Transit-Oriented Development for Sustainable Cities

19 SEPTEMBER 2025 /
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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) involves integrating land use and transit planning to promote sustainable urban development forms. Done well, TOD advances environmental sustainability, economic development, and socially-inclusive development.
 
Click here to read about what the World Bank experts have been doing to help cities implement TOD and what the next steps are as TOD will continue to be a key topic and planning concept for World Bank client countries and cities. 
 
The TOD Community of Practice (CoP) is intended to allow professionals working on TOD to share experiences across practice areas and regions, and thereby improve business objectives through knowledge management and network development.
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