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International Leaders in TOD
Shonda Wang
Kevin Brake
Gesine Junker
Director | Canada West & USA
Principal | TOD Lead Australia
Director | Masterplanning Lead
& Asia
Europe & Middle East
Kevin Brake is a global Transit-Oriented Development advisor specialising in governance, planning strategy and implementation for infrastructure-led urban regeneration projects. Drawing on extensive experience in North America and Australia, he advises on station precinct renewal, funding mechanisms, public-private partnerships and delivery frameworks for complex mixed-use and transit-integrated developments.
Gesine Junker is an urban designer and masterplanning specialist with nearly twenty years’ experience leading complex infrastructure-led regeneration and Transit-Oriented Development projects across the UK and the Middle East. As Head of Masterplanning, she specialises in integrating movement infrastructure, public realm and development strategy within high-profile transport and placemaking programmes.
Shonda Wang is an internationally recognised urban regeneration and Transit-Oriented Development advisor with over 30 years’ experience across North America. A registered planner in Canada and the USA, she advises on complex city-shaping projects integrating transport infrastructure, public realm and mixed-use development. Her expertise spans governance, implementation and strategic planning for major station precincts, urban renewal programmes and infrastructure-led regeneration initiatives. Relevant experience: • Caltrain Transportation Planning, San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley, California, USA • Global TOD Strategy, Sound Transit, Puget Sound, Washington, USA • Planning Advisor for New Subways, Infrastructure Ontario, Ontario, Canada • Ontario Line, Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada • BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit, Integrated Development Branch, British Columbia, Canada
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Relevant experience: • High Speed Rail Australia (HSRA), Sydney, Australia • Central Precinct Renewal Project, Sydney, Australia • Sydney Metro NW Station Precincts, Sydney, Australia • Arden Precinct, Melbourne, Australia • Broadway Corridor Redevelopment, Portland, Oregon, USA
Relevant experience: • Dubai TOD Manual, Dubai Municipality, Dubai, UAE • East West Rail Integration Studies, East West Railway Company, UK • Ebbsfleet Central Masterplan, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, UK • Bakerloo Line New Cross Gate Integration, TfL, London, UK • Clapham Junction Urban Heart Masterplan, Wandsworth Council, GLA, DTZi, Network Rail / TfL, London, UK
Transit-Oriented Development
Shaping Growth Through Transit Transport investment is one of the most powerful catalysts for longterm urban growth. Successful Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) aligns infrastructure, housing, public realm, and commercial strategy from the outset to create connected, resilient communities. WW+P supports public authorities and developers to structure and deliver TOD programmes. We engage at the earliest stages of transport planning, integrating infrastructure, development, and commercial strategy to unlock value, reduce risk, and deliver high-quality places. Working alongside engineering consultancies and specialist advisors, we translate strategy into delivery.
55+ 90km 10,000+ 227,000
Metro stations Metro networks Homes enabled People connected to transit
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An International Perspective We combine global experience in transport, housing, infrastructure, and urban regeneration to deliver Transit-Oriented Development programmes at multiple scales — from individual station sites to corridor-wide and metropolitan frameworks. Our experience spans advisory, policy, masterplanning, infrastructure integration, and delivery across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. WW+P works with transport authorities, public agencies, developers, and infrastructure partners to deliver integrated Transit-Oriented Development programmes across multiple international markets.
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Integrated Thinking • • • •
Technical
Define Business case, advocacy, and value creation. We establish the strategic and commercial foundations for TOD programmes, aligning infrastructure investment with long-term development potential, funding mechanisms and community outcomes.
Enable Policy, guidance, and governance. We develop TOD manuals, design guidance, governance structures, and implementation frameworks that enable coordinated delivery across agencies, authorities, and development partners.
Integrate Transport + development coordination. We align transport infrastructure, land use, density, and public realm from the earliest stages to unlock development capacity, improve value capture, and avoid sterilised or underperforming sites.
Deliver Masterplanning, stations, OSD, and implementation.
01 Define - Workstreams for TOD Success Infrastructure Ontario TOD Advisory - Dubai 02 Enable - Network Rail Guidance - UK 03 Integrate - Rotherham Masterplan - UK 04 Deliver - Woolwich, Elizabeth Line station & TOD - UK
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Structural & Architectural integration impacts Site investigation work (Geotech, Hydro G, Survey, etc) Identification of Enabling Works for future TOD Maintenance & Operations delineation (Easements + agreements) • Systems integration for TODs with direct station connection
Civic Market
• Good planning & urban design • Public engagement • Securing community benefits (affordable housing, parks, civic uses) • Draft MOU and other agreements with City on roles, responsibilities and pathway to TOD entitlements/ approvals • Ongoing collaboration mechanisms
• Market sounding • Preliminary TOD Valuation • TOD Enabling Works cost to station • Developer Requirements / Agreement • (TOD Market Offering) • Manage compliance of developer / transit process
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From Vision to Delivery Strategy + Value • Business case and option testing • Alignment of transport and development value
Procurement + Delivery • Delivery models and agreements • Phasing strategies
Policy + Planning • Frameworks adaptable to local contexts
Transport Design • Rail and infrastructure expertise • Station design enabling OSD
Design Integration • Resolving interfaces through spatial design • Supporting buildability
Digital + Appraisal • Parametric and BIM-led testing • Evaluation across cost, carbon and programme
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Designing for Public Life We nurture the wellbeing and vitality of communities through complete and resilient neighbourhoods, active transport infrastructure, and vibrant public spaces. High-quality transport architecture and public realm create confidence, pride, and long-term social value. Our design approach is integrated with advisory and delivery thinking. • Context-driven spatial frameworks which integrate local environment, transport planning and socio-economic growth objectives • Density aligned with place-making, affordability, viability and policy • Public realm as welcoming, safe and accessible civic infrastructure, balancing operational and place-making objectives • Fully integrating new developments with the transit infrastructure on compact sites, ensuring shared benefits for passenger experience and occupiers • Designing for current and future context, applying well-being, environmental and low-carbon design strategies Design is used as a tool to test, validate, and communicate development scenarios within broader financial and regulatory constraints.
