Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)

What is TOD?

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is well-designed, mixed-use, higher-density development adjacent to frequent transit. It helps communities and transit agencies increase sustainable transit ridership, revitalize communities, enhance regional quality of life, and strengthen economic competitiveness. By focusing housing and jobs near transit, communities can accommodate new growth while minimizing associated congestion and environmental impacts.

TOD goals

BART strives to achieve its six TOD Policy goals through both station area planning and development of BART-owned property. These six goals are:

  • Complete Communities: Partner to ensure BART contributes to neighborhood/district vitality, creating places offering a mix of uses and incomes.

  • Sustainable Communities Strategy: Lead in the delivery of the region's land use and transportation vision to achieve quality of life, economic, and greenhouse gas reduction goals.

  • Ridership: Increase BART ridership, particularly in locations and times when the system has capacity to grow.

  • Value Creation and Value Capture: Enhance the stability of BART's financial base by capturing the value of transit and reinvesting in the program to maximize TOD goals.

  • Transportation Choice: Leverage land use and urban design to encourage non-auto transportation choices both on and off BART property, through enhanced walkability and bike-ability, and seamless transit connectivity.

  • Affordability: Serve households of all income levels by linking housing affordability with access to opportunity.

Latest News

July, 2025: The BART Board of Directors approved a development team for the Ashby BART Station Transit-Oriented Development project, marking a key milestone in advancing affordable housing and equitable development at the site.

Stay Informed about TOD Opportunities: 

To sign up for updates from the BART TOD program, including solicitations for developers, visit BART's online Profile Center at cloud.info.bart.gov/signup; enter your info in steps 1 and 2; then under "Other" in step 3, check the Transit Oriented Development Projects box.

BART's progress to date and TOD work plans

BART’s TOD Program has made significant strides in supporting regional housing, access, and sustainability goals through new development around stations. 

  • 22 TOD projects (or phases of larger TODs) have been completed, delivering 4,232 homes, of which 1298 are affordable, along with 672,000 sq. ft. of office space and 202,590 sq. ft of retail space
  • 7 TODs are in predevelopment and are expected to deliver approximately 3,943 additional homes, of which 1,670 will be affordable
  • 1 TOD project is currently under construction, with 97 future affordable homes for seniors. 

More information about individual projects can be found here:

Completed TOD Projects

Upcoming TOD Projects

BART owns an estimated 250 acres of developable land across 27 stations that could support future TOD. Decisions about where and how to invest in these sites are guided by BART’s TOD Work Plan documents, which are updated every four years.

Policies that guide BART's TODs

BART’s TOD Program is guided by Board-adopted policies. 

Visit the Transit-Oriented Development Guidelines page for more details on BART's procedures to advance transit-oriented development.  

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