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Unlocking Potential: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities for TOD along India's Metro Corridors

A session examined India’s expanding metro systems and TOD policies, offering practical planning insights from the Gurugram corridor case.

Events

GEF6 China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot Project Annual Workshop on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)

The GEF‑6 China SCIAP project supports national and city‑level TOD planning through workshops, expert exchanges, technical outputs, and research collaboration.

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An exploration of integrated planning in the African context: Transit-oriented Development Corridors in Johannesburg

GPSC hosted a peer exchange at the C40 Forum, enabling Abidjan, Dakar, and Johannesburg to discuss financing and integrated transit‑oriented

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Webinars 1 to 5: TOD - Sustainable Transport-Oriented Development

Click on the links to access the webinars. Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3 | Module 4 |

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TOD and Low-carbon City

The GEF‑6 China SCIAP promotes transit‑oriented development across seven cities, analyzing emissions, densities, and modal choices to support low‑carbon planning.

News & Blogs

Transit-oriented development: Planning for diversity and social inclusion

Kigali convened African experts on TOD, emphasizing dense mixed‑use planning, walkable design, and better public‑transport access.

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Transit-Oriented Development

Transit-Oriented Development integrates transport planning, land use, and urban design to create compact, connected, and livable cities.

Initiatives

Planning for Transit-Oriented Development in Emerging Cities

The book guides emerging cities in integrating land use and transport planning to create dense, walkable, transit‑oriented communities.

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Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Resources and Tools - 2nd Edition

The TOD toolkit guides stakeholders through assessing, enabling, planning, financing, and implementing transit‑oriented development.

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TOD City Academy [Resources]

The workshop convened cities and experts to address challenges and develop action plans for financing, designing, and implementing TOD.

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Chongqing 2035: Spatial and Economic Transformation for a Global City

The Chongqing 2035 Report outlines economic, regional, innovation, and green growth strategies, supported by GPSC modeling future urban expansion scenarios.

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TOD Implementation Resources and Tools

TOD concentrates mixed‑use development around transit, integrating land use, design, and infrastructure to create resilient, walkable communities.

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[VIDEO] Cities are Taking on Electric Buses: How the FSCI Helps Accelerate the Transition

Cities are shifting from diesel to electric buses, supported by the Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative’s work on innovative business models.

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Bus Rapid Transit in China: A Comparison of Design Features with International Systems

The paper benchmarks Chinese BRT systems against global standards using ANOVA on 99 data points to identify performance gaps and

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Financing Transit-Oriented Development with Land Values: Adapting Land Value Capture in Developing Countries

The book shows how development‑based land value capture can finance transit and support sustainable growth.

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Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development

The study examines transit–land‑use integration, drawing global lessons and case studies to guide developing cities implementing BRT‑based TOD.

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Creating a world class culture of ecomobility: the case of Kaohsiung City

Kaohsiung shows how coordinated policies can shift cities toward ecomobility, building people‑centered transport networks.

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Rail Plus Property Development in China: the Pilot Case of Shenzhen

The paper examines Shenzhen’s R+P model, showing how coordinated development can fund metro projects despite financing and institutional barriers.

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Governance of Inclusive Transit-Oriented Development in Brazil

The paper examines inclusive TOD, showing how governance principles and capacity‑to‑act mapping help cities avoid exclusion.

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A model for Transit Oriented Development: Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba adopted a linear, transit‑oriented model to curb sprawl, cut congestion, and enhance public space, becoming a global low‑carbon example.

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