Manchester has no formal transit-oriented community overlay. Manchester Transit Authority bus service is the primary transit, and density near key corridors is allowed through standard CBD and B-2 districts rather than a TOD-specific bonus program.
Without commuter rail or light rail service, Manchester has not adopted a TOD overlay parallel to those used in larger cities served by heavy transit. Manchester Transit Authority operates fixed-route bus service centered on the downtown Elm Street corridor and feeders to neighborhoods like the West Side and Hooksett line. Higher-density development clusters around the CBD and the Amoskeag Mill Yard simply because base zoning allows multifamily and mixed-use there. Proposals at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport draw on industrial and B-2 zoning rather than TOD rules. RSA 674:21 authorizes innovative land-use techniques the city has used selectively.
Standard zoning enforcement applies. There are no TOD-specific penalties because no TOD overlay exists in Manchester to violate.
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Manchester, NH
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Manchester, NH
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Manchester, NH
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Manchester, NH
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Manchester, NH
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