Transit-Oriented Development

What is Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)?
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a planning approach that calls for high-density, mixed-use business/neighborhood centers to be clustered around transit stations and corridors. TOD is considered a “smart growth” strategy, because it both tackles the issue of where growth should occur from a regional “sustainability” perspective; and it coordinates land use and transportation, such that both land and infrastructure are used efficiently.
TOD in the Capitol Region
The primary areas of focus on TOD in the Capitol Region center in the Knowledge Corridor, the area that spans from New Haven to Springfield which as seen more that $1.5 billion in construction that is underway in three new transit and transportation investments. These investments include
  • CTfastrak, a 9-mile 11 station bus rapid transit line that opened in 2015
  • CTrail’s Hartford Line, a 13 station commuter rail service connecting New Haven to Springfield, scheduled to open in 2018
  • The Vermonter Amtrak rail corridor connecting Washington D.C. to St. Albans Vermont through the Capitol Region
Making it Happen
The Capitol Region Council of Governments has worked recently to study the market around the stations on these three transit investments. In 2013, CRCOG published a market analysis entitled, Making it Happen: Opportunities and Strategies for Transit-Oriented Development in the Knowledge Corridor.
Station By Station
The section below presents information about each station area on the CTfastrak and CTrail corridors. This section will be updated as new information on station area development becomes available.

Hartford

TOD Principles – Hartford (2004)

CTfastrak

Union Station

Station Area Plan Executive Summary (2004)
Station Area Plan Report (2004)

Sigourney

Station Area Plan Executive Summary (2004)
Station Area Plan Report (2004)

Parkville

Station Area Plan Executive Summary (2004)
Station Area Plan Report (2004)

Kane Street

CTrail

Union Station

New Haven

CTrail

Union Station

State Street

North Haven

CTrail

North Haven

Wallingford

CTrail

Wallingford

Berlin

Ctrail

Berlin Station

September 5, 2017 – The Town of Berlin hereby invites proposals for the purchase and development of a 3.82 acre Town owned parcel adjacent to the Berlin Train Station comprised of 889, 903 and 913 Farmington Avenue. Sealed responses containing developer qualifications and project description for the redevelopment of 889 Farmington Avenue will be received at the Town Manager’s Office, 240 Kensington Road, Berlin, CT until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2017.

The documents comprising the Request for Qualifications may be obtained on the Town’s website, www.town.berlin.ct.us, under “Bid and RFP Information,” or from Maryssa Tsolis, Purchasing Agent, 240 Kensington Road, Berlin, CT 06037 during normal business hours. Each proposer is responsible for checking the Town’s website to determine if the Town has issued any addenda and/or additional supplemental documents, needed to complete its proposal in accordance with the RFQ as modified by the addenda. Also, some large supplemental documents will be available only directly from the Purchasing Agent, on request. For additional information and to arrange a site visit contact Chris Edge, Economic Development Director 240 Kensington Road, Berlin, CT 06037, 860-828-7005, cedge@town.berlin.ct.us.

Windsor

CTrail

Windsor Station

Enfield

CTrail

Thompsonville Station

Thompsonville Zoning Study