<p>Construction started in July this year on ‘The Interchange’ &#8211; a station in the Midwest US city of Minneapolis claimed as the most spectacular expression yet of the fast-spreading North American concept of transit-oriented development (TOD). Due for completion in 2014, the Interchange is designed as a multi-modal public transport hub, architectural landmark gateway, an ‘urban park’ cultural and leisure destination centred on a ‘Great Lawn’. <br> <br>The idea of TOD is to generate economic development by building a major transportation hub first, to attract residential and commercial development, rather than the other way around. Minneapolis’ Interchange will link three commuter rail routes &#8211; the Hiawatha Light Rapid Transit Blue Line, Northstar Commuter Rail and the Central Corridor LRT Green Line currently under construction, with more than 500 trains arriving and departing daily. It will also be the hub for two planned high-frequency ‘transitway’ commuter services and a proposed high-speed rail line from Chicago to the ‘twin cities’ of Minneapolis and St Paul.<br>&nbsp;</p><p>기사원문보기 : <a href=&quot;http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/features/transportation-hub-the-centre-of-sustainable-urban-development/&quot;>http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/features/transportation-hub-the-centre-of-sustainable-urban-development/</a></p>