Understanding Corridors

Development ‘corridors’ are a tool for
urban spatial structuring and restructuring

Terminology:

Centre, Corridor, Activity Spine, Segments of land-use intensification, Quality Transit Network (QTN), Neighbourhoods

Notes

In the future, higher density residential development, and retail and employment growth that cannot be accommodated in the centres, are likely to occur along key transport routes connecting the centres.

It must be noted that a centres-first approach is essential if their prosperity is to be assured. This means that growth capacity within the future corridors will need to be carefully managed and released in a phased manner, depending on the growth in the centres.

Note that not all centres will develop at the same rate, as not all centres are on key corridors or have the same level of amenity.

The QTN or Quality Transit Network is defined by the Auckland Regional Transit Authority (ARTA) as follows:

Fast, high frequency, and high quality transit services operating between key centres and over major corridors, providing extensive transit priority. In conjunction with the RTN (Regional Transport Network), it will facilitate high speed reliable access around the region through the integration of radial and cross-town services.