Updated 05/2011
Traditional Neighborhood Development
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Introduction
Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) is similar to Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in its emphasis on compact, mixed-use, transit and pedestrian-oriented development. However, in TOD development, the priority is on immediate access to transit - TOD development is often focused around transit stations. TND offers a blueprint for the greater community based on traditional town patterns. Neighborhoods, sized for easy walking distance, function as the basic building block. TND planners emphasize human-scale design, town and neighborhood centers, public spaces, civic uses and other features that foster a sense of community. TND is also characterized by an interconnected network of narrow streets. Narrow street widths, on-street parking, street trees and other features are intended to slow local traffic and create a safe, attractive environment for pedestrians, in addition to cars. Transit and bicycle travel are also accommodated. The grid pattern of streets includes collectors and arterials, but also provides a variety of routes for local traffic. Service alleys are also a hallmark of TND.
Washington Examples of Traditional Neighborhood Development
Traditional Neighborhood Development - Other States
- Austin, TX Traditional Neighborhood District Criteria Manual - Includes comprehensive guidelines related to street patterns, mixed use development, and integration of transit
- Austin, TX Municipal Code Ch. 25-3 - Traditional Neighborhood District
- Austin, TX Second Street District, Terrain.org Website
- Palm Beach County, FL Article X (
), Traditional Neighborhood Development (T.N.D.), District Regulations, Unified Development Code, 2003
- Syracuse, NY Lakefront Master Plan
- Syracuse, NY Zoning Code Part B, Sec. IX - Lakefront Zoning Districts, and Part C, Sec. IX - Lakefront Zoning District Procedures
- Fort Myers, FL Downtown Redevelopment Plan, prepared by Andres Duany (Large file to download)
- Columbus, OH City Code of Ordinances Article II Ch. 3320
- Miami-Dade, FL County Part III: Code of Ordinances Ch. 33 Art. XXXIII(H) - Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) District
- Lewisburg, PA Zoning Ordinance Article VI - Traditional Neighborhood Development, and Traditional Neighborhood Design Guidelines
- Davis, CA Downtown and Traditional Residential Neighborhood Design Guidelines
- Traditional Neighborhood Development (), Community Choices Quality Growth Toolkit, Atlanta Regional Commission, and Executive Summary ()
- Olathe, KS Traditional Neighborhood Design Manual - Includes good section on TND street form and characteristics
- Belmont, NC Land Development Code Ch. 5 Sec. 5.10 () - Traditional Neighborhood Development (TN-D)
- A Model Ordinance for a Traditional Neighborhood Development (), prepared by Brian W. Ohm, James A. LaGro, Jr., and Chuck Strawser, University of Wisconsin Extension, 04/2001
- Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Bylaws - Model codes for master plan approach and incremental (overlay) approach, and Traditional Neighborhood Development (Overview), Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Smart Growth/Smart Energy Toolkit
- Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Model Ordinance and Design (), Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Quality Growth Toolkit
- TND Neighborhoods, The Town Paper - Links to TND projects from around the country and beyond
Traditional Neighborhood Development and Grid Street Networks
- Model Code Provisions, Urban Streets and Subdivisions, CTED, 1998
- Lesson 6: Traditional Neighborhood Design, FHWA University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 07/2006 (Scroll to Sec. 6.3)
- Florida Department of Transportation Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways Ch. 19, draft, 05/2009 - Traditional Neighborhood Development
- Emergency Response and Traditional Neighborhood Street Design: Case Studies (), Local Government Commission - Includes High Point development in Seattle
- Street Design, The International Fire Code, 2012 and Beyond, Carl D. Wren, Congress for New Urbanism
- Neighborhood Street Design Guidelines, An Oregon Guide for Reducing Street Widths (), Oregon Transportation and Growth Management, 2000
- Design Guidance for Great Streets: Addressing Context Sensitivity for Major Urban Streets, Ellen Greenberg and Phillip Dock, Congress for New Urbanism & Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2003
- Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Guidelines (), Division of Highways, North Carolina Department of Transportation, 08/2000
- Traditional Neighborhood Development: Why TND Traffic Systems Work (), by Walter Kulash, Florida Sustainable Communities Center
- Traffic Engineering for Neo-Traditional Neighborhoods: A Synthesis Report (), prepared by ITE Technical Committee, draft, 1992
- Travel Behavior in Neo-Traditional Neighborhood Development: A Case Study in the U.S.A. (), Assad.J. Khattak and Daniel Rodriguez, Transportation Research Part A 39(2005) 481-500 - Neo-traditional neighborhood households substitute alternative modes for driving trips
- Dallas, TX Circular Number E-C019 - Urban Street Symposium (), Transportation Research Board, 06/28-06/30/1999 (See J-I, J-2, J-3 & J-4 related to neo-traditional street design.)
- The Transportation Effects of Neo-Traditional Development, Michael Aaron Berman, Journal of Planning Literature, Vol. 10, No. 4, 347-363, 1996
- Traditional Neighborhood Development - Street design guidelines, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), 06/1999 (Available through MRSC Library Loan)
- Traffic Engineering for Neo - Traditional Neighborhoods, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), 1995 (Available through MRSC Library Loan)
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