01 Woolwich Station - UK 02 Guangzhou Public Realm - China 03 Melbourne Metro - Australia
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Unlocking Long-Term Value WW+P combines expertise across transit, housing, infrastructure, and urban regeneration to deliver integrated TOD programmes from strategy through implementation. Our experience spans policy, governance, infrastructure integration, masterplanning, and civic architecture — enabling us to unlock value, reduce risk, and deliver high-quality urban environments. Our approach delivers: • Robust, policy-aligned TOD frameworks • Viable, fundable and deliverable development strategies • Reduced delivery risk across complex programmes • Coordinated infrastructure and development outcomes • High-quality, liveable and enduring communities • Places and public spaces that foster civic pride, including distinctive and welcoming station architecture
01 Pazhou low vent arial - China 02 Haujing public realm - China 03 Paddington Elizabeth Line - UK
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Bridging Transit & Place
Our role is as a specialist delivery partner, providing both strategic advisory and design capability to support the structuring and implementation of complex TOD programmes. Our capability extends beyond architecture to act as a strategic partner in shaping, structuring, and delivering Transit-Oriented Development at scale. • Integrated expertise across transit and housing, with a deep understanding of governance, regulatory and legal frameworks, and how to navigate and unlock delivery within these constraints • Ability to operate from business case through to delivery • Integrated advisory, policy, and design capability • Established working relationships with leading engineering consultants and economic advisors • Global experience on large-scale, multi-station TOD programmes • Deep understanding of financial, regulatory, and delivery environments
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Integrated Places
Successful Transit-Oriented Development relies on the integration of housing, infrastructure, public realm, and civic uses.
Our wider experience across these sectors strengthens our ability to deliver coordinated and viable urban growth. Our capability combines expertise in transport, housing, planning, infrastructure integration, and civic design. We work collaboratively with engineering consultancies and specialist advisors to align technical, commercial, operational, and spatial objectives from strategy through delivery. Our experience spans markets where TOD is embedded within governance, funding, and delivery systems. These inform practical and deliverable approaches to infrastructure-led growth.
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Ontario Line TOD Programme Location Toronto, Ontario Client Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario Sector TOD, Housing, Workplace, Planning & Masterplans, Landscape Status Ongoing Homes 10,000 homes
WW+P supports the integration of transit and development across the Ontario Line, aligning infrastructure investment with long-term city growth. Working across multiple station areas with 227,000 people within walking distance of transit. We contribute to the planning and design of transit-oriented communities that combine housing, employment, and public space. The programme demonstrates how early integration of transit and development can unlock significant value and support major housing delivery.
New homes Ontario Line Diagram
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Dubai TOD Manual dm.gov.ae
Location Dubai, UAE Client Dubai Municipality Sector Transit-Oriented Development, Planning & Masterplans Status Complete
WW+P contributed to the development of a city-scale TOD Manual for Dubai, establishing a framework to guide future growth around transit infrastructure across the city. The work translated TOD principles into practical planning, design, and delivery guidance that could be consistently applied across multiple sites and agencies. A link to the document can be found here.
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DUBAI TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD)
MANUAL
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Sound Transit WSBLE
Location Seattle, Washington Client Sound Transit
WW+P’s role spans:
Sector Transit-Oriented Development, Transport Status Ongoing
• Governance strategy
• Stakeholder coordination
WW+P is supporting Sound Transit in establishing a Joint Development Programme for the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions. Working as part of the owner’s team, we contribute to governance structures, stakeholder coordination, and implementation planning to align transit delivery with development opportunities. The programme focuses on aligning transit delivery, development opportunites, governance structures, and implementation pathways across multiple station areas and public-sector partners. The work supports Sound Transit in establishing coordinated approaches to TOD delivery that integrate operational transit requirements with housing, commercial development, public realm, and long-term civic objectives.
