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This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integra­tion in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first identifies barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination of transit infra­structure and urban development. It then recommends a set of policies and implementation measures for overcoming these barriers and exploiting these opportunities. This book uses a case study approach. It draws lessons from global best-case examples of transit-oriented metropolises that have direct relevance to cities in developing countries and elsewhere that are currently investing in bus rapid transit (BRT) and other high-capacity transit systems. It also reports the results of two original in-depth case studies of rapidly growing and motorizing cities that introduced extended BRT systems: Ahmedabad, India and Bogota, Colombia. Two shorter case studies—of Guangzhou, China and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam—enrich the understanding of fac­tors that are critical to “transforming cities with transit.”