Social Sustainability
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
Concentrating compact, mixed-use development around public transport stations — the physical antidote to sprawl and car dependence.
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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