MOVING TOWARDS JOINT DEVELOPMENT: THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP

With the assistance of the UMTA, the National Council for Urban Economic Development (CUED) undertook a project to examine and encourage the development of joint transportation-economic development projects in three cities. This report examines the results of these technical assistance visits conducted in Buffalo, New York; Atlantic County, New Jersey and Denver, Colorado and suggests ways in which economic development practitioners can move towards implementing successful joint development projects. A key theme that emerged from these technical assistance projects was that successful joint development hinges on an effective transportation-economic development linkage. This report is designed to provide the framework for establishing the partnership which will lead to joint development. Throughout the report, case studies and examples of successful economic development-transportation projects are highlighted.