El modelo “Transit Oriented Development (T.O.D.)”: posibilidades de implementación en el Corredor Alicante-Benidorm

Abstract

This article justifies the feasibility of implementing the T.O.D. model in Alicante-Benidorm Corridor. The reason of the application of this model lies in the proliferation of urban sprawl along the Spanish Mediterranean coast and, in particular, in Alicante Province, with the well-known problems that this development entails and the need to stop them. To justify that viability, a comparative analysis regarding other European regions -Netherlands and Germany- will be carried out from the point of view of both technical (population density, territorial model, public transport ...) and administrative (powers, legislative ...) factors. Finally, some concrete examples are collected in Alicante Metropolitan Area where T.O.D. principles could be materialized.