Bursting the Bubble: Determining Transit-Oriented Development's Walkable Limits
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2007
Subject Area
operations - traffic, land use - transit oriented development, place - urban, mode - rail, mode - tram/light rail, mode - mass transit, mode - pedestrian, mode - pedestrian
Keywords
Walkways, Walks, Walking distance, Walking, Walkability, Urban transportation, Urban areas, Transit oriented development, Transit, Traffic free zones, Public transit, Pedestrians, Pedestrian walkways, Pedestrian trafficways, Pedestrian precinct, Pedestrian facilities, Pedestrian areas, Paths, Mixed use development, Mass transit, Local transit, Light rail transit, Joint occupancy of buildings, Intracity transportation, Footways, Auto free zones
Abstract
Transit-oriented developments (TODs) in the United States have been modeled almost exclusively with a half-mile radius as a reliable limit for pedestrian walkability from and to a light rail station. New research has emerged to challenge this standard, with data indicating that transit users may be apt to walk greater distances than previously estimated. Variables such as housing density, employment density, and urban design all significantly affect walking patterns. Those factors are analyzed as expanders or contractors of the TOD radius, and the implications that a fluctuating boundary might have on the future of urban growth are considered.
Recommended Citation
Canepa, Brian, (2007). Bursting the Bubble: Determining Transit-Oriented Development's Walkable Limits. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1992, pp 28-34.
