diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/convert.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/convert.hpp
index 26335ec3d1..d9cb61e843 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/convert.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/convert.hpp
@@ -381,11 +381,9 @@ struct convert<Box, Polygon, box_tag, polygon_tag, 2, false>
 {
     static inline void apply(Box const& box, Polygon& polygon)
     {
-        typedef typename ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
-
         convert
             <
-                Box, ring_type,
+                Box, ring_type_t<Polygon>,
                 box_tag, ring_tag,
                 2, false
             >::apply(box, exterior_ring(polygon));
@@ -415,10 +413,9 @@ struct convert<Ring, Polygon, ring_tag, polygon_tag, DimensionCount, false>
 {
     static inline void apply(Ring const& ring, Polygon& polygon)
     {
-        typedef typename ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
         convert
             <
-                Ring, ring_type,
+                Ring, ring_type_t<Polygon>,
                 ring_tag, ring_tag,
                 DimensionCount, false
             >::apply(ring, exterior_ring(polygon));
@@ -431,11 +428,9 @@ struct convert<Polygon, Ring, polygon_tag, ring_tag, DimensionCount, false>
 {
     static inline void apply(Polygon const& polygon, Ring& ring)
     {
-        typedef typename ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
-
         convert
             <
-                ring_type, Ring,
+                ring_type_t<Polygon>, Ring,
                 ring_tag, ring_tag,
                 DimensionCount, false
             >::apply(exterior_ring(polygon), ring);
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/buffer/buffer_inserter.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/buffer/buffer_inserter.hpp
index 46522bcde5..00592a446f 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/buffer/buffer_inserter.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/buffer/buffer_inserter.hpp
@@ -747,11 +747,10 @@ template
 struct buffer_inserter<polygon_tag, PolygonInput, PolygonOutput>
 {
 private:
-    typedef typename ring_type<PolygonInput>::type input_ring_type;
-    typedef typename ring_type<PolygonOutput>::type output_ring_type;
-
-    typedef buffer_inserter_ring<input_ring_type, output_ring_type> policy;
+    using input_ring_type = ring_type_t<PolygonInput>;
+    using output_ring_type = ring_type_t<PolygonOutput>;
 
+    using policy = buffer_inserter_ring<input_ring_type, output_ring_type>;
 
     template
     <
@@ -875,7 +874,7 @@ struct buffer_inserter<multi_tag, Multi, PolygonOutput>
                 <
                     typename single_tag_of<tag_t<Multi>>::type,
                     typename boost::range_value<Multi const>::type,
-                    typename geometry::ring_type<PolygonOutput>::type
+                    geometry::ring_type_t<PolygonOutput>
                 >
             >
 {};
@@ -915,7 +914,7 @@ inline void buffer_inserter(GeometryInput const& geometry_input, OutputIterator
 
     using collection_type = detail::buffer::buffered_piece_collection
         <
-            typename geometry::ring_type<GeometryOutput>::type,
+            geometry::ring_type_t<GeometryOutput>,
             Strategies,
             DistanceStrategy
         >;
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/buffer/buffered_ring.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/buffer/buffered_ring.hpp
index 25141f93f0..5bf34cd57a 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/buffer/buffered_ring.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/buffer/buffered_ring.hpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ template<>
 struct get_ring<detail::buffer::buffered_ring_collection_tag>
 {
     template<typename MultiGeometry>
-    static inline typename ring_type<MultiGeometry>::type const& apply(
+    static inline ring_type_t<MultiGeometry> const& apply(
                 ring_identifier const& id,
                 MultiGeometry const& multi_ring)
     {
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/disjoint/linear_areal.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/disjoint/linear_areal.hpp
index a4b86d3973..5c1008a147 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/disjoint/linear_areal.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/disjoint/linear_areal.hpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class disjoint_segment_areal<Segment, Polygon, polygon_tag>
     {
         if (! disjoint_range_segment_or_box
                 <
-                    typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type,
+                    geometry::ring_type_t<Polygon>,
                     Segment
                 >::apply(geometry::exterior_ring(polygon), segment, strategy))
         {
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/distance/point_to_geometry.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/distance/point_to_geometry.hpp
index 6fc96d1678..cf332734dd 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/distance/point_to_geometry.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/distance/point_to_geometry.hpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class point_to_polygon
 private:
     typedef point_to_range
         <
-            Point, typename ring_type<Polygon>::type, Closure, Strategies
+            Point, ring_type_t<Polygon>, Closure, Strategies
         > per_ring;
 
