On Oct. 10, Dorina Pojani from the SPS chair presented her work on planning challenges related to Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the Netherlands. As a planning concept, TOD has become popular here over the last few decades. However, the transition from planning concept to development practice has been fraught with difficulties. Where TOD projects have been implemented, they have often met with limited success in terms of livability and market viability. The presentation examined TOD-related efforts in the Netherlands and the reasons for their difficulties up to this time. The analysis was built around a theoretical framework, which considers the role of “ideas” “interests” and “institutions” as well as their interaction, in affecting the outcomes of these TOD efforts.
Discussion after the presentation circled around the meaning of the TOD concept in the Dutch planning context: the degree to which it covers undertaken efforts for integrated transport and land use planning conceptually and spatially.
