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Smart Growth and Development Reality: The Difficult Co-ordination of Land Use and Transport Objectives

School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada, pfilion{at}fes.uwaterloo.ca

Kathleen McSpurren

Survey Research Centre (SRC), c/o Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue W., Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada, Kathleen@ atsoftware. com

A supportive distribution of residential density is perceived to be an essential component of strategies aimed at increasing the use of public transit. To alter substantially land use-transport dynamics in a fashion that favours public transit patronage, residential density policies must be deployed over long periods and unfold at local and metropolitan levels simultaneously. The article narrates policies that attempted, since the late 1950s, a juxtaposition of high residential density and quality public transit services in the Toronto metropolitan region. Findings highlight the difficulties of pursuing such policies due to the power of neighbourhood-based interests, disagreement among jurisdictions within the metropolitan region and changes in priorities and intervention capacity. The article ends with proposals that seek to enhance the possibility of transforming the structure and dynamics of cities in ways that are compatible with smart growth principles.

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