Trail-Oriented Development (TrOD) is a planning and development approach that focuses on integrating trails with nearby communities, businesses, and transportation systems. Similar to Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), TrOD encourages mixed-use, walkable, and bike-friendly environments centered around trail networks rather than transit hubs.
Description
editTrail-oriented development is an urban planning approach that integrates trails with nearby residential, commercial, and parks development. Trail-oriented development attempts to enhance connectivity, support local businesses, and creates transitions between trails and adjacent properties through expanded amenities.[1][2][3] Developments using a trail-oriented development approach may include bike and pedestrian features (such as additional bike parking), designs that complement the trail or trail users, focusing on serving trail users, or simply a focus on providing users transportation options.[4][3][5][6]
Impacts
editAn Urban Land Institute study found that trail-oriented development can have positive health outcomes and support real estate development with an overall positive return on investment.[7][4] A study on the Mon River Trails System found that while trails can stimulate economic growth, they can also drive demand to a level that becomes a barrier for small businesses. The study suggests proper planning should focus on not just whether a trail will bring economic activity, but on the scale and type of the activity.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Transit-Oriented Development to Trail-Oriented Development". www.nar.realtor. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ "Trail-Oriented Development Primer | Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)". www.h-gac.com. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- 1 2 "Trail-Oriented Development". Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- 1 2 Urban Land Institute (2016). "Active Transportation and Real Estate: The Next Frontier" (PDF). Urban Land Institute.
- ↑ "First came transit-oriented communities, now it's 'trail-oriented' development - The Washington Post". The Washington Post. 2024-06-18. Archived from the original on 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ "Westfield sees development along trails as "beachfront" planning • Current Publishing". youarecurrent.com. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ Rosenstock, Ariel (2016-04-07). "New study: trail-oriented development improves public health and property values". The Architect’s Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ↑ "WVU Public Health researchers evaluate impact of local rail-trails". School of Medicine | West Virginia University. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2025-02-28.