A design framework for measuring transit oriented development

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) has been a promising concept to establish land use and transport integration, thereby creating more sustainable communities. Literature suggests that the benefits of TOD are manifold but also different for each stakeholder. A literature survey furthermore reveals t...

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Published inTransactions on the built environment Vol. 128; pp. 719 - 730
Main Authors SINGH, Y. J, ZUIDGEEST, M. H. P, FLACKE, J, MAARSEVEEN, M. F. A. M. Van
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Southampton WIT Press 2012
W I T Press
Subjects
Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
Decision making
Exact sciences and technology
Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction
Land use
Literature reviews
Participatory planning
Polls & surveys
Transit-oriented development
Transportation planning
Urban development
Urban planning
transit oriented development
Spatial analysis
System design
Orientation
Case study
TOD index
measuring TOD
SDSS
Area planning
Development
Planning
Collective transport system
SMCA
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Summary:Transit Oriented Development (TOD) has been a promising concept to establish land use and transport integration, thereby creating more sustainable communities. Literature suggests that the benefits of TOD are manifold but also different for each stakeholder. A literature survey furthermore reveals that there is no standard definition nor a generally accepted aim for TOD, which is not very surprising because of the different perspectives of stakeholders in the process of achieving TOD. In addition it has been found that different methods and various sets of indicators to evaluate and measure TOD have been proposed. Examination of a number of case studies shows that these methods have hardly been operationalised. To guide decision making for new transit oriented development(s) it is essential to have a framework and a tool to quantitatively measure current levels of TOD at a location and in an area. The tool also needs to be flexible and able to support participatory planning processes. This paper provides a literature survey on the TOD concept and its operationalisations and it presents a design framework for a tool that enables quantitative measurement of TOD.
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ISBN:1845645804
9781845645809
ISSN:1746-4498
1743-3509
DOI:10.2495/UT120611