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.
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2013/01/03
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74630
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1
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2
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2013/01/08
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Disclosed
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Main report
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Keywords
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica;bus rapid transit;urban development;patterns of urban growth;urban and regional planning;impact of land use;access to public transit;global greenhouse gas emission;central business district;floor area ratio;transportation demand management;sustainable urban development;tax increment financing;pattern of development;real estate market;real estate development;costs of investment;Natural Resource Management;segments of society;land development process;light rail system;rates of return;city case study;sale of property;property tax revenue;liquefied petroleum gas;high occupancy vehicle;electronic road pricing;demand for travel;real estate investment;public sector entity;private automobile travel;high opportunity cost;local policy makers;land transport authority;mode of transportation;privileges and immunity;access to equity;areas of expertise;urban land use;disaster management planning;urban rail investment;
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Cervero,Robert Iuchi,Kanako Suzuki,Hiroaki
Transforming cities with transit : transit and land-use integration for sustainable urban development : Main report (English). Urban development series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/947211468162273111/Main-report