Designing for Transit: A Manual for Integrating Public Transportation and Land Development in the San Diego Metropolitan Area

摘要

This manual has been designed to help planners, developers, architects, and engineers understand the physical requirements of public transportation. It should also be of value to elected officials and city administrators in formulating transit-supportive policies. The manual consists of five sections. This introduction is the first section, providing background material on transit in the San Diego region and the need for its coordination with land development. The second section presents some general guidelines on how to design development in a more transit-supportive way. It explains how to make residential and commercial areas more conducive to walking and to the use of buses and light rail. It is followed by two sections giving specific design standards for public transportation facilities and vehicles, one section for bus transit and one for light rail transit. The final section of the manual discusses how to establish local government policies that can foster transit-oriented communities. (Copyright (c) 1993 MTDB.)