In this paper, we aim at assessing current local policies and their potential for linking urban development with transit infrastructure by conducting a comparative study across four Swiss urban regions: Basel, Bern, Geneva, and Lausanne. Several key factors are identified for coordinating local planning and transit policies. Specifically, they refer to the way contextual factors associated with morphological and geographical conditions are combined with regional-level institutional arrangements and case-specific idiosyncrasies regarding organizational structure, past policy decisions, as well as the political culture characterizing the local polity. Our research results show the conditions that must be met in order to implement coordinated policies to ensure that urban development is linked with transit infrastructure.