Transit-Oriented Development som strategi i mindre tätortsutveckling : En studie av stationsnära utveckling i Kumla kommun

Sammanfattning: In this study, I have investigated the effects of station-near development in Kumla to smaller urban areas with sustainable transport. To be able to promote sustainable means of transport and station development in smaller municipalities and urban areas. Transport is mostly done by car and replacing the need for transport with other sustainable modes of transport can be problematic in the smaller towns if it’s not properly encouraged. As similar research has previously been conducted in larger towns, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the station’s proximity in Kumla to smaller towns and encourage sustainable transport to the station from the urban areas. The method for the investigation is a smaller inductive case study that’s applied qualitatively and scenario-work that Kumla municipality has participated in. The strategy Transit-Oriented Development has been used as a point of departure for the scenario work and as a theoretical framework to discuss the results. The result show a current situation analysis and a destination analysis based on the existing environment in the municipality. The result also show the municipality's work with building scenarios, which were then analyzed in a multi-criteria-analysis based on Transit-Oriented Development. Based on these analyses, Kumla Municipality is well placed to develop its objectives and strategies. Transit-Oriented Development is a good guide for Kumla Municipality to develop near-station within the scope of the strategy with sustainable transport. It is also something that can be extended and further used in the routes between the towns based on the winning scenario.