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Study of Transit-Oriented Development model implementation on the surroundings of Alicante
high-speed rail station

PRINCIPLE 3 CONNECT 15 Points

A Walking and cycling routes are short, direct and varied
3.1 Small blocks Length of the longest block 10 Points
B Walking and cycling routes are shorter than motor vehicle routes

3.2 Priorized connec- Ratio of pedestrian and cycle intersections to motor vehicle 5 Points
tivity
intersections
PRINCIPLE 4 TRANSIT
A TOD requirement: high quality transit is accessible on foot

4.1 Walk distance to Walk distance (meters) to the nearest transit station TOD require-
transit ment
PRINCIPLE 5 MIX 15 Points

A Trip lengths are reduced by providing diverse and complementary uses

5.1 Complementary Residential and non-residential uses combined within same or 10 Points
adjacent blocks
uses
Accessibility to Percentage of buildings that are within 500 meters radius of an
5.2 1 Point
food existing, or planned, source of fresh food
B Lower income groups have short commutes

5.3 Affordable housing Percentage of residential units provided as affordable housing 4 Points

PRINCIPLE 6 DENSIFY 15 Points
A Residential and job densities support high quality transport and local services
Land use den-
6.1 Average density in comparison to local conditions 15 Points
sity
PRINCIPLE 7 COMPACT 15 Points

A The development is in an existing urban area
Urbanised areas number near to existing urbanised
7.1 Urban site 10 Points
areas
B Travelling through the city is convenient

Number of different transport line stations short dis-
7.2 Transit options 5 Points
tance accessible
PRINCIPLE 8 SHIFT 20 Points

A The land occupied by motor vehicle is minimized
Off-street par- Total off-street area dedicated to parking as a per-
8.1 10 Points
king centage of total land area
Driveway den- Average number of driveways per 100 meters of block
8.2 2 Points
sity frontage
Total road area used for motor vehicle travel and on-
8.3 Roadway area 8 Points
street parking as percentage of total land area.

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