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Originally Posted by borkborkbork
have there been any developments built or proposed for along the transitway that are actually transit-oriented in their design? the ones in fort rouge seem to have just as much parking as townhouse type developments anywhere else in the city.
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That's true, we shouldn't even be calling these developments TOD. They are just developments. Both this one and the one in fort rough could have easily have taken place with no transit line at all as they are both good locations for the types of housing built/proposed there.
As it stands now, the rapid transit is really only good for U of M students so unless these developments are pushed as student housing (small and affordable) then chances are the people moving in will have a car and need parking.
I took the rapid transit line during my last year as a student at U of M and it was fantastic. Cut down on the transit time from like 45 min to 20-25 min during busy times. However once I graduated I had basically no reason to take the rapid line anymore and eventually just got a car.