Planning an effective transport system: learning from resident transit use behaviour and perspectives

Devon McAslan

Chapter 9 in Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Cities, 2019, pp 136-150 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores how to build a more effective public transit system in Seattle. In 2016, Seattle voters approved $52 billion in new transit infrastructure, but this plan does little to address the needs and concerns of residents and will do little to alter travel behaviour and transit use. The outcome will likely be an underutilized transit system that does little to facilitate the transition from an automobile-dependent city to a transit-oriented city. Travel behaviour surveys, interviews and the theory of urban fabrics are used, which show that a more effective way forward exists. From this analysis, four principles are proposed that Seattle, and other similar cities, must look to in order to build a transit oriented city. These include rediscovering the importance of travel time, building transit at the right scale, emphasizing connectivity between neighbourhoods, and better integrating transit into the pedestrian environment.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Politics and Public Policy Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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