Study of land use and urban development effects on rapid mass transportation system

Subject Areas : environmental management

Mohsen Aghdas Vatankhah ¹ , Fereydoun Gharib ²

1 - - Ph.D. of Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University
2 - Ph.D. of Urbanisms, College of fine arts, University of Tehran

Received: 2007-07-11 Accepted : 2007-09-27 Published : 2009-09-23

Keywords: Mass Rapid Transportation, TOD, travel demand, land use impacts on transit &#x0D, &#x0D, , land use impacts on transit,

Abstract :

A rapid mass transportation system refers to a complex of transportation means in special corridors, which takes travelers from a specified point to a certain destination in the least amount of time and with sufficient safety. Such a system often uses high technologies and usually rails. The role of such systems and their effect on urban planning and residential areas development are important because often they do not have the limitations of other modes of transportation; therefore, they minimize the time of travelling from the city’s main administrative and trade centers to major residential areas. And this factor has mutual effects on travel demands on the one hand and urban development on the other hand.  This article is part of a more comprehensive study and only investigates the effects of various land uses and urban design role in decreasing or increasing transportation demands and the three important factors affecting such demands. Theses factors are spatial organization, density zoning, and urban design and its effects on transportation demands.