6th International Transportation and Economic Development Conference

Transformative Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in Massachusetts Gateway Cities

• Policy Center

• Jun 22, 2018 Policy Center

Dan Hodge, of Hodge Economic Consulting, recently presented research authored with MassINC’s Ben Forman on transit-oriented development (TOD) in Massachusetts Gateway Cities at the 6th International Transportation and Economic Development

Gateway Cities TOD Tour

Stop 1: Springfield

• Policy Center

• Jun 20, 2018 Policy Center

On Wednesday, June 20th, MassINC joined the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and Hodge Economic Consulting for an informal discussion of local findings from “Exploring the Future of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)

Linking Commuter Rail to Jobs, Housing, and Opportunity in Eastern Massachusetts

An In-Depth Look

• Policy Center

• Jun 20, 2018 Policy Center

Research Director Ben Forman offers an in-depth look at the rich potential of New England small cities’ transit infrastructure in “Linking Commuter Rail to Jobs, Housing, and Opportunity in Eastern

New MassINC Research Sizes Up the Untapped Potential of Gateway City Rail

Exploring the Future of Transit-Oriented Development

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• May 4, 2018 Policy Center

Leaders from across the state gathered at the UMass Club last week for the unveiling of a major new report estimating the long-term potential of transit-oriented development (TOD) in Gateway

Study reveals large untapped development potential around urban commuter rail stations

Spurring Transit-Oriented Development

• Policy Center Press Release

• Apr 24, 2018 Policy Center Press Release

A major new study from the nonpartisan think-tank MassINC finds that vacant and underutilized land surrounding 13 Gateway City commuter rail stations could house up to 230,000 residents and 230,000

The Promise and Potential of Transformative Transit-Oriented Development in Gateway Cities

• Policy Center

• Apr 24, 2018 Policy Center

Gateway Cities can accommodate thousands of new housing units and thousands of new jobs on the vacant and underutilized land surrounding their commuter rail stations. This walkable, mixed-use urban land

Generating more geographically-balanced growth

Connecting Gateway Cities with Boston’s Job Cluster

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• Feb 7, 2018 Policy Center

Gateway Cities like Brockton, Lynn, and Worcester can play an important function generating more geographically-balanced growth throughout Massachusetts. These communities all have strong transit connections to Boston, which positions them

Building reverse commute ridership

A newfound opportunity for Gateway Cities

• Policy Center

• Oct 31, 2017 Policy Center

With thousands of new housing units going up in downtown Boston at the terminus of commuter rail lines, Gateway Cities have a newfound opportunity to draw reverse commuters and recapture

Connecting rail riders from the station to jobs in the suburbs

Can shuttle services give Gateway City residents access to more jobs?

• Oct 10, 2017

As we described in a previous post, job growth outside of the Boston core has overwhelmingly occurred at highway interchanges with limited access to public transportation. This phenomenon is partially

Increasing access to economic opportunity with affordable transit

A growing number of transit agencies discount fares for low-income riders

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• Aug 22, 2017 Policy Center

Rising rents are pushing low-income transit-dependent households awy from strong public transit and out to Gateway Cities, where service is less frequent. These residents have just two costly options to