Social Sustainability

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)

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Definition

Transit-oriented development is urban development concentrated within walking distance (typically 400–800 metres) of high-quality public transport stations, combining density, mixed land use, walkable street design and managed parking so that residents can live, work and shop without depending on cars. Codified by Peter Calthorpe in the 1990s, TOD is now standard practice from Curitiba and Copenhagen to Asian rail-plus-property models where transit operators develop stations to fund networks.

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This reference provides supporting context for how “Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)” is defined and used.

Overview

How it is used

The model structures station-area planning, value capture financing, city growth strategies and ITDP's TOD standard.

Why it matters

Where cities grow determines how their residents travel for a century; TOD is how growth lands on rails instead of roads.