The Impact of Transit-Oriented Development on Fast-Urbanizing Cities: Applied analytical study on Greater Cairo Region - JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS

Transportation has always been the backbone of development. Transit-
oriented development (TOD) has been theorized, piloted and expanded
increasingly in the past few decades. In this regard, this paper investigates
the relationship between urban development, the transportation process, and
the required implementation guidelines within fast-urbanizing cities, such as
Cairo. After reviewing different related sustainable development theories, the
study investigates pioneering case studies that have applied TOD and
provided adequate implementation frameworks. The authors then extract and
compare a set of required policies. The current Egyptian development
paradigm is then discussed in relation to these enabling policies, focusing on
Greater Cairo Region, Egypt. The authors debate previous development
plans, progress, and newly proposed ones, focusing on the transportation
process as the means for development. The study concludes with a set of
required guidelines to ensure the integration of transportation with land-use
planning, thus ensuring a more prosperous and inclusive urban development.

 JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2022),6(1), 83-95.

https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2022.v6n1-8