Transit-Oriented Discoveries

Data-Driven Insights into U.S. Urban Landscapes

Transit-Oriented Discoveries provides data and analytical tools for people working to create better places to live and work near transit stations.

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Identify Development Opportunities

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Conduct Research and Analyze Data

Support Sustainable Communities

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Explore, Collaborate, Change

Transit-Oriented Discoveries offers data, visualizations, and analysis of land use, transportation features, and points of interest around 5,000 rail and bus rapid transit stations in the United States. It addresses a significant gap in national-level analysis, offering fresh insights since the last comprehensive platform from 2014. The site will provide useful information for developers, real estate investors, public transit agencies, state and local governments, urban planners, researchers, and others interested in fostering dense, walkable, mixed-use communities around transit stations, enabling smart investment and planning decisions.

Coming Soon: Analytical Tools

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Machine Learning Geospatial Analysis Walksheds OpenStreetMap Data

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