Transit-Oriented Development for Hanoi Sustainable Urban Development

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is urban development near or oriented to public transport facilities. Typically, mixed-use urban development is built around transit stations, surrounded by high density development with progressively lower-density development spreading outward from the center. TOD brings substantial benefits to urban development, including promotion to sustainable urban growth, improvement of connectivity between the city center and outer areas, increase in ridership, decrease in road traffic congestion, and efficient use of the city land. TOD is a fast-growing development strategy and is becoming more popular among city planners and government officials for its potential to promote sustainable urban development. TOD has been using in various developed countries, including Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. This paper introduces a number of TOD patterns that have been successfully practiced in international context, analyses the characteristics of transport in a TOD model. In reviewing the current transport situation and initiatives for integration of TOD for Hanoi, the paper identifies challenges in application of TOD model and proposed some key points for successful application of TOD for Hanoi sustainable urban development.