Transit Oriented Development for Airport Rail Link Stations

Abstract

This research is aimed at investigating how each of the five factors in transit-oriented development (TOD) principles including 1) Land Use Density such as population density, employment density, household density 2) Land Use Diversity, 3) Station Design, 4) Station Access Distance and 5) Destination Accessibility affects the passengers decision in riding the Airport Rail Link (ARL) services. An interview survey of two hundred spatially stratified sample are conducted of which the responses are statistically analyzed. It is found that land use density, destination accessibility and station access distance are among the top influential factors affecting passenger decision choices on ARL that should be prioritized for further improvements. When considering the sub-factors of each main factor, they affect the passenger decision choice of regular and non-regular users in a similar pattern. In land use density perspective, the development should focus on selecting station areas that have potentials for upgrading into high-density development. In destination accessibility perspective, the development should focus on sufficient parking spaces for park and ride and also sufficient area for passenger drop point. In station access distance perspective, the development should focus on providing feeder transits for TOD stations. In addition, in station design perspective, the development should focus on building or improving footpaths linking to intermodal transfer facilities as well as those located within the station areas. Furthermore, the diversity of mix-use development should be considered in conjunction with the land use density development.