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Originally Posted by Novacek
Here's the document for Crestview. I imagine there's similar ones for the other stations.
ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/npzd/Austi...in_regplan.pdf
Looks like no 100-footers. 60 feet base, more with "development bonuses". Probably the most they could get without fighting the NA. |
I see TODs like the Crestview station as being the most useful zoning innovation at this point. They take concepts being used in the big PUDs like Mueller and the Grove at Shoal Creek and actually apply them to walkable destinations. Downtown and Domain (and the PUDs) should really take note and incorporate more transit into their designs rather than it being an after thought. If the Red Line went
straight down the center of Mueller or Domain, their neighborhood plans would make a lot more sense. Hopefully MetroRapid can be used to fill in where we couldn't do this with light or urban rail.
Edit: Oh yeah, the old neighborhoods around Seattle are basically TODs based on old streetcar connectivity and those are some of the most walkable non-CBD neighborhoods in America.