The region cannot meet its transit ridership goals without supportive development near bus and rail. Linking transit, housing, and land use was a focus of GO TO 2040 and continues to be an important part of ON TO 2050. Planning for the complex, interrelated nature of these issues can bring many quality of life and economic benefits to the region. Yet, as highlighted in the ON TO 2050 Infill and TOD snapshot report, such linkages are only being created sporadically, which limit the potential positive benefits to bus and rail transit ridership.{{Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, “Transit Ridership Growth Study” 2017, https://cmap.illinois.gov/wp-content/uploads/Transit-Ridership-Growth-Study_final.pdf}} As CMAP identified in the Transit Ridership Growth Study, the region is not on track to meet the transit use goals set in GO TO 2040. Placing housing near transit is critical, but emerging research shows that placing employment near transit may have an even stronger impact on the success of transit. Planning for bus and rail transit-supportive land uses must also involve enhancing pedestrian and bike connections to transit, thereby making it easier and safer for employees and residents near transit corridors to walk or bike to rail or bus stations. Pace has established transit supportive guidelines focused on non-rail transit in suburban communities. This strategy also appears in the Mobility chapter under the recommendation to make transit more competitive. Action 1 Update plans, zoning codes, and development regulations to require greater densities and mixed uses near rail stations and along high-priority bus corridors with a preference toward employment rich land uses. Implementers Local governments Action 2 Require developers to consult with transit agencies to verify that proposed developments do not negatively affect existing or planned transit service, and consult directly with developers to ensure that development does not negatively affect bike or pedestrian networks. Implementers Roadway agencies and municipalities Action 3 Prioritize capital projects that enhance pedestrian and bicycle access to rail and bus service. Implementers Local governments Action 4 Strategically consider new transit investments, including bus and rail stops, which further the planning and development work of municipalities and counties. Implementers Transit agencies Action 5 Offer additional consideration when allocating federal funding sources such as the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, Transportation Alternatives Program, and Surface Transportation Program for jurisdictions that actively plan for densities to support transit service. Implementers CMAP and partners