     struct distance_to_interior_rings
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/envelope/areal.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/envelope/areal.hpp
index ece4d3d144..c375ded559 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/envelope/areal.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/envelope/areal.hpp
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ struct envelope_polygon
     template <typename Polygon, typename Box, typename Strategy>
     static inline void apply(Polygon const& polygon, Box& mbr, Strategy const& strategy)
     {
-        typename ring_return_type<Polygon const>::type ext_ring
-            = exterior_ring(polygon);
+        ring_return_type_t<Polygon const> ext_ring = exterior_ring(polygon);
 
         if (geometry::is_empty(ext_ring))
         {
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/equals/collect_vectors.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/equals/collect_vectors.hpp
index b49dafde90..419f6115de 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/equals/collect_vectors.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/equals/collect_vectors.hpp
@@ -395,9 +395,7 @@ struct polygon_collect_vectors
 {
     static inline void apply(Collection& collection, Polygon const& polygon)
     {
-        typedef typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
-
-        typedef range_collect_vectors<ring_type, Collection> per_range;
+        using per_range = range_collect_vectors<geometry::ring_type_t<Polygon>, Collection>;
         per_range::apply(collection, exterior_ring(polygon));
 
         auto const& rings = interior_rings(polygon);
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/extreme_points.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/extreme_points.hpp
index 370e45aedd..8480b01675 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/extreme_points.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/extreme_points.hpp
@@ -412,11 +412,10 @@ struct extreme_points<Polygon, Dimension, polygon_tag>
     static inline bool apply(Polygon const& polygon, Extremes& extremes, Intruders& intruders,
                              SideStrategy const& strategy)
     {
-        typedef typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
-        typedef detail::extreme_points::extreme_points_on_ring
+        using ring_implementation = detail::extreme_points::extreme_points_on_ring
             <
-                ring_type, Dimension
-            > ring_implementation;
+                geometry::ring_type_t<Polygon>, Dimension
+            >;
 
         if (! ring_implementation::apply(geometry::exterior_ring(polygon),
                                          extremes, intruders, strategy))
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/is_valid/polygon.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/is_valid/polygon.hpp
index fdbc6a32c9..8e81df2477 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/is_valid/polygon.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/is_valid/polygon.hpp
@@ -122,15 +122,14 @@ class is_valid_polygon
                                  VisitPolicy& visitor,
                                  Strategy const& strategy)
         {
-            typedef debug_validity_phase<Polygon> debug_phase;
-            typedef typename ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
+            using debug_phase = debug_validity_phase<Polygon>;
 
             // check validity of exterior ring
             debug_phase::apply(1);
 
             if (! detail::is_valid::is_valid_ring
                      <
-                         ring_type,
+                         ring_type_t<Polygon>,
                          false // do not check self intersections
                      >::apply(exterior_ring(polygon), visitor, strategy))
             {
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/copy_segment_point.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/copy_segment_point.hpp
index 836a94bb3e..1c5042be87 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/copy_segment_point.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/copy_segment_point.hpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct copy_segment_point_polygon
         // Call ring-version with the right ring
         return copy_segment_point_range
             <
-                typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type,
+                geometry::ring_type_t<Polygon>,
                 Reverse,
                 SegmentIdentifier,
                 PointOut
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/get_ring.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/get_ring.hpp
index 646efe3839..7943238fdb 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/get_ring.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/get_ring.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ template<>
 struct get_ring<polygon_tag>
 {
     template<typename Polygon>
-    static inline typename ring_return_type<Polygon const>::type const apply(
+    static inline ring_return_type_t<Polygon const> const apply(
                 ring_identifier const& id,
                 Polygon const& polygon)
     {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ template<>
 struct get_ring<multi_polygon_tag>
 {
     template<typename MultiPolygon>
-    static inline typename ring_type<MultiPolygon>::type const& apply(
+    static inline ring_type_t<MultiPolygon> const& apply(
                 ring_identifier const& id,
                 MultiPolygon const& multi_polygon)
     {
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/get_turns.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/get_turns.hpp
index 581ad9795e..755a928562 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/get_turns.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/get_turns.hpp
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ class get_turns_in_sections
 {
     using range1_view = detail::closed_clockwise_view
         <
-            typename ring_type<Geometry1>::type const,
+            ring_type_t<Geometry1> const,
             geometry::closure<Geometry1>::value,
             Reverse1 ? counterclockwise : clockwise
         >;
     using range2_view = detail::closed_clockwise_view
         <
-            typename ring_type<Geometry2>::type const,
+            ring_type_t<Geometry2> const,
             geometry::closure<Geometry2>::value,
             Reverse2 ? counterclockwise : clockwise
         >;
@@ -740,14 +740,12 @@ struct get_turns_polygon_cs
             InterruptPolicy& interrupt_policy,
             signed_size_type multi_index = -1)
     {
-        typedef typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
-
-        typedef detail::get_turns::get_turns_cs
+        using intersector_type = detail::get_turns::get_turns_cs
             <
-                ring_type, Box,
+                geometry::ring_type_t<Polygon>, Box,
                 Reverse, ReverseBox,
                 TurnPolicy
-            > intersector_type;
+            >;
 
