With so much transit construction going on and more about to begin, some neighborhoods are undergoing changes, and Move LA has partnered with Enterprise Community Partners, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Reconnecting America and SAJE to create the "TOD University." In February and March six local nonprofit organizations will hold  courses ranging from “TOD 101” to “Housing Preservation 201” to “Jobs and Economic Development 101.” Designed as a popular education curriculum that can help make neighborhood residents conversant in their options when planners sit them down to draft new community plans or station area specific plans. Six nonprofits have geared up so far, with some classes beginning this week, and they include the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), East LA Community Corporation, LA Voice, the Little Tokyo Services Center, One LA, and the West Angeles Community Development Corporation.

The TOD University consists of eight stand-alone "courses" that can be mixed and matched depending on the interests of the community. There are courses on TOD basics, affordable housing basics, housing preservation, building new affordable homes, jobs and economic development, planning basics, community development strategies and budgets, and complete streets.

The downloadable TOD University curriculum is available on-line. Read more.