Robert B. Cervero and Jin Murakami 2009. Rail and Property Development in Hong Kong: Experiences and Extensions. Urban Studies, 46(10): 2019-2043.

Abstract

Hong Kong has aggressively pursued transit value capture to finance railway infrastructure through its "Rail + Property" development programme, or R+P. More than half of all income to the railway operators comes from property development. Most R+P projects focus on housing although all have some commercial development. Recent generation R+P projects have stressed pedestrian quality. This research shows this has in turn increased ridership and housing prices. An R+P station with a transit-oriented design averages 35 000 additional weekday passengers. Housing price premiums in the range of 5-30 per cent were found. Hong Kong's R+P model, it is suggested, is well suited for financing rail infrastructure and advancing transitoriented designs in the rapidly growing cities of mainland China.