Public Transport and Sustainable Urbanism: Global Lessons

This chapter presents initiatives from Perth, Western Australia, designed to enhance the link between transport and land use through a targeted program of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). The TOD program&s;s main aim is to act as a delivery mechanism for Network City by aligning transport and land use to optimize accessibility and amenity. The cross-portfolio TOD committee was initiated in 2001 by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), to provide a planning context for the PTA&s;s capital works program aimed at enhancing rail stations. The transition from planning to implementation is complex but possible with a professional project management approach. In determining the choice of implementation model for TOD and other types of development three factors are important: who owns the land, the likely viability of the project, and the presence or absence of a capable development entity. The cross-government approach through the TOD Committee allows strategic planning and development proposals to be coordinated with improvements for new transport and/or road infrastructure.