A Transit metropolis is an urbanized region with high-quality

public transport Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...

ation services and settlement patterns that are conducive to riding public transit. While

Transit village A transit village is a pedestrian-friendly mixed-use district or neighborhood oriented around the station of a high-quality transit system, such as rail or B.R.T. Often a civic square of public space abuts the train station, functioning as the hu ...

s and

Transit-oriented development In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. It promotes a symbiotic relationship between ...

s (TODs) focus on creating compact, mixed-use neighborhoods around rail stations, transit metropolises represent a regional constellation of TODs that benefit from having both trip origins and destinations oriented to public transport stations. In an effort to reduce mounting traffic congestion problems and improve environmental conditions, a number of Chinese mega-cities, including

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and

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, have embraced the transit metropolis model for guiding urban growth and public-transport investment decisions. Around the world, mass transit have been struggling to compete with private automobile and in many places its market is eroding. Transit metropolis and TOD are among the planning strategies being introduced to help reserve ridership losses and advance more sustainable patterns of urban development. Transit metropolises recognize that one or two

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as islands in a sea of automobile-oriented development (AOD) will do little to get people out of cars and into trains and buses. Only when

are organized along linear corridors, as in

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and

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, or inter-connected by high-capacity transit at a regional scale can they significantly reduce car-dependence and improve environmental conditions.

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