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Impact of Transit Oriented Development on Public
Transportation
The purpose of Phase I of this study was to develop a
research design to better establish the relationship between
transit oriented development (TOD) and travel mode share. The
initial hypothesis that good quality transit combined with good
quality TOD would succeed in shifting travelers from
single-occupant vehicle travel to transit was found to be an
oversimplification. Good quality transit service is necessary
and good quality TOD is likely helpful and important to shifting
mode share but not sufficient. Other necessary factors include
supporting elements of the larger urban spatial structure,
disincentives to driving alone, favorable marketability of TOD
for non-transportation reasons, and incentives to use transit.
Research literature suggests that elements of urban form are
perhaps not the most important determinants of travel behavior,
specifically mode choice, number of trips taken and length of
trips. However, urban form does appear to exert some kind of
influence, and for that reason, it is worthwhile to further
specify the relationship to ascertain how policy initiatives
relating to TOD can support the goal to balance mode share in
the direction of greater transit use. To better define the
elements of TOD that shape travel behavior, this study describes
a research design for the development of a panel survey, using
recently developed cell phone technology, to track the same
individuals and households over time. Using a pre-test post-test
design, the survey data collected for a region in Florida would
be a sound investment for improved travel forecasting, modeling
and other uses. A copy of the final report is
available here in pdf format and in
HTML format. For more information,
contact Sara Hendricks at
hendricks@cutr.usf.edu.
9.13.05
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813.974.5168 fax