Smart Growth and Development Reality: The Difficult Co-ordination of Land Use and Transport Objectives

A supportive distribution of residential density is perceived to be an essential component of strategies aimed at increasing the use of public transit. To alter substantially land use-transport dynamics in a fashion that favours public transit patronage, residential density policies must be deployed...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2007-03, Vol.44 (3), p.501-523
Main Authors: Filion, Pierre, McSpurren, Kathleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Canada
Cities
City Planning
Density
Distribution
Economic Development
Housing
Human geography
Intervention
Land Use
Metropolitan Areas
Neighborhoods
Ontario
Ordination
Patronage
Policies
Power
Priorities
Public infrastructure
Public lands
Public Services
Public transport
Public Transportation
Rail transit
Residential density
Smart growth
Suburban density
Suburbs
Subway systems
Toronto, Ontario
Transport policy
Transportation
Urban areas
Urban economics. Equipment. Transportation
Urban geography
Urban growth
Urban planning
Urban population
Urban transport
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Summary:A supportive distribution of residential density is perceived to be an essential component of strategies aimed at increasing the use of public transit. To alter substantially land use-transport dynamics in a fashion that favours public transit patronage, residential density policies must be deployed over long periods and unfold at local and metropolitan levels simultaneously. The article narrates policies that attempted, since the late 1950s, a juxtaposition of high residential density and quality public transit services in the Toronto metropolitan region. Findings highlight the difficulties of pursuing such policies due to the power of neighbourhoodbased interests, disagreement among jurisdictions within the metropolitan region and changes in priorities and intervention capacity. The article ends with proposals that seek to enhance the possibility of transforming the structure and dynamics of cities in ways that are compatible with smart growth principles.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1080/00420980601176055