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Transit-oriented development
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<p>In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of <a href="/facts/Real_estate_development/8L0Kz9cc">urban development</a> that maximizes the amount of <a href="/facts/Residential_area/EUBWCrmD">residential</a>, <a href="/facts/Business/For1e8Nh">business</a> and <a href="/facts/Leisure/nrFmpKYq">leisure</a> space within <a href="/facts/Pedestrian/Vc8a4xer">walking</a> distance of <a href="/facts/Public_transport/DXhqazz5">public transport</a>. It promotes a symbiotic relationship between dense, compact urban form and public transport use. In doing so, TOD aims to increase <a href="/facts/Public_transport/DXhqazz5">public transport</a> ridership by reducing the use of private cars and by promoting sustainable urban growth. </p><p>TOD typically includes a central transit stop (such as a <a href="/facts/Train_station/9nTmC6vf">train station</a>, or <a href="/facts/Light_rail/5Sr1FjHu">light rail</a> or <a href="/facts/Bus/AgUM7Tab">bus</a> stop) surrounded by a <a href="/facts/Urban_density/S6GP4dCH">high-density</a> <a href="/facts/Mixed-use_development/6SLcHdmJ">mixed-use</a> area, with lower-density areas spreading out from this center, serving as part of an <a href="/facts/Integrated_transport_network/74I8YCRY">integrated transport network</a>. TOD is also typically designed to be more <a href="/facts/Walkability/mBdIJ42D">walkable</a> than other <a href="/facts/Built-up_area/fu9v8h5P">built-up areas</a>, by using smaller <a href="/facts/City_block/LQ5LA1S7">block sizes</a> and reducing the land area dedicated to <a href="/facts/Car/I1IsH8IK">automobiles</a>. In some areas, it may include <a href="/facts/Ferries/5ysqHULA">ferries</a>. Areas that center a transit station as a hub while building residential-focused TOD development in the immediate area are known as <a href="/facts/Transit_village/oanLj1sF">transit villages</a>. </p><p>The densest areas of TOD are normally located within a radius of 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 mile (400 to 800 m) around the central transit stop, as this is considered to be an appropriate scale for <a href="/facts/Pedestrian/Vc8a4xer">pedestrians</a>, thus solving the <a href="/facts/Last_mile_(transport)/l6Twabyl">last mile problem</a>. </p>