APTA Urban Design Standards Program: Goals
1.Build sustainable communities by integrating transit service into existing and new neighborhoods, corridors, and regions;
2.Increase transit ridership by more effectively linking transit service with more compact developments;
3.Improve transit efficiency by coordinating transit service and investments with infrastructure improvements and land development;
4.Conserve natural resources by developing patterns and communities that require less land for development, create open space, and reduce the demand for fossil fuels to meet energy needs.