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Great Communities Toolkit - Table of Contents
You can review and download all or individual sections of the Great Communities Tookit from the list below. All files are in Adobe Acrobat Reader format.
Cover Page [4 MB, .PDF]
Letter to Advocates [2 MB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
Table of Contents [99 KB, .PDF] (updated 4/08)1. Introduction
• Why do we need a Great Communities
Collaborative? [2.6 MB, .PDF] (updated 11/07)
• Transit Station Area Plans and
TOD: Bay Area Opportunities and Hot Spots [8.9 MB, .PDF] (updated 4/08)
2. Handouts: What Makes a Great Community?
• What is Transit Oriented Development [2.6 MB, .PDF] (added 4/08)
• Great Communities and Affordable Housing [2 MB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
• The Benefits of Compact Development [3 MB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
• Traffic-Lite: Great Communities Have Less Traffic [2 MB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
• Rational Parking [2 MB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
• Preventing Displacement [400 KB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
• Incorporating Community Benefits [2 MB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
• Design for Walking and Biking [2 MB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
• Creating Quality Public Spaces [7 MB, .PDF]
• Green Development [3 MB, .PDF] (added 4/07)
• Vibrant Neighborhood Businesses and Great Communities [1 MB, .PDF] (updated 4/08)
• Great Communities Take Care of Children and Families [200 KB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Great Communities Create Less Air Pollution [200 KB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Policy Checklist [100 KB, .PDF] (updated 11/07)
3. Developing a Station Area Plan Campaign [400 KB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
• Advocating for a High Quality Transit Station Area Plan
• Typical City Process and Timeline for Developing a Transit Station Area Plan
• Designing a Campaign Plan
• Goals, Strategies and Tactics
• Developing a Platform
• Building a Coalition
• Event Planning
• Sample Letter to City Council
• How to Engage your Constituency: Focus Groups
4. Message and Media [150 KB, .PDF] (updated 4/07)
• Part 1: Securing Media Stories for your Station Area Plan Campaign
• Part 2: Getting Media Coverage—Moving your Advocacy Agenda
• Part 3: Media Campaign Checklist
• Press Advisories and Press Releases
• How to Hold a Press Conference
• Editorials, Opinion Editorials and Letters to the Editor
5. Appendices
Policy Fact Sheets:
• Planning Process 101 [130 KB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Greenbelt Alliance Compact Development Guidelines [80 KB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Compact Development [300 KB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Parking and Transportation Demand Management [1.1 MB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Preventing Displacement [180 KB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Complete Streets [300 KB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Quality Public Parks and Open Spaces [250 KB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Green Building in Transit-Oriented Neighborhoods [160 KB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• TOD Stories [3 MB, .PDF] (added 11/07)
• Urbemis: A New Era in Traffic Modeling [1.4MB, .PDF] (added 4/08)