Transit Oriented Development

What is Transit Oriented Development?

Successful transit oriented development (TOD) is attractive, walkable, and sustainable and allows Denver residents to have fair housing, ample transportation choices and the ability to live convenient, affordable, enjoyable lives. 

What is the TOD Strategic Plan?

Denver is taking a system-wide approach to implement not just TOD, but also transit communities for all of Denver’s residents. The TOD Strategic Plan, “Transit Oriented Denver,” (PDF) provides a foundation to guide public and private investment at rail stations through:

  • Creating an implementation action plan through research and analysis of the existing state of transit-oriented development
  • Providing city-wide, high-level policy recommendations and on the ground, station-level action items with the intent to foster implementation of TOD at rail stations
  • Establishing a system to track and monitor Denver’s success so the city can continue to refine and improve its strategic moves in the future

View Transit Oriented Denver (PDF) or the executive summary (PDF)

Current Programs

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Setting the Stage

Learn how the plan outlines the city’s approach to implement transit-oriented development over the next six years.

Typology

Denver’s Station Typology classifies each station area into one of five context types based on characteristics commonly found in places served by rail transit. In addition, some stations receive a functional overlay designation that establishes a key functional aspect to the station area context and their associated expectations.

Action Plan

Learn how the project team developed a methodology to evaluate transit-oriented development readiness which helped categorize stations into three logical groupings with similar challenges and opportunities.

System Map & Transit Corridors

View the map of the full Transit-oriented Development system and their associated station areas & transit corridors.

Programs & News

Read about the various transit-oriented development programs and related news.

Contact Us

Contact us for more information about transit-oriented Development, including information on the strategic plan, station area planning, and media inquiries.

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