         intersector_type::apply(
                 source_id1, geometry::exterior_ring(polygon),
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/overlay.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/overlay.hpp
index 851f8706ee..e51e04d28e 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/overlay.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/overlay.hpp
@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ inline OutputIterator return_if_one_input_is_empty(Geometry1 const& geometry1,
             Geometry2 const& geometry2,
             OutputIterator out, Strategy const& strategy)
 {
-    typedef typename geometry::ring_type<GeometryOut>::type ring_type;
-    typedef std::deque<ring_type> ring_container_type;
+    using ring_type = geometry::ring_type_t<GeometryOut>;
+    using ring_container_type = std::deque<ring_type>;
 
-    typedef ring_properties
+    using properties = ring_properties
         <
             geometry::point_type_t<ring_type>,
             typename geometry::area_result<ring_type, Strategy>::type
-        > properties;
+        >;
 
 // Silence warning C4127: conditional expression is constant
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ struct overlay
         >;
         using turn_container_type = std::deque<turn_info>;
 
-        using ring_type = typename geometry::ring_type<GeometryOut>::type;
+        using ring_type = geometry::ring_type_t<GeometryOut>;
         using ring_container_type = std::deque<ring_type>;
 
         // Define the clusters, mapping cluster_id -> turns
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/select_rings.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/select_rings.hpp
index 0d2f7cdc27..486a662c64 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/select_rings.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/overlay/select_rings.hpp
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ namespace dispatch
                     ring_identifier id, RingPropertyMap& ring_properties,
                     Strategy const& strategy)
         {
-            typedef typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
-            typedef select_rings<ring_tag, ring_type> per_ring;
+            using per_ring = select_rings<ring_tag, geometry::ring_type_t<Polygon>>;
 
             per_ring::apply(exterior_ring(polygon), geometry, id, ring_properties, strategy);
 
@@ -131,8 +130,7 @@ namespace dispatch
                 ring_identifier id, RingPropertyMap& ring_properties,
                 Strategy const& strategy)
         {
-            typedef typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
-            typedef select_rings<ring_tag, ring_type> per_ring;
+            using per_ring = select_rings<ring_tag, geometry::ring_type_t<Polygon>>;
 
             per_ring::apply(exterior_ring(polygon), id, ring_properties, strategy);
 
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/relate/linear_areal.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/relate/linear_areal.hpp
index 70b253f1cf..9be59bd737 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/relate/linear_areal.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/relate/linear_areal.hpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ inline bool calculate_from_inside(Geometry1 const& geometry1,
 
     auto const& range1 = sub_range(geometry1, turn.operations[op_id].seg_id);
 
-    using range2_view = detail::closed_clockwise_view<typename ring_type<Geometry2>::type const>;
+    using range2_view = detail::closed_clockwise_view<ring_type_t<Geometry2> const>;
     range2_view const range2(sub_range(geometry2, turn.operations[other_op_id].seg_id));
 
