Publication: Transit-Oriented Neighborhoods in Amman: Neighborhood Selection, Analysis, and Urban Design
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2024-07-11
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This synthesis report examines the potential for urban design solutions to facilitate transit-oriented development (TOD) and enhance first-last mile connectivity in selected neighborhoods in Amman, leveraging municipal lands and assets, and through innovative use of public space enhancements across various scales to address neighborhood livability, inclusion and safety; greenery and urban heat islands; and access to public transit nodes, jobs and services.
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“Vallejo, Jose Luis; Tato, Belinda; Rizzetto, Marco; Kaw, Jon Kher; Park, Hogeun; Edilbi, Ban. 2024. Transit-Oriented Neighborhoods in Amman: Neighborhood Selection, Analysis, and Urban Design. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/41856 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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