Designing BRT-oriented development
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Forray, Rosanna
Hidalgo, Rocío
Figueroa, Cristhian
Duarte, Fábio
Zegras, Pericles C
Stewart, Anson Forest
Wampler, Jan
Date Issued
2016
Journal
Restructuring public transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An international and interdisciplinary perspective
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Citation
Zegras, Chris et al. "Restructuring public transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An international and interdisciplinary perspective." Restructuring public transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An international and interdisciplinary perspective, edited by Juan Carlos Munoz and Laurel Paget-Seekins, University of Chicago Press, 2016, 181-208 © 2016 University of Chicago Press
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Abstract
BRT signifies a concrete commitment to bus transit, encompassing coordinated institutional, financial, physical, and operational interventions. This commitment can catalyse wider urban development by improving local and metropolitan accessibility and urban spaces and streetscapes. This chapter explores prospects for such BRT-oriented development (BRTOD).
Transit-oriented development (TOD) aims to leverage the interactions between urban land use, mobility, and socio-economic systems. This chapter examines how BRT corridors might spur TOD, structuring the city and its spaces towards more equitable and transit-conducive urban forms. Specifically, it uses results from a graduate-level planning and design workshop set in two regions, Boston, Massachusetts and Santiago de Chile, to explore how BRT corridors might catalyse cross-disciplinary approaches to urban development. Adopting an integrated approach to the design of transit routes and infrastructures, surrounding public spaces, real estate projects, public policy and governance, the students’ proposals for these two corridors highlight BRT’s transformative potential across diverse urban
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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