A sign for Contra Costa Centre Transit Village, an unincorporated area surrounding the Pleasant Hill station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in Contra Costa County, California. A transit village is a predominantly residential development with some nearby retail activities planned around a transportation hub, such as a train station, with the intent to make it convenient for village dwellers to get to/from work or run errands and travel via a public transportation network . Often a civic square of public space abuts the train station, functioning as the hub or centerpiece of the surrounding community and encouraging social interaction. While mainly residential in nature, many transit villages offer convenience retail and services to residents heading to and from train stations.Robert Cervero, Transit Villages: From Idea to Implementation, Access, No. 5, Fall 1994, pp. 8-13.
A sign for Contra Costa Centre Transit Village, an unincorporated area surrounding the Pleasant Hill station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in Contra Costa County, California. A transit village is a pedestrian-friendly mixed-use development oriented around the station of a high-quality transit system, including rail and B.R.T . Often a civic square of public space abuts the train station, functioning as the hub or centerpiece of the surrounding community and encouraging social interaction. While mainly residential in nature, many transit villages offer convenience retail and services to residents heading to and from train stations.Robert Cervero, Transit Villages: From Idea to Implementation, Access, No. 5, Fall 1994, pp. 8-13.
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predominantly residential development with some nearby retail activities planned around a transportation hub, such as a train station, with the intent to make it convenient for village dwellers to get to/from work or run errands and travel via a public transportation network
pedestrian-friendly mixed-use development oriented around the station of a high-quality transit system, including rail and B.R.T