‘Place?’
• A ‘Place’ is where
residents take
ownership in their
community
• A ‘Place’ is where the
public realm is clearly
defined
• A ‘Place’ is where a
broad range of housing
options are available
• A ‘Place’ is where
people of all economic
levels can thrive

7. What Makes a Great ‘Place?’
A Great ‘Place’ is where all daily functions of
public and private life can occur in harmony

8. The Neighborhood
• Basic Building Block
• Edge and Center
• 400 meter Radius
– 500 dunam
500 units @ 1 unit/dunam
1250 units@ 2.5 units/dunam
2500 units @ 5 units/dunam
7500 units @ 15 units/dunam
• Pedestrian, Bicycle, Autos have Equal Rights
• Mix - Use, Type, People, Income
• Connection - Interconnected
• Reproduce Vs Enlarge

9. The Corridor
• Connection
Boulevards
Transit
Rivers
Parkways
• Mixed-Use
• Public Realm
• Pedestrian

10. TOD-Transit Oriented Development
MOD – Mobility Oriented Development
• Elegant, Vibrant, Joyful Public Realm
• Based upon the Neighborhood Unit
• Great Streets

11. TOD / MOD = 1/3 Density + 1/3 Diversity + 1/3 Design
Not an end in itself, but a means to an end

12. Transit Oriented Design - The Three D’s
Density: Idosnycratic, Site Specific, Blended
“Urban Center”
“Major Urban Center”
“Urban Boulevard” “Neighborhood Center”

13. Transit Oriented Design - The Three D’s
Density: Idiosnycratic, Site Specific, Blended
Design as tool to conceptualize the Big Picture

14. Transit Oriented Design - The Three D’s
Density: Idosnycratic, Site Specific, Blended
Section
Georgia ave./petworth

15. Transit Oriented Design - The Three D’s
Density: Idosnycratic, Site Specific, Blended

19. Great American Urban Rivers
East River, New York
Potomac River, Washington
Chicago River, Chicago

20. LA River- Existing
The Los Angeles River - Today

21. Existing Site

26. Final Scheme with MTA Garage

27. Diagrams

33. The Vision
Mays Street Before

34. The Vision
Mays Street After

35. Transit Oriented Design - The Three D’s
Density – Diversity – Design
• “Legibility” of Transit
• Transit Center Design
• Block Size and Grain
• Character of Public Space –
Streets, Plazas and Parks
• Parking Location
• Ground Floor vs. Upper Floor
• Product Invention –
Expanding Housing Choices
• Scale of the Urban Form

36. Twinbrook

37. Residential Retail Office

38. The Plan

41. The Plan
Civic Main Street Neighborhood Courtyard

42. 8 to 14 Stories

43. Main Street
• Active Streetscape
• Neighborhood Retail
• Tapering Scale
4 to 6 Stories

44. The Plan
Neighborhood
• Residential Streets
• Residential Scale
• Residential Use
• Residential Texture
4 to 6 Stories

46. Shirlington • Library • 400,000 sf of Retail (Old + New)
Arlington, VA • Theater • 250 Rental Apartments
• Plaza Fountain • 325 Condos
• Harris Teeter • 750,000 sf of Office

47. Shirlington • Library • 400,000 sf of Retail (Old + New)
Arlington, VA • Theater • 250 Rental Apartments
• Plaza Fountain • 325 Condos
• Harris Teeter • 750,000 sf of Office

49. Great Places, Great Street, Great Sidewalks