Hartford encourages transit-oriented development around CTfastrak bus rapid transit stations and Hartford Line rail stops, with reduced parking minimums and increased height allowances under form-based zoning.
CTfastrak operates a dedicated busway between New Britain and Hartford with stations at Sigourney, Parkville, Kane Street, and Union Station. The Hartford Line rail service connects to Springfield and New Haven through Union Station. Hartford form-based zoning establishes Downtown, Mixed Use, and Neighborhood Mixed Use districts within quarter-mile transit station areas. Parking minimums are reduced or waived in DT and MX zones. Connecticut Department of Transportation funds Transit-Oriented Development planning grants administered through the Capitol Region Council of Governments. Bushnell Park frames the southern end of downtown TOD planning.
TOD provisions are entitlements rather than mandates, so there are no direct penalties; non-compliant projects simply lose access to reduced parking and height bonuses during site plan review.
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