STRATFORD — Town government has received a $50,000 grant from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign to study the feasibility of creating a Transit-Centered Development (TCD) district near the Stratford rail station. TCDs generally are mixed-used developments within walking distance of train stations. Developments typically include high-density residential uses, commercial services and limited offices uses, with an emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle connections, and limited automobile use. Creating villages around train stations enables people to live in one community and access employment opportunities in another community along the fixed-rail system (e.g., Stamford or New York City).
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, only 25 percent of Stratford's employed population actually works in Stratford. Also, the mean average commute time for Stratforders grew from 23.5 minutes in 2000 to 27.8 minutes between 2006 and 2008.
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