RAIL-ORIENTED OFFICE DEVELOPMENT IN CALIFORNIA: HOW SUCCESSFUL?

Abstract

Can transit-focused development lure significant number of Californians out of their cars? This paper explores this question by examining the ridership impacts of existing large-scale office projects near stations of five rail transit systems in the state--Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Santa Clara Light Rail Transit, Peninsula CalTrain, Sacramento Regional Transit and San Diego Trolley. Among California's urban rail systems, these have been in operation the longest and thus provide a context for studying the ridership impacts of office developments around more mature station environments. In addition to documenting transit ridership impacts, this paper also identifies key factors that influence the modal choices of station-area office workers. The effects of the built environment--such as density and land-use mixtures--on rail modal splits are also studied.

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