     BOOST_GEOMETRY_ASSERT(boost::size(range1));
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/sections/range_by_section.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/sections/range_by_section.hpp
index e16fdd8908..315a753317 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/sections/range_by_section.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/sections/range_by_section.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct full_section_range
 template <typename Polygon, typename Section>
 struct full_section_polygon
 {
-    static inline typename ring_return_type<Polygon const>::type apply(Polygon const& polygon, Section const& section)
+    static inline ring_return_type_t<Polygon const> apply(Polygon const& polygon, Section const& section)
     {
         return section.ring_id.ring_index < 0
             ? geometry::exterior_ring(polygon)
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ template
 >
 struct full_section_multi
 {
-    static inline typename ring_return_type<MultiGeometry const>::type apply(
+    static inline ring_return_type_t<MultiGeometry const> apply(
                 MultiGeometry const& multi, Section const& section)
     {
-        typedef typename boost::range_size<MultiGeometry>::type size_type;
+        using size_type = typename boost::range_size<MultiGeometry>::type;
 
         BOOST_GEOMETRY_ASSERT
             (
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ struct range_by_section<multi_linestring_tag, MultiLinestring, Section>
     \param section structure with section
  */
 template <typename Geometry, typename Section>
-inline typename ring_return_type<Geometry const>::type
+inline ring_return_type_t<Geometry const>
             range_by_section(Geometry const& geometry, Section const& section)
 {
     concepts::check<Geometry const>();
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/sub_range.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/sub_range.hpp
index 23efb5bc2b..c85b885371 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/sub_range.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/sub_range.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct sub_range<Geometry, Tag, false>
 template <typename Geometry>
 struct sub_range<Geometry, polygon_tag, false>
 {
-    typedef typename geometry::ring_return_type<Geometry>::type return_type;
+    using return_type = geometry::ring_return_type_t<Geometry>;
 
     template <typename Id> static inline
     return_type apply(Geometry & geometry, Id const& id)
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ struct sub_range<Geometry, polygon_tag, false>
         }
         else
         {
-            typedef typename boost::range_size
+            using size_type = typename boost::range_size
                 <
                     typename geometry::interior_type<Geometry>::type
-                >::type size_type;
+                >::type;
             size_type const ri = static_cast<size_type>(id.ring_index);
             return range::at(geometry::interior_rings(geometry), ri);
         }
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/within/point_in_geometry.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/within/point_in_geometry.hpp
index 4b195a85b4..7ef58a8132 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/within/point_in_geometry.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/detail/within/point_in_geometry.hpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ struct point_in_geometry<Polygon, polygon_tag>
     {
         int const code = point_in_geometry
             <
-                typename ring_type<Polygon>::type
+                ring_type_t<Polygon>
             >::apply(point, exterior_ring(polygon), strategy);
 
         if (code == 1)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ struct point_in_geometry<Polygon, polygon_tag>
             {
                 int const interior_code = point_in_geometry
                     <
-                        typename ring_type<Polygon>::type
+                        ring_type_t<Polygon>
                     >::apply(point, *it, strategy);
 
                 if (interior_code != -1)
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/perimeter.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/perimeter.hpp
index 900258904b..c99a555b2f 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/perimeter.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/algorithms/perimeter.hpp
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ struct perimeter<Geometry, ring_tag>
 template <typename Polygon>
 struct perimeter<Polygon, polygon_tag> : detail::calculate_polygon_sum
 {
-    typedef typename default_length_result<Polygon>::type return_type;
-    typedef detail::length::range_length
+    using return_type = typename default_length_result<Polygon>::type;
+    using policy = detail::length::range_length
                 <
-                    typename ring_type<Polygon>::type,
+                    ring_type_t<Polygon>,
                     closure<Polygon>::value
-                > policy;
+                >;
 
     template <typename Strategy>
     static inline return_type apply(Polygon const& polygon, Strategy const& strategy)
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/core/exterior_ring.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/core/exterior_ring.hpp
index 717467914d..e1477f83da 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/core/exterior_ring.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/core/exterior_ring.hpp
@@ -75,14 +75,9 @@ struct exterior_ring
 template <typename Polygon>
 struct exterior_ring<polygon_tag, Polygon>
 {
-    static
-    typename geometry::ring_return_type<Polygon>::type
-        apply(Polygon& polygon)
+    static geometry::ring_return_type_t<Polygon> apply(Polygon& polygon)
     {
-        return traits::exterior_ring
-            <
-                typename std::remove_const<Polygon>::type
-            >::get(polygon);
+        return traits::exterior_ring<std::remove_const_t<Polygon>>::get(polygon);
     }
 };
 
