Transit-Oriented ROI
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) isn't just an environmental preference; it's the highest-yielding financial play a municipality can make.
10x
Tax Yield Multiplier vs Suburban
-40%
Reduction in Infra Cost/Capita
Zero
Parking Required (Ideally)
The Synergy of Transit and Density
Transit requires density to have ridership. Density requires transit to avoid gridlock. When zoning prevents dense development near billion-dollar transit stations, the city is burning capital.
The Park-and-Ride Trap
Building massive surface parking lots around transit stations is the worst possible land use. It replaces high-yield, transit-supporting TOD with zero-yield asphalt that encourages driving to the station. Use the Transit Project Multiplier to see how much value is lost.
Explore Land Value Capture to see how to fund transit, or FAR Economics to understand TOD density limits.