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'Mesa Connected' TOD plan aims to knit West Mesa around a five‑mile transit corridor
Summary
Staff presented the Mesa Connected Transit‑Oriented Development plan, a federally funded land‑use framework covering a five‑mile corridor with 11 transit nodes. The plan focuses on zoning tools, incentives and voluntary overlays to encourage walkable mixed‑use development and will be on the Dec. 8 council agenda for action because of a grant closeout deadline.
Mesa — City planning staff on Thursday outlined the Mesa Connected Transit‑Oriented Development (TOD) Plan, a land‑use strategy for a five‑mile corridor intended to guide future development around transit and encourage walkable, mixed‑use neighborhoods.
Rachel Phillips, assistant planning director, told the council the plan grew from an FTA (Federal Transit Administration) grant and focuses on land use — not transit design or capital projects. “Mesa Connected is about connecting our neighborhoods for next generation transit and…
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