Publication: Transforming Cities with Transit : Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development
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2013-01-03
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2013-01-03
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Abstract
This study explores the complex process
of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing
cities in developing countries. It first identifies barriers
to and opportunities for effective coordination of transit
infrastructure and urban development. It then recommends a
set of policies and implementation measures for overcoming
these barriers and exploiting these opportunities.
Well-integrated transit and land development create urban
forms and spaces that reduce the need for travel by private
motorized vehicles. Areas with good access to public transit
and well-designed urban spaces that are walkable and
bikeable become highly attractive places for people to live,
work, learn, play, and interact. Such environments enhance a
city's economic competitiveness, reduce local pollution
and global greenhouse gas emissions, and promote inclusive
development. These goals are at the heart of
transit-oriented development (TOD), an urban form that is
increasingly important to sustainable urban futures. This
book uses a case study approach. It draws lessons from
global best-case examples of transit-oriented metropolises
that have direct relevance to cities in developing countries
and elsewhere that are currently investing in bus rapid
transit (BRT) and other high-capacity transit systems. It
also reports the results of two original in-depth case
studies of rapidly growing and motorizing cities that
introduced extended BRT systems: Ahmedabad, India and
Bogota, Colombia. Two shorter case studies enrich the
understanding of factors that are critical to transforming
cities with transit.
Citation
“Suzuki, Hiroaki; Cervero, Robert; Iuchi, Kanako. 2013. Transforming Cities with Transit : Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development; Transformando las ciudades con el transporte público : integración del transporte público y el uso del
suelo para un desarrollo urbano sostenible; Transformer les Villes Grâce aux Transports en Commun : L’intégration des politiques en matière
de transports et d’aménagement du territoire
à l’appui d’un développement urbain durable. Urban development;. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/efc67479-d4a9-556b-9d72-fbcd4c034532 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”