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• Implementation planning
• Integrated development frameworks
• Entitlement alignment
• Station overbuild coordination
• Feasibility analysis
• Operational interface planning
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Ebbsfleet Central
Location Ebbsfleet, UK Client Ebbsfleet Development Corporation Sector Transit-Oriented Development, Planning & Masterplans Status Complete Area 2,100 homes, 100,000 sqm employment, 10,000 sqm retail/community uses
WW+P contributed to the transformation of Ebbsfleet Central into a high-density mixed-use district centred around strategic rail infrastructure. The project demonstrates how transport investment can shape new urban centres, unlocking housing growth and economic value through coordinated infrastructure and place-making.
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Woolwich Elizabeth Line Location London, UK Client Crossrail Sector Transit-Oriented Development, Transport Status Built Area Elizabeth Line 118km network, 3,500 homes unlocked
WW+P contributed to the delivery of Woolwich Elizabeth Line Station, demonstrating how development value can enable new transport infrastructure. The project integrates station infrastructure and mixed-use development, aligning structural, operational, and commercial requirements from the outset.
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Melbourne Metro
Location Melbourne, Australia Client Cross Yara Partnership Sector Transit-Oriented Development, Transport Status Built Awards WAF Transport Future Project Shortlisted
The Metro Tunnel reshapes Melbourne’s future through five new stations and an integrated public realm designed to support movement, identity, and civic life. The architecture creates enduring public infrastructure that connects passengers to the city above while establishing new benchmarks for sustainable transport design.
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About Us WW+P is a world-leading architecture and planning practice. Founded in 1985, the practice has more than 400 architects, urban designers and planners across 12 studios worldwide. WW+P integrates planning, urban design, landscape and architecture to deliver projects that unite visionary regenerative design thinking with technical excellence. At the heart of our work is a clear and purposeful design approach: we listen first, think sustainably, create a clear vision and deliver a crafted response. Our approach is guided by core values that define who we are and how we work: we are people-focused, placing people at the heart of everything we do; we are inventive, finding elegant, forward-thinking solutions to complex challenges; and we are responsible, designing with care for social and environmental impact. Our work spans scales and disciplines to build better cities, smarter infrastructure, and more inclusive communities – leading the next chapter in regenerative thinking.
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Values
People-Focused
Inventive
Responsible
Placing people at the heart of everything we do.
Clear thinking and a rigorous conceptual approach.
Environmentally and socially aware.
The everyday human experience is the starting point for our design. Whether designing for users, passengers, residents, or passers-by, we make buildings and spaces to enrich people’s lives.
Strong design concepts are the foundation of good design. Born out of experience, innovation, and a deep appreciation of the character of place, we deliver highvalue, sustainable solutions to inspire and delight.
We are careful to work with responsible clients and project partners and prioritise projects with the greatest benefits to people’s lives.
Great design is produced by great people. We aspire to provide a supportive and fulfilling working environment to nurture the talent of our global professional team.
Craft is fundamental to our work, whether expressed through elegant details or through physical modelmaking which is an integral part of our design process.
Teamwork, collaboration, and empathy are inherent in good design. Recognising when to support, and when to lead, we bring rigour, responsibility and humility to each project.
We embrace construction challenges to generate elegant, durable structures and spaces that are simple to build and easy to maintain.
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We create buildings, spaces and infrastructure that will have a long-lasting impact. Focussing on the human experience ensures that we create healthy places that lift the spirits and are sustainable for future generations. Our ethics inform our behaviours, how we support our staff, and relate to the world around us. They are the foundation to an approach that always strives to make a positive difference.
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Approach
Listen First
Think Sustainably
Create a Clear Vision
Deliver a Crafted Response
We listen carefully to understand the problem before attempting to solve it.
We establish key sustainable principles upfront that underpin our design decisions.
We create unique, compelling narratives that focus on the user experience.
We interrogate the unique challenges of every project to discover the optimum solution.
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Expertise
Architecture
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Landscape & Public Realm
Planning & Masterplanning
Design Guidance
Regenerative Design
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Sectors
Transport
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Aviation
Bridges & Infrastructure
Housing
Workplace
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Civic, Culture & Community
Planning & Masterplans
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Awards
RIBA London (South East) Region Award | Woolwich Elizabeth Line Station RIBA London Award Winner | Paddington Elizabeth Line Station RIBA National Award Winner | Paddington Elizabeth Line Station Azure, AZ Awards | Durham Meadoway Visioning Study Best Completed Building, Transport, WAF Awards | Paddington Elizabeth Line Station Ontario Association of Architects, Award of Excellence | Lawrence Orton Early Learning & Child Care Centre Global Design & Architecture Awards, Mixed Use (Concept) Winner (First Award) | Lawrence East Canadian Architect, Award of Excellence | 11 Brock Avenue AIA Canada Society, Design Award | Durham Meadoway Visioning Study Prix Versailles, Prix Versailles Winner | Passenger Stations Civic Trust Award | Paddington Elizabeth Line Station Civic Trust Award | Woolwich Elizabeth Line Station Civic Trust Special Transport & Infrastructure Award | Elizabeth Line Station Prix Versailles, Prix Versailles Winner | Passenger Stations Civic Trust Award | Paddington Elizabeth Line Station
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