@@ -100,7 +95,7 @@ struct exterior_ring<polygon_tag, Polygon>
     \return a reference to the exterior ring
 */
 template <typename Polygon>
-inline typename ring_return_type<Polygon>::type exterior_ring(Polygon& polygon)
+inline ring_return_type_t<Polygon> exterior_ring(Polygon& polygon)
 {
     return core_dispatch::exterior_ring
         <
@@ -121,8 +116,7 @@ inline typename ring_return_type<Polygon>::type exterior_ring(Polygon& polygon)
 \qbk{distinguish,const version}
 */
 template <typename Polygon>
-inline typename ring_return_type<Polygon const>::type exterior_ring(
-        Polygon const& polygon)
+inline ring_return_type_t<Polygon const> exterior_ring(Polygon const& polygon)
 {
     return core_dispatch::exterior_ring
         <
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/core/interior_rings.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/core/interior_rings.hpp
index 7d6b82d0b9..89e8e3d325 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/core/interior_rings.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/core/interior_rings.hpp
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ struct interior_rings<polygon_tag, Polygon>
 template <typename MultiPolygon>
 struct interior_type<multi_polygon_tag, MultiPolygon>
 {
-    typedef typename core_dispatch::interior_type
+    using type = typename core_dispatch::interior_type
         <
             polygon_tag,
             typename boost::range_value<MultiPolygon>::type
-        >::type type;
+        >::type;
 };
 
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ struct interior_type<multi_polygon_tag, MultiPolygon>
 */
 
 template <typename Polygon>
-inline typename interior_return_type<Polygon>::type interior_rings(Polygon& polygon)
+inline interior_return_type_t<Polygon> interior_rings(Polygon& polygon)
 {
     return core_dispatch::interior_rings
         <
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ inline typename interior_return_type<Polygon>::type interior_rings(Polygon& poly
 \qbk{distinguish,const version}
 */
 template <typename Polygon>
-inline typename interior_return_type<Polygon const>::type interior_rings(
-            Polygon const& polygon)
+inline interior_return_type_t<Polygon const> interior_rings(Polygon const& polygon)
 {
     return core_dispatch::interior_rings
         <
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/core/interior_type.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/core/interior_type.hpp
index 5daa7f476b..02048296f2 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/core/interior_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/core/interior_type.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace traits
 \par Geometries:
     - polygon
 \par Specializations should provide:
-    - typedef X type ( e.g. std::vector&lt;myring&lt;P&gt;&gt; )
+    - using type = X ( e.g. std::vector&lt;myring&lt;P&gt;&gt; )
 \tparam Geometry geometry
 */
 template <typename Geometry>
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ struct interior_return_type
 template <typename Polygon>
 struct interior_return_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>
 {
-    typedef typename std::remove_const<Polygon>::type nc_polygon_type;
+    using nc_polygon_type = std::remove_const_t<Polygon>;
 
-    typedef std::conditional_t
+    using type = std::conditional_t
         <
             std::is_const<Polygon>::value,
             typename traits::interior_const_type<nc_polygon_type>::type,
             typename traits::interior_mutable_type<nc_polygon_type>::type
-        > type;
+        >;
 };
 
 
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ struct interior_type
 template <typename Polygon>
 struct interior_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>
 {
-    typedef typename std::remove_reference
+    using type = std::remove_reference_t
         <
             typename interior_return_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>::type
-        >::type type;
+        >;
 };
 
 
@@ -132,24 +132,32 @@ struct interior_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>
 template <typename Geometry>
 struct interior_type
 {
-    typedef typename core_dispatch::interior_type
+    using type = typename core_dispatch::interior_type
         <
             tag_t<Geometry>,
             Geometry
-        >::type type;
+        >::type;
 };
 
+template <typename Geometry>
+using interior_type_t = typename interior_type<Geometry>::type;
+
+
 template <typename Geometry>
 struct interior_return_type
 {
-    typedef typename core_dispatch::interior_return_type
+    using type = typename core_dispatch::interior_return_type
         <
             tag_t<Geometry>,
             Geometry
-        >::type type;
+        >::type;
 };
 
