Cargo-Oriented Development Analysis and Implementation: Job Creation and Environmental Benefits Through the Coordination of Freight Transportation, Land Use, and Economic Development

Cargo-oriented development (COD) may be defined as the development of places that are both multi-modal nodes of freight transportation and centers of employment in logistics and manufacturing businesses. When high quality transit service is nearby, employers have access to a broader workforce and the site has potential for supportive retail, office and housing, known as transit-oriented development (TOD).