Rail transit development in lagging regions: A development-oriented investment and financing approach

Bus Transit Oriented Development— Strengths and Challenges Relative to Rail

While rail has been the focus of most planning for Transit Oriented Development (TOD), there has been recent interest in bus-related TOD with an emphasis on new bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in North and South America and Australia. This article takes a critical look at the strengths and challenges of bus-based transit systems compared to rail in relation to TOD. It includes a review of the l...

Financing Infrastructure Investment and Socio-Economie Development

There is over the last few years a clear trend in Europe to privatise traditional govemmental tasks, also because of new EU legislation. Many of these tasks have traditionally been carried out by the govemment itself, largely because of the ‘natura1 monopoly’ argument. Examples of current and future privatisation polities are the telecommunication and energy sector. For transport infrastructure...

Community Design of a Light-Rail Transit Oriented Development Using Casewise Visual Evaluation (CAVE)

Assessing the Implementation of the Functional Principles of Transit Oriented Development in the Mirdamad Station Complex

Transit Oriented Development – making it happen

Transit oriented developments (TODs), be they greenfields developments, in-fill or redevelopments of existing sites, have been included as a key component within a number of recent metropolitan strategies within Australia, including the South East Queensland regional plan. Responding to increasingly extended journeys-to-work and other trip movements, TODs are one land use planning intervention ...