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Linkage between transportation and land-use development has been recognized for decades but there are few successful efforts to fully integrate transportation planning and urban development/redevelopment. While this report provides added evidence that linkages do exist, development is not automatic but is fostered through supportive zoning, special incentives and strong markets. Atlanta has been a pioneer in comprehensive city planning. Creation of Special Public Interest Districts and Planned Development Districts are policies in Atlanta's latest zoning ordinance designed to promote growth and mixed-use development in station areas. Transit Station Area Studies (TSADS) are of particular relevance because they provide a plan to guide development in station areas of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority as the system matures. Several Federal programs have contributed to interest in joint development, often referred to as a public-private conventure. Mechanisms for stimulating conventure are tax increment financing, special benefits assessments, dedicated property taxes on station areas and zoning controls designed to shift some financial burden to the private sector. Growth management strategies proven most successful are: (1) Development agreements; (2) Early developer involvement in planning; (3) leasing and/or selling air rights; (4) public underwriting of initial feasibility studies; (5) land banking. Transit linked development in Atalant parallels national trends with high intensity mixed-use development clustered around stations in strong markets. Along with early development involvement in transportation planning, Atlanta experience suggests also that Transit agencies must take an active role in joint development, that direct station access seems to foster developer interest, that local government and transit agency must establish clear supportive policies and that transit agencies should establish an office of joint development.
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