Publication Date

Fall 1996

Degree Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Urban Planning (MUP)

Department

Urban and Regional Planning

Abstract

The purpose of this case study is twofold: first, the study will explore the history and evolution of the Redwood City Sequoia Station Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), a multi-use development built along a transportation corridor, (in this case, betu^een both the CalTrain railroad right-of-way and State Highway 82 (El Camino Real), a major bus-line and auto thoroughfare), and the public-private partnerships involved in this development. Next, the Sequoia Station TOD project and TOD partnerships will be pulled apart and analyzed in order to provide insights into the reasons for their success and failure. Finally, the case study will draw conclusions and make recommendations on the lessons learned from the Sequoia Station example. While many factors contribute to the success of TOD projects and partnerships, this study -will emphasize the private developer's perspective of how to improve upon public-private partnerships and the development process so that there are fewer obstacles to transit-oriented developments of the future.

This paper will also serve as part of a larger nation-wide TOD study, conducted by Dr. Scott Lefaver, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at San Jose State University, and sponsored by the California Transportation Agency. The Redvood City Sequoia Station case study will be one of three California TODs analyzed within this larger study. Dr. Scott Eefaver’s study will be used to recommend methods by which public transportation agencies can successfully implement TOD projects within surplus transit agency land and/or adjacent to transportation corridors.

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