encourage new, urban design standards for new construction, infill development, or <br />rehabilitation of existing buildings and properties.45 <br />Strategies for TOD Implementation <br />The Troost BRT project was concurrent with a TOD Corridor Redevelopment Plan .46 With input <br />from local community and business owners, the plan proposed redevelopment projects along <br />the Corridor, and the appropriate public investments needed to facilitate improvements. The <br />City modified zoning regulations to allow reduced parking requirements and denser land <br />development opportunities to further promote mixed-use land use along the Corridor. <br />Alongside BRT construction, the City invested in the replacement of the Troost Bridge over <br />Brush Creek, improving safety for motorists and pedestrians .47 <br />Troost MAX connects to the Green Impact Zone — "a 150 -square block area in the urban core of <br />Kansas City, Mo., that serves as a national model of place -based investment, demonstrating <br />how a distressed community can be transformed through intense, focused coordination of <br />programs and resources" (e.g. a community center and capacity -building grants). This synergy <br />allowed for TOD-focused infrastructure improvements in that neighborhood .48 A transit plaza <br />developed on 31St street doubles as a community gathering and event space. <br />Successes in TOD implementation <br />Transit -led land use and economic development proliferated as part of the Corridor <br />Redevelopment Plan. Public artwork and pedestrian, bicycle and trail improvements followed <br />along BRT stations. Development projects in the Green Impact Zone include a 13.5 acre senior <br />housing redevelopment, satellite public clinic, expansions of the medical center (Hospital Hill) <br />and Rockhurst University, and potential new Federal Complex and downtown housing. 49 <br />4s Mid-America Regional Council. 2013. "Troost Corridor Redevelopment Plan." http://www.marc.org/Regional- <br />Planning/pdf/TroostCorridorFinalReport. aspx <br />46 Part of a larger regional development project—Creating Sustainable Places is a regional plan for sustainable <br />development in the greater Kansas City Region. See http://www.marc.org/Regional-Planning/Creating-Sustainable- <br />Places/assets/Regional-Plan-for-Sustainable-Development-v2.aspx <br />47 National Bus Rapid Transit Institute Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida. 2012. <br />"Community -Oriented BRT: Urban Design, Amenities, and Placemaking." <br />https://www.transit. dot. gov/sites/fta.dot. gov/files/FTA_Report_No._0034.pdf <br />48 Green Impact Zone of Missouri and Mid-America Regional Council. 2011. Year Two Annual Report. <br />http://greenimpactzone.org/assets/2011annualreport.pdf <br />49 Ibid. <br />ECONorthwest 46 <br />219 <br />