Walking Distances to and from Light-Rail Transit Stations

1996 ◽  
Vol 1538 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean O'Sullivan ◽  
John Morrall
Keyword(s):  
Central Business District ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Business District ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

A quantifiable basis for developing design guidelines for pedestrian access to light-rail transit (LRT) stations is provided for planners based on observations in Calgary, Canada. Calgary's LRT system, which began operations in 1981, has been operating for long enough for walking patterns to and from its stations to become established. Interviews were conducted with 1,800 peak-hour LRT users about the origins and destinations of their LRT trips. Those who walked to or from a station were asked to point out on a map their approximate origins or destinations. The distances were then measured off the maps. Walking distance guidelines were developed for central business district (CBD), transfer and local stations. Catchment area maps were produced, and the relationship between reported walking time and measured walking distance was calculated. Also compared are the walking distances at LRT stations and the walking distances at bus stops. The research strongly indicates that people walk farther to reach an LRT station than a bus stop. Using bus walking standards would result in an underestimate of LRT walking distances by about half. For the city of Calgary the average walking distance to suburban stations is 649 m with a 75th-percentile distance of 840 m. At CBD stations the average walking distance is 326 m and the 75th-percentile distance is 419 m.

scholarly journals The Use of Light Rail or Light Rapid Transit Systems by Individuals with Severe Visual Impairments

1994 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Svendsen
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between use of light rapid or light rail transit (LRT) systems by persons with severe visual impairments and independence in orientation and mobility. It found that orientation and mobility training on LRT systems would resolve many of the difficulties that users of the systems encountered. Modification that would make the systems more easily accessible to visually impaired travelers are suggested.

scholarly journals Light rail transit as a tool for urban brownfield revitalization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davin McCully
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environments ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Environmental Implications ◽  
Bus Transit ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Heavy Rail

In Europe and in North America, Light Rail Transit (LRT) is increasingly being seen as a viable and attractive transportation option which is not as cost prohibitive as heavy rail, yet carries more passengers and travels at higher speeds than traditional bus transit. Brownfield regeneration is at the forefront of urban land use policy, as cities try to reign in sprawl and address local economic, social, and environmental implications of such underused or abandoned sites. This paper will examine the relationship between the implementation of LRT in urban environments, and how that investment in transportation infrastructure affects the regeneration of urban brownfield sites. This will be achieved through the use of three urban case studies, each with subpopulations between 100,000 – 500,000. Key Words: Light Rail Transit, Brownfield, Transportation, Sustainability, Urban Mobility, Urban Financing, Municipal Plans and Policies.

scholarly journals Developers' perspectives on transit-oriented development in Edmonton, Alberta

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Transit Network ◽  
The City ◽  
Insight Into

Edmonton is currently implementing a plan to significantly expand its light rail transit network. Transit expansion is part of a larger plan to encourage transit-oriented development (TOD) around new and existing transit stations and precipitate a shift towards more dense, efficient land use. Transit technology and routes were then selected, in part, based on their perceived ability to facilitate TOD, and the City has also created the TOD Guidelines and created the TOD Manager position to advance their land use goals. This research includes interviews with 6 developers who are currently undertaking large TOD projects to understand their perceptions of TOD as an investment in the Edmonton, and how effectively municipal decisions have facilitated TOD. The TOD Manager was interviewed, as he plays a critical role in facilitating TOD in Edmonton, as was a planner from the City of Edmonton to provide insight into TOD from a planning perspective and the development approvals process. Key words: urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD), light rail transit (LRT), Edmonton

Driving reduction after the introduction of light rail transit: Evidence from an experimental-control group evaluation of the Los Angeles Expo Line

Urban Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (12) ◽  
pp. 2780-2799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Spears ◽  
Marlon G Boarnet ◽  
Douglas Houston
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Experimental Control

