The role of TOD characteristics in creating corridors of opportunities: A study on the equity aspects of TOD. A quantitative analysis of the relation between location choices of employment sectors and node-place characteristics in the Randstad region
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2021-09-30
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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has become a widely accepted strategy in the field of
transportation across the globe. The TOD concept is based on developing mixed-used catchment area of
stations such that the need for travelling by motorized vehicles is reduced. There are different
approaches to planning TODs. In the Netherlands, the corridor approach, introduced in 2013, has swiftly
become the accepted method of planning transit. As more Dutch cities continue to align their
development with this strategy, it raises the need to assess the existing TODs for equity aspects given
that there is a vast amount of literature that discusses the possibility of inequitable consequences from
incomprehensive TOD planning. In this research the RandstadRail metro line E is studied for the
composition of employment sectors within catchment areas of the stations and analyzed from an equity
perspective. This is carried out by conducting a multinomial logistic regression with node-place
characteristics of TODs, and number and type of businesses in the study area as factors. The results
show that the characteristics do a play a role in orchestrating the composition of employment sectors
along the railway corridor and accordingly influences the equitability of job opportunities in the regions’
most accessible locations.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen