Transit Oriented Development in Practice Professor Phil Charles | Centre for Transport Strategy TOD Down Under: The Mill Albion

Challenge: changing face of SE Qld region One of the highest population growth rates in Australia Reducing household size + rising car ownership Changing residential density – growing conurbation Changing work patterns – changing travel patterns Increased number of trips per day – increasing length Next 20 years in SEQ –travel increasing 1.9% pa (at a greater rate than population) –increasing traffic congestion

Policy: SEQ Regional Plan promotes TOD Integrated land use and transport planning Facilitate appropriate forms of transit oriented development in proximity to... high capacity public transport …

Policy: TOD principles

4.5km/3mi

The Mill, Albion Brisbane CBD The Mill

Plan: Albion urban renewal – led by Brisbane City underutilised light industrial transport rich encourage mix of land uses character values

local suburb

Institutions: complex arrangements Regional Planning: Dept of Infrastructure & Planning Regional Transport Planning: Queensland Transport Arterial Roads : Dept of Main Roads Planning Approval: Brisbane City Transit Agency: Translink Transit Authority Rail Operator: QR Passenger Bus Operator: Brisbane Transport Local Roads : Brisbane City

Rail

Bus

Traffic

Parking

walking & cycling

before & after Artist’s impression–courtesy of FKP

Image courtesy of FKP

The Mill – TOD Artist’s impression–courtesy of FKP

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