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Chinese Edition of Transit-Oriented Development
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01044333

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Abstract:

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is a strategy to integrate transit and land use by focusing development around a transit station. Its principles are gaining increasing popularity worldwide in the global effort toward sustainable transportation. This paper attempts to answer two questions: Why do Chinese cities need TOD? How can TOD principles developed in the U.S. context be put into operation in urban China? The paper first introduces factors motivating communities in the United States to pursue TOD. Trends in China’s urban expansion and travel growth are then reviewed, with a case made for TOD in the Chinese setting with the use of integrated land use–transit development. Next, the paper presents an operational TOD model derived from the experience of developing around transit in Hong Kong, Taipei, and mainland Chinese cities. The model is characterized as five D’s squared, or 5D2, which includes differentiated density, dockized district, delicate design, diverse destination, and distributed dividends. It is emphasized that for sustainable transit, TOD should be applied as a composite policy combining land use, transportation, and transit finance.

Monograph Title:

Developing Countries 2007

Monograph Accession #:

01091286

Language:

English

Authors:

Zhang, Ming

Pagination:

pp 120-127

Publication Date:

2007

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2038
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309113021

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (3) ; Maps (1) ; Photos (1) ; References (30) ; Tables (1)

Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society

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TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 8 2007 5:44PM

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