There is a pressing need to estimate the magnitude and dynamics of the behavioural effects of transportation investments and policy. This article innovates by applying an experimental-control group research design to the case of new light rail transit service in Los Angeles, California. Only a handful of previous studies use an experimental design to assess impacts of light rail transit, and this is the first to use an experimental design to measure impacts on vehicle miles travelled, a key determinant of greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. We administered an annual seven-day travel study to a panel of households in the vicinity of Los Angeles’ Expo light rail line before the 2012 start of rail service and twice after the line opened. We find that households living within walking distance (1 km) of the new light rail drove approximately 10 fewer miles per day relative to control households farther away. Rail transit trips among near-station households approximately tripled relative to households beyond walking distance. Such driving reductions among households within walking distance of new rail transit stations suggest that Los Angeles’ large rail transit investment, coupled with land use policy, has the potential to help achieve climate change policy goals. More broadly, experimental evaluation can provide insights into causality and patterns of travel behaviour change associated with planning policies.

scholarly journals The Paradoxical Travel Behavior of Bangkokians

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Panit Pujinda ◽  
Sauvanithi Yupho
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Transportation Planning ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Service Areas ◽  
Business District ◽  
The City ◽  
Heavy Rail

Bangkok has been ranked as the world’s most traffic jam more than decades. At the same time, the city is constantly developed with many maga projects with the attempt to heal the problem. However, the developments in Bangkok do not follow transportation planning as elaborated in this paper through three basic expectations of travel behavior. They based on transportation planning in Bangkok are: (1) heavy rail transit that runs on a radial line will transport passengers from residential neighborhoods in outer Bangkok to the central business district (CBD); (2) If the workplace is fixed, persons who live in outer Bangkok are assumed to have higher travel cost and commuting time than those who live in the city center; and (3). A feeder system will support heavy rail transit by expanding service areas and increasing passengers. However, this paper documents how Thai travel behavior is not necessarily conforming to expectations.Keywords: Quality of Life; Travel Behavior; Public Transportation; BangkokISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Light rail transit as a tool for urban brownfield revitalization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davin McCully
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environments ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Environmental Implications ◽  
Bus Transit ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Heavy Rail

In Europe and in North America, Light Rail Transit (LRT) is increasingly being seen as a viable and attractive transportation option which is not as cost prohibitive as heavy rail, yet carries more passengers and travels at higher speeds than traditional bus transit. Brownfield regeneration is at the forefront of urban land use policy, as cities try to reign in sprawl and address local economic, social, and environmental implications of such underused or abandoned sites. This paper will examine the relationship between the implementation of LRT in urban environments, and how that investment in transportation infrastructure affects the regeneration of urban brownfield sites. This will be achieved through the use of three urban case studies, each with subpopulations between 100,000 – 500,000. Key Words: Light Rail Transit, Brownfield, Transportation, Sustainability, Urban Mobility, Urban Financing, Municipal Plans and Policies.

scholarly journals Developers' perspectives on transit-oriented development in Edmonton, Alberta

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Transit Network ◽  
The City ◽  
Insight Into

Edmonton is currently implementing a plan to significantly expand its light rail transit network. Transit expansion is part of a larger plan to encourage transit-oriented development (TOD) around new and existing transit stations and precipitate a shift towards more dense, efficient land use. Transit technology and routes were then selected, in part, based on their perceived ability to facilitate TOD, and the City has also created the TOD Guidelines and created the TOD Manager position to advance their land use goals. This research includes interviews with 6 developers who are currently undertaking large TOD projects to understand their perceptions of TOD as an investment in the Edmonton, and how effectively municipal decisions have facilitated TOD. The TOD Manager was interviewed, as he plays a critical role in facilitating TOD in Edmonton, as was a planner from the City of Edmonton to provide insight into TOD from a planning perspective and the development approvals process. Key words: urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD), light rail transit (LRT), Edmonton

How Does Light Rail Transit (LRT) Impact Gentrification? Evidence from Fourteen US Urbanized Areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwayne Marshall Baker ◽  
Bumsoo Lee
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Spatial Regression ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Urbanized Areas ◽  
In Transit ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between light rail transit (LRT) stations and changes in neighborhood characteristics associated with gentrification using spatial regression analyses with longitudinal data across 14 US urbanized areas (UAs). Overall, we do not find evidence of prevalent gentrification in LRT station areas. An analysis of UA-specific impacts shows heterogeneous outcomes across different UAs, particularly: strong transit-oriented development (TOD) effects accompanied by gentrification in San Francisco and TOD with countergentrification in Portland. Our results highlight that different local and regional planning efforts can lead to different types of changes in transit station neighborhoods.

scholarly journals Retail Outlets and City Centrality: Perspectives from a Sub-Saharan African City

