European High-speed Train Station Areas: The Renaissance of the Railway Station
Some station areas are successful in reaping the rewards of an high speed train (HST) connection, others are not. This paper will assess economic success and failure for the first 500 meters around high-speed train stations in North West Europe. The regional economy proves to be important for economic success. This factor is often under estimated by optimistic planners, who plan to use the high-speed train station as a beginning point of economic success, rather than the result of it. The image of the location is important for companies choosing a location to establish a headquarters and other representative functions. In terms of accessibility, the high-speed line and high-speed connections are not fundamental, but rather the regional accessibility. Labor markets are regional markets, and these are most important for companies. High-speed rail connections are particularly important in bringing investments to the station area, including investment in accessibility, as well as improving the image of the location. Car accessibility is another important factor. There are not many companies who like to be accessible by public transport only. Mixed use and being urban embedded are crucial for the liveliness of the area, while high densities allow for enough passers-by, crucial for retail. The image of the station area is influenced by all of these factors. This is very important for private investments. However, the discrepancy between the image of a location and its success can be strong.
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Corporate Authors:
Association for European Transport (AET)
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Authors:
- de Jong, Mig
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Conference:
- European Transport Conference, 2009
- Location: Leiden Leeuwenhorst Conference Centre , Netherlands
- Date: 2009-10-5 to 2009-10-7
- Publication Date: 2009
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 15p
- Monograph Title: European Transport Conference, 2009 Proceedings
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economic impacts; High speed rail; Intermodal transportation; Land use planning; Location; Mixed use development; Public transit; Rail transit stations; Regional planning; Workforce
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01349583
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 10 2011 10:43AM