Through collaboration the region of San Diego has created a policy framework that effectively reduces some effects of sprawl by focusing on certain principles of the smart growth campaign. However, the only statistic that was not proven effective anywhere in the region was transportation to work patterns. Between 1990 and 2007 the percentage of people driving their cars and people taking public transportation to work had very little change, including the TOD’s.
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In 2002, the California Department of Transportation published a study, Statewide Transit-Oriented Development Study: Factors for Success in...
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In 2002, the California Department of Transportation published a study, Statewide Transit-Oriented Development Study: Factors for Success in California. This study analyzed all of the TODs in California and presented recommendations for California on how to improve future developments. The premise of my study was to find a correlation between the Caltrans study, policy changes in San Diego, and recommendations to the state.