The Role of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System in Transit Oriented Development (TOD)

While rail has been the focus of most planning for Transit Oriented Development (TOD),there has been recent interest in bus-related (TOD) with an emphasis on new bus rapid transit(BRT) systems in North and South America and Australia. This article takes a critical lookat the strengths and challenges of bus-based transit systems compared to rail in relation to(TOD). It includes a review of the literature and an assessment of (TOD)-relateddevelopments, and identifies the strengths and challenges of bus-based transit systems inrelation to (TOD). It concludes by summarizing the relative strengths and challenges of(BRT) and local bus services compared to rail. The findings of the review are used to identifyways in which bus-based (TOD) might be better planned and implemented.

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TOD ، BRT ، Evaluation ، TOD index ، Land suitability analysis