Editing Transit-oriented development (section)

==History==
{{Redirect|Transit city|the Canadian public transport development plan|Transit City}}
TOD began in 1993 with the publication of [[Peter Calthorpe]]'s book ''The Next American Metropolis''. Calthorpe and his colleagues based their theory on the ideals of the [[Garden city movement]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carlton |first1=Ian |title=Histories of Transit-Oriented Development: Perspectives on the Development of the TOD Concept |date=2007 |url=http://www.reconnectingamerica.org/assets/Uploads/20090211TODhistories.pdf |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>

A '''transit city''' is a type of city designed around the use of [[public transport]]. In such cities, urban development is centered around rail stations or tramlines.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Schiller|first=Preston L.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/659549750|title=An introduction to sustainable transportation : policy, planning and implementation|date=2010|publisher=Earthscan|others=Bruun, Eric Christian., Kenworthy, Jeffrey R., 1955-|isbn=978-1-84977-502-1|location=London|pages=|oclc=659549750}}</ref>

The transit city emerged in the industrial world around 1850, due to the advent of new transport technologies - the [[Steam locomotive|steam train]] and [[Tram|electric tram]]. This facilitated faster travel, leading to larger cities, although most locations still remained within walking or bicycle distance.<ref name=":0" /> During the period from 1850 to 1940, it was the dominant type of city in industrialized countries. In less-developed parts of the world, however, mass transit technology was not adopted as greatly, with many cities remaining [[Walking city|walking cities]] up until the 1970s onwards, when they transformed directly into [[Automotive city|automotive cities]].<ref name=":0" />