Smart Growth Development Near Transit

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is often cited as one of the most effective ways of promoting Smart Growth. TOD is compact, pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development within a short distance of a transit stop. When properly designed, TODs can promote multiple transportation options and help reduce automobile dependency. Developments typically must meet a number of criteria related to density, parking, and design to be considered a TOD. The projects highlighted here are characterized as Development Near Transit rather than TODs because they sometimes do not meet all of the criteria typically associated with TOD. However, these developments are notable for their proximity to transit and the transit- and pedestrian-friendly features they include. ------ The Smart Growth Project Database is an application that tracks a variety of noteworthy development projects throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region. The database focuses on three types of Smart Growth projects: development near transit, traditional neighborhood development (TND), and conservation subdivisions. These types of development were selected because they often embody several of the core principles of Smart Growth: Providing a mix of land uses, Creating a range of housing options, Preserving open space, farmland, and critical environmental areas, Creating walkable neighborhoods, and Providing a variety of transportation choices. This database is meant to serve as a quick and convenient reference tool for planners, local officials, and citizens who are interested in Smart Growth. It includes projects that are proposed, in progress, and complete. The details of proposed developments are subject to change and projects will be updated and added as new information becomes available. The inclusion of any particular project within this application does not serve as an endorsement by DVRPC or its partner agencies. Furthermore, this application focuses on recent developments because they are the most relevant to today's real estate and economic climate.以公共交通为导向的开发（Transit-Oriented Development, TOD）常被视为推动精明增长（Smart Growth）最有效的路径之一。TOD是指位于公交站点短距离范围内的紧凑型、行人友好型混合用途开发项目。若设计得当，TOD可推广多元交通选择并助力降低机动车依赖程度。符合TOD认定标准的开发项目通常需满足多项与密度、停车及设计相关的准则。此处重点推介的项目被归类为“公交邻近开发”而非TOD，原因在于它们有时未能完全满足TOD的典型认定标准，但这些开发项目因紧邻公交站点且配备公交友好与行人友好的配套设施而颇具代表性。 ------ 精明增长项目数据库是一款用于追踪大费城地区各类值得关注的开发项目的应用平台。该数据库聚焦三类精明增长项目：公交邻近开发、传统社区开发（Traditional Neighborhood Development, TND）以及保护性细分开发。遴选这三类开发模式的原因在于，它们往往契合精明增长的多项核心原则：提供混合土地用途、打造多元化住房选择、保护开放空间、农田及关键生态区域、构建步行友好社区，以及提供多元交通选择。本数据库旨在为关注精明增长的规划从业者、地方公职人员及普通民众提供便捷高效的参考工具。其收录的项目涵盖拟建、在建与已完工三类。拟建开发项目的细节可能发生调整，后续将根据新获取的信息对收录项目进行更新与新增。本应用收录的任何特定项目，均不代表特拉华谷区域规划委员会（Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, DVRPC）及其合作机构的官方背书。此外，本数据库聚焦近期开发项目，因其与当前房地产市场及经济环境的关联度最高。