TRANSIT-ORIENTED DESIGN

Transit-oriented design is a general description implying higher density land uses and activities designed and located to encourage ridership on public transit. Increasing transit ridership, particularly in suburban areas, has become a goal of many governments. Many suburban communities recognize that making transit work may require substantial changes in their current development patterns, changes which may be opposed by the public or by the development community. This paper summarizes the obstacles to transit use, and strategies which can be used to overcome these obstacles. It assesses the difficulty in carrying out the strategies, and their potential impact. The paper closes with a section on getting started, which looks at the responsibilities of and benefits for the many players necessary to achieve transit-oriented design.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • ULI Research Working Paper Series.
  • Corporate Authors:

    Urban Land Institute

    625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 400
    Washington, DC  United States  20004
  • Authors:
    • Fisher, K M
  • Publication Date: 1994-6

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 26 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00723497
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 635
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jun 30 1996 12:00AM