Population density around transit routes

The issue of transit came up on a hawthornevillager forum.  Transit absolutely needs to be part of the larger infrastructure plan (which takes into account not only roads, but also walking and cycling). That infrastructure plan itself needs to be a part of a larger Urban Plan.

This upfront planning will allow Milton to consolidate townhomes and condos (low to mid-rises) around major arteries.  Cities that have successful (and financially efficient) transit systems do so by increasing population density around major transit routes. 

Derry is a major artery into and out of town and yet if you drive on Derry, most construction you see around Derry is single family homes. New subdivisions have condos, village homes and town homes, but these are scattered all over the subdivision instead of being consolidated around transit routes.

That means two things:

1) either most people have to walk a lot to get to a bus, which isn’t always practical (and is a disincentive)
or
2) The town has to make buses to inside neighbourhoods to reach more people, which makes transit inefficient (and is a disincentive)