A new report from the EPA Office of Sustainable Communities Smart Growth Program provides information about funding mechanisms and strategies that communities can use to provide innovative financing options for transit oriented development. It explains dozens of tools that provide traditional financing as well as new tools. While transit and TOD can offer a community a host of advantages, the infrastructure is costly. Case studies and four innovative models that communities could consider as they develop plans for financing infrastructure and creating TOD allow each community to assess which tools are right for their situation.
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