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PUBLICATION
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IISTPS Report
97-1
Public Land with Private Partnerships for Transit Based
Development
Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Lefaver, AICP
As communities become more urban,
local governments are encouraging higher density developments adjacent to transportation
corridors. Public policies that lead to transportation oriented developments
encourage higher transit ridership, less auto use, and more efficient land
use. However, the private sector is often reluctant to build higher density
projects for a variety of reasons. To pioneer these efforts and begin the
implementation of these policies, transportation agencies are using their surplus
land as the basis for transportation oriented developments. Many agencies have
formed partnerships with private developers to construct these
higher density projects. Some have been successful,
but others have faced great difficulty.
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ABSTRACT
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The Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for
Surface Transportation Policy Studies (IISTPS) at San José State University (SJSU) conducted this project to
examine opportunities for transit based developments based on public land and private partnerships. The ten case studies
include a variety of financing and ownership arrangements, with the buildings constructed for residential,
commercial and office uses.
The report examines the differences in
expectations and objectives between public and private entities and
suggests strategies for more realistic relationships. It
includes detailed “Decision Check Lists” for both private developers and
public agencies to consider before embarking
upon a transit based development project.
The report reviews different purposes and
intended uses for transit oriented development, as well as the importance
of appropriate location, design and market timing.
It included a discussion of financing mechanisms, including traditionally private-based, as well as various
methods of public funding and subsidies. Relevant federal and California legislation is summarized. The document includes
a Glossary and an extensive bibliography.
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ABOUT
THE AUTHORS
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SCOTT LEFAVER, AICP
Dr. Lefaver is a former
faculty member for the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at San José State University, where he taught land use and
environmental planning. He
earned his Master of Urban Planning from San José State University, a Master of Public Administration and Doctor of Public
Administration from the University of Southern California. He is currently the
principal and owner of
SLSM, LLC, which buys, rehabilitates, and owns low-income tax credit
housing throughout the United States.
Dr. Lefaver’s research
interests include land use, transit-oriented development and low-income tax credit
housing. He holds professional membership in the American Planning
Association, the American Institute of Certified Planners, and is a General
Contractor in the State of California.
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TECHNICAL
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IISTPS
Report 97-1
Public Land with Private Partnerships for Transit Based Development
Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Lefaver, AICP
Published: May 1997 (reprinted 2001)
Keywords: Transit based development; Public/Private partnerships;
Financing; Redevelopment; Zoning; Transit Oriented development, Density;
Market analysis, Real property
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IISTPS
Report 97-1
Public Land with Private Partnerships for Transit Based Development
Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Lefaver, AICP
Published: May 1997 (reprinted 2001)
Keywords: Transit
based development; Public/Private partnerships; Financing;
Redevelopment; Zoning; Transit Oriented development,
Density; Market analysis, Real property
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