UTTRI research supports transit-oriented communities

UTTRI is actively pursuing research into the development of transit-oriented communities, in both retrofitted existing neighbourhoods and new developments.

Transit-oriented communities meet people’s needs for daily living through all stages of life by providing:

  • convenient access to an appropriate mix of jobs, local stores and services, public services and open space, and
  • a full range of affordable housing options to accommodate a range of incomes and household sizes.

Transit-oriented communities reduce transportation demand because, by definition, they provide a balance between jobs and housing to reduce the need for long distance commuting and are compact, active transportation- and transit-supportive. They make effective use of investments in infrastructure at stations and along transit and transportation corridors to move both people and goods.

Residents of the Greater Golden Horseshoe need both improved mobility and affordable housing. Traffic congestion and unaffordable housing limit people’s opportunities to access jobs and employers’ access to their workforce, jeopardizing our region’s ability to attract investment and talent.

Transit-oriented communities are an essential means of sustainably accommodating population growth.

Government of Ontario News Release “Government Proposes Made-in-Ontario Plan for Growth, Renewal and Economic Recovery: Measures Would Help Deliver Critical Infrastructure Projects Faster,” July 6, 2020.


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