Transit-Oriented Communities Policy

The Transit-Oriented Communities Policy outlines how VTA implements its Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program in furtherance of its mission.  

This document was updated in January 2024 and includes:  

  • TOD Process for VTA-Owned Sites 
  • Parking Policy 
  • Affordable Housing Policy 
  • Hospitality Labor Peace Agreement Policy 
  • Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Policy 

The TOC Policy provides guidance on how VTA will implement equitable transit-oriented development and work toward broader transit-oriented communities to reduce the impacts from future growth in the County through the creation of sustainable destinations that enhance existing communities and offer easy access to a range of new choices for employment, housing, recreation, education, culture, and services.  

VTA seeks to create mixed-use and mixed-income equitable TOD on sites it owns through public-private and public-public partnerships that will increase ridership, catalyze TOCs in the surrounding station area, and generate revenues to support transit investments and operations. 

TOD Streetscape

The Transit-Oriented Communities Policy outlines how VTA implements its Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program in furtherance of its mission.  

This document was updated in January 2024 and includes:  

  • TOD Process for VTA-Owned Sites 
  • Parking Policy 
  • Affordable Housing Policy 
  • Hospitality Labor Peace Agreement Policy 
  • Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Policy 

The TOC Policy provides guidance on how VTA will implement equitable transit-oriented development and work toward broader transit-oriented communities to reduce the impacts from future growth in the County through the creation of sustainable destinations that enhance existing communities and offer easy access to a range of new choices for employment, housing, recreation, education, culture, and services.  

VTA seeks to create mixed-use and mixed-income equitable TOD on sites it owns through public-private and public-public partnerships that will increase ridership, catalyze TOCs in the surrounding station area, and generate revenues to support transit investments and operations. 

TOD Streetscape