Source: Adapted from R. Cervero (1998) The Transit Metropolis, Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

Transit and Urban Form

• Adaptive cities. Urban transit is the dominant element of mobility and the urban landscape has been adapted to service the general needs of urban mobility. Have a high level of density and centrality where development is oriented along transit lines and stations.
• Adaptive transit. The car is the dominant element of mobility while transit systems have adapted to service specific needs. It is a context of low level of density and centrality where development is oriented along highways.
• Hybrids. Represent a level of tradeoff between the mobility requirements of transit and the automobile. The CBD and subcenters are serviced by major transit lines where subsidiary lines are converging.