Transit Oriented Development and Gentrification: An Impact Review

Abstract

The study establishes a basic relationship between Transit Oriented Development and factors that influence it, be it citizen preference, or modal shifts caused by the subtle nudging towards change, a change that consciously work towards reducing automobile dependencies in the urban fabric. Understanding the resident’s needs is paramount be it proximity to public transport and walkable neighbourhoods or the established fondness towards automobile-oriented settlements, with access to highways. The divide that separates these two groups is often very narrow and thus the cities response to such issues is often unclear and thus hard to spot. Lastly the study also touches upon the phenomena of gentrification and its, close relationship with planned transit models. Concepts and interdependencies of transit and living are explored and the three models that are closely looked into are Transit- Oriented Communities; Rich Neighbourhoods and Adjacent Developments.