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eti-obong Simeon Ema
Keyword(s):  
Central Business District ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Retail Outlet ◽  
City Space ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Central Business Districts ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Business District ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

Sub-Saharan African cities are uniquely characterized by retail competition influencing outlet location. This work focused on revealing retail outlet location in Uyo and its relationship with distances from the Central Business Districts. Distance was measured along the six major arterial roads that link the city to the central business districts by the use of Google Map[5] Distance Calculator and itouch maps [7] technology. Six arteries were divided into four distinct spaces in kilometers namely 0-1km, 1-2km, 2-3km, 3-4km. Retail Outlets were grouped into ten classes. Data was analysed using distance in kilometers from the Central Business District as variable Y1. The independent variables X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 and X6 were the six major arteries represented by the location of each specific retail outlet group. Utilising SPSS version 20 software the results reflected centre a 47.9 percent variation in retail outlets location with correlation coefficient (R) of 69.2 % revealing a strong relationship between the distances from the Central Business Districts and the location of retail outlets located across the six major arteries. H1 was accepted which states a significant relationship in the location of retail outlets as distance increase from the city centre across the linkages. This confirms a strong intensity of location of retail outlets in the city centre with a gradual decline as distance increase from the centre. Although there was an increase in intensity of retail outlets in junctions away from the Central Business Districts according to multiple nuclei concept. It is recommended that urban expansion through growth poles.Aim: To access the relationship between retail outlets location and distance from central business district in a Uyo. Research Questions: This work provided answers to the following questions: 1. Where are these retail outlets located in the city space? 2. What is the relationship between Retail outlets and the distance from the City Centre? Objectives: 1. To explain the distribution of location of retail outlets in city space. 2. To reveal the relationship between Retail Outlets and distance from the City Centre. Hypothesis: There is no significant relationship between the distance from the central business district and the location of retail outlets.

scholarly journals Tipologi Potensi Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) di Sekitar Stasiun Light Rail Transit (LRT) Sumatera Selatan

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Fatimah
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
The South ◽  
Cluster Data ◽  
Base Data

AbstrakLight Rail Transit (LRT) Sumatera Selatan dengan 13 stasiun pemberhentian menyediakan alternatif moda transportasi umum massal di Kota Palembang. Jalur LRT sepanjang sekitar 23 kilometer membentang dari utara ke selatan yang merupakan koridor utama Kota Palembang. Stasiun sebagai titik transit perpindahan dari moda transportasi LRT ke angkutan umum lainnya dan sebaliknya, berpotensi untuk menjadi bagian dari pengembangan Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). Masing-masing stasiun memiliki karakteristik tertentu sesuai kondisi lingkungan terbangun di sekitarnya. Pengelompokan stasiun sebagai area yang potensial untuk pengembangan TOD menyederhanakan perencanaan dan perancangannya. Dengan menggunakan data berbasis spasial, yaitu kepadatan penduduk, persentase kawasan perkantoran, persentase kawasan komersial, rata-rata jarak berjalan kaki, dan kepadatan persimpangan, dilakukan analisis cluster. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 3 cluster potensi TOD pada jalur LRT yaitu cluster dengan jarak berjalan jauh, cluster kawasan komersial dan/atau perkantoran, dan cluster area padat penduduk dan/atau persimpangan.Kata kunci: Light Rail Transit (LRT), Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), Analisis Cluster, Data Berbasis Spasial.AbstractThe Typology of the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Potential around the South Sumatera Light Rail Transit (LRT): The South Sumatera Light Rail Transit (LRT) that has 13 stops provides an alternative mass public transport mode in Palembang City. The LRT track is around 23 kilometers, run from north to south of Palembang City which is the main corridor. As a transit point from the LRT to other public transport and vice versa, stations potentially be a part of the TOD development area. Each station has certain characteristics according to the built environment around it. Grouping stations as potential areas for TOD development simplifies planning and design. Using spatial base data including population density, percentage of office area, percentage of the commercial area, average walking distance, and intersection density as variables, cluster analysis was conducted. The results of the analysis showed that there were 3 TOD clusters in the LRT pathway including the cluster with long walking distance, cluster in the commercial and/or office area, and cluster in the dense population and/or intersections.Keywords:  Light Rail Transit (LRT), Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), Cluster Analysis, Spatial Base Data.

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