Transit oriented development is a concept which involves concentrating a mix of uses – housing,  shops, offices and other facilities – around transport hubs such as train stations and busway stations.

Precincts where transit oriented development principles are applied are called transit oriented communities.

Transit oriented development is a key policy of the SEQ Regional Plan and supports delivery of a range of key government priorities relating to climate change, housing affordability, congestion and health and physical activity.

The region’s local councils will determine where and in what form future urban growth will occur in their respective areas through their Local Growth Management Strategies. As part of this process, councils will identify locations suitable for transit oriented development. Interim criteria ( 409 KB) have been developed to help councils with this task.

Also available is an Urban Housing Capacity Template ( 623 KB), to help councils assess a location's capacity to accommodate higher density development.

A TOD resource manual is being developed to help local councils and the development industry to deliver best-practice outcomes for transit oriented development.

A Transit Oriented Development Taskforce was established in late 2005 to provide leadership and advice to the State Government on matters relating to transit oriented development. The taskforce - which includes representatives from state and local governments, the planning and development industry, and academia - meets once a month.

In 2007, the Queensland Government decided to establish a Transit Oriented Development Coordination Unit within the Department of Infrastructure and Planning to work with Government and industry stakeholders to create high quality transit oriented development outcomes for the Queensland community.

Further Information

For further information on Transit Oriented Development contact the Transit Oriented Development Coordination and Smart Cities Unit in the Planning Group .