Diversity
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“In
addition to being compact, transit villages should be diverse in
their land-use composition around transit stations and stops"
(Transit Villages, pg.85).The diversity can be manifest by providing
a variety of mixed land uses.
What do I mean when I say
mixed-use? Mixed-use is providing a variety of employment
opportunities, services, office spaces, retail space, along with
different types of housing together in a given area. How does
mix-uses help ensure the use of light rail? One study found that transit captured 6.4 % of
commuter trips in areas of mixed use compared to only 2.9% in areas
that were not mixed use.
(Transit
Villages, pg.88).
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Areas that had a mixture of housing averaged a shorter distance to transit stops, increasing the likelihood of light rail use. The transportation benefits of mixed land uses can be significant but are not always obvious. Having a mixture of land uses can encourage people to walk, ride, bike, and ride LGT to various destinations instead of driving. Having shops and restaurants connected to nearby suburban "areas with employment" means people will walk to these destinations during say, lunch time. It might also mean someone who otherwise would have driven to work now rides transit instead because they don't need a car to be mobile in mid day" (Transit Villages, pg.85).
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