TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD)
what is TOD?
what does TOD do?
why do we need TOD?
who designs TOD?
what actions have been taken?
The following are just a few efforts underway by the City to help support TOD:
- The City is implementing an islandwide housing strategy to stimulate the production and retention of affordable and workforce housing, with a focus on rental housing and TOD areas.
- The City is aggressively pursuing complete streets and station access projects to improve sidewalks, bicycle facilities, and bus transit connections in the station areas.
- The City is investing over $1.5 billion in critical infrastructure to accommodate anticipated growth, including wastewater, water, drainage, and parks.
- The City and State are coordinating infrastructure planning and new development on publicly owned lands.
how is TOD implemented?
The City is working to ensure that growth in the rail corridor proceeds in concert with the vision and goals of each rail station community. Neighborhood TOD plans have been developed to guide new development and plan for orderly growth and improved accessibility around the stations. These plans are each unique to their neighborhoods and designed through a process of community engagement. Visit the TOD Neighborhoods page to learn more about each plan area. In addition, key projects, partnerships, and resources are summarized under the Projects page.
What’s in the Neighborhood TOD Plans? Here’s what people asked for:
(Click here to SKIP to the Neighborhoods page, or click on a word column below to view the corresponding neighborhood plan page).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A: The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, or HART, is responsible for construction of the rail transit system. TOD is about enhancing the neighborhoods around the rail transit stations and other public transportation hubs. The TOD program is a division of the Department of Planning and Permitting, or DPP.
A: The City is focused primarily on TOD around the rail stations under its jurisdiction, in order to best leverage the significant investment in the system. However, TOD can occur wherever there is high-capacity transit, such as major bus routes, although the market demand may not result in as much potential.
A: Each neighborhood has its own community vision that affects density, infrastructure, and the mix of land use among other things.
A: Most development will be designed and built by private developers on privately owned land. TOD bonuses allow developers to utilize additional height and/or density in exchange for providing community benefits that serve a public purpose (e.g., affordable housing, streetscape improvements, public plazas, etc.).
A: The Hawaii Interagency Council for TOD, also known as the TOD Council, was formed to coordinate TOD planning statewide. The State of Hawaii Strategic Plan for TOD serves (1) to guide the implementation of TOD projects, including affordable housing projects, on State land; and (2) to guide the institutional framework and collaborative relationships required for State-County partnerships for TOD, transit-ready development, and directed growth strategies. See the State Office of Planning and Sustainable Development website for more information.
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