ABSTRACT
Many Asian countries and regions are incorporating Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) principles into their national and local development policies as a strategy to tackle the emerging trends of urban sprawl. There are also a great number of Asian cities, especially those in fast growing regions implementing Development-Oriented Transit (DOT) strategies—rail lines extend to vacant or underdeveloped areas to lead the anticipated spatial expansion. This chapter reviews the Asian experience (not including Japan) in integrating urban development with rail transit investments characterized as Transit Integrated Development (TID), which encompasses both TOD and DOT. The chapter contains three parts. First, we introduce various types of rail transit technologies existing in Asian 297cities. Second, we highlight five key features of the Asian experience in developing along rails. Third, we present three exemplar practices of integrated rail transit-urban development. The chapter ends with concluding remarks.
