Transit-Oriented Development is a planning pattern based on a transit station that includes high density and mixed-use environments that favor cycle and pedestrian pathways. The Transit-Oriented Development primary goal is to mitigate climate change by reducing private mobility and increasing public transports. This thesis’ purpose is to discover whether and how the new public squares created within the Transit-Oriented Development, provide mitigation and adaptation measures to face climate change. The thesis starts arguing the negative and unsustainable sprawl pattern that characterizes the United States suburbs and the related car-dependency, making the automobile usage one of the principal contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.