Factors Determining the Success of TOD
| Factor | Station area success | Regional success |
| Number of TODs (& station areas) | X | |
| Transit quality | X | |
| Transit technology | X | |
| Street pattern | X | X |
| Station area parking | X | X |
| Employment and housing density | X | X |
| Commercial mix | X | X |
| Retail siting criteria | X | |
| Regional market structure | X | |
| Consumer activity patterns | X | |
| Travel behavior/trip chaining | X | |
| Zoning permanence | X | |
| Resident reactions | X | X |
| Housing type preference/life style & life stage | X | |
| Self-selection in residential choice | X | X |
| Government policies | X |
Source: Measuring
the Success of Transit-Oriented Development:
Retail Market Dynamics and Other Key Determinants
by John S. Niles and Dick Nelson
prepared for the American Planning Association Annual Meeting
Seattle, April 1999
Click here for Puget Sound region map showing locations of widely dispersed grocery stores
Click here for Emerging Model of Retail Dynamics and NonWork Travel
