Cost of a Ride: The Effects of Densities on Fixed-Guideway Transit Ridership and Costs

Journal of the American Planning Association, 77(3): 267-290, 2011

By: American Planning Association National, Erick Guerra, Robert Cervero

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01944363.2011.589767
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Transit-Oriented Development

This article presents guidelines for the level of density necessary to support various transit service characteristics. The authors found that job and population densities around transit stations are often too low for cost-effective transit investments and operation.