Station Communities - Metro's successes

A "Station Community" is another term for "Transit Oriented Community" (TOD).  These Communities (makes one wonder what the word "community" means) are the way the climate refugees and other masses of people flocking to Oregon are supposed to live, in high-density, mixed-use areas, close to High Capacity Transit stations.  No need to own a carbon-spewing car (electric, CNG, hydrogen fuel cell cars too?) - the district has a lot of bike and pedestrian pathways to get around.  Some buildings are all residential or office mixed in, but the idea is for mixed-use, vibrant communities.  People will be employed where they live, or along the transit lines at other employment centers that are easily accessed from one TOD to another.

As for the Tigard Triangle, developers are being courted by Metro as initiators in the district so more development will follow.  Metro has a separate program and grant money available specifically for TODs.

From Metro's Transit Oriented Community webpage:
Metro's Transit-Oriented Development Program has contributed to many of the regions' successful transit-oriented developments and has acquired key opportunity sites at transit stations. Through active engagement in the design and construction of real projects, the program has helped identify and remove obstacles to the creation of transit villages, main streets and mixed-used urban centers envisioned by the 2040 Growth Concept.

QUESTION: What is the measure of "success" of a TOD?  AND  Has Metro acquired any "key opportunity sites" in the area?   

Below is a map of the locations for potential Station Communities in the SW Corridor.  The map was created in 2011 - some locations may have changed.  More from the Tigard website.  

Stay tuned for new developments.