 
+template <typename Geometry>
+using interior_return_type_t = typename interior_return_type<Geometry>::type;
+
+
 }} // namespace boost::geometry
 
 
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/core/point_type.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/core/point_type.hpp
index 07bcc771a9..89c572c241 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/core/point_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/core/point_type.hpp
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ template <typename Tag, typename Geometry>
 struct point_type
 {
     // Default: call traits to get point type
-    typedef typename std::remove_const
+    using type = std::remove_const_t
         <
             typename traits::point_type<Geometry>::type
-        >::type type;
+        >;
 };
 
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct point_type
 template <typename Point>
 struct point_type<point_tag, Point>
 {
-    typedef Point type;
+    using type = Point;
 };
 
 
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ struct point_type<point_tag, Point>
 template <typename Linestring>
 struct point_type<linestring_tag, Linestring>
 {
-    typedef typename boost::range_value<Linestring>::type type;
+    using type = typename boost::range_value<Linestring>::type;
 };
 
 
 template <typename Ring>
 struct point_type<ring_tag, Ring>
 {
-    typedef typename boost::range_value<Ring>::type type;
+    using type = typename boost::range_value<Ring>::type;
 };
 
 
@@ -100,43 +100,43 @@ struct point_type<ring_tag, Ring>
 template <typename Polygon>
 struct point_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>
 {
-    typedef typename point_type
+    using type = typename point_type
         <
             ring_tag,
             typename ring_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>::type
-        >::type type;
+        >::type;
 };
 
 
 template <typename MultiPoint>
 struct point_type<multi_point_tag, MultiPoint>
 {
-    typedef typename boost::range_value
+    using type = typename boost::range_value
         <
             MultiPoint
-        >::type type;
+        >::type;
 };
 
 
 template <typename MultiLinestring>
 struct point_type<multi_linestring_tag, MultiLinestring>
 {
-    typedef typename point_type
+    using type = typename point_type
         <
             linestring_tag,
             typename boost::range_value<MultiLinestring>::type
-        >::type type;
+        >::type;
 };
 
 
 template <typename MultiPolygon>
 struct point_type<multi_polygon_tag, MultiPolygon>
 {
-    typedef typename point_type
+    using type = typename point_type
         <
             polygon_tag,
             typename boost::range_value<MultiPolygon>::type
-        >::type type;
+        >::type;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/core/ring_type.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/core/ring_type.hpp
index 43a6ae8194..e382c61172 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/core/ring_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/core/ring_type.hpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ struct ring_return_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>
 template <typename MultiLinestring>
 struct ring_return_type<multi_linestring_tag, MultiLinestring>
 {
-    typedef typename ring_return_type
+    using type = typename ring_return_type
         <
             linestring_tag,
             std::conditional_t
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ struct ring_return_type<multi_linestring_tag, MultiLinestring>
                     typename boost::range_value<MultiLinestring>::type const,
                     typename boost::range_value<MultiLinestring>::type
                 >
-        >::type type;
+        >::type;
 };
 
 
 template <typename MultiPolygon>
 struct ring_return_type<multi_polygon_tag, MultiPolygon>
 {
-    typedef typename ring_return_type
+    using type = typename ring_return_type
         <
             polygon_tag,
             std::conditional_t
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ struct ring_return_type<multi_polygon_tag, MultiPolygon>
                     typename boost::range_value<MultiPolygon>::type const,
                     typename boost::range_value<MultiPolygon>::type
                 >
-        >::type type;
+        >::type;
 };
 
 
@@ -157,30 +157,30 @@ struct ring_type<ring_tag, Ring>
 template <typename Polygon>
 struct ring_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>
 {
-    typedef typename std::remove_reference
+    using type = std::remove_reference_t
         <
             typename ring_return_type<polygon_tag, Polygon>::type
-        >::type type;
+        >;
 };
 
 
 template <typename MultiLinestring>
 struct ring_type<multi_linestring_tag, MultiLinestring>
 {
-    typedef typename std::remove_reference
+    using type = std::remove_reference_t
         <
             typename ring_return_type<multi_linestring_tag, MultiLinestring>::type
-        >::type type;
+        >;
 };
 
 
 template <typename MultiPolygon>
 struct ring_type<multi_polygon_tag, MultiPolygon>
 {
-    typedef typename std::remove_reference
+    using type = std::remove_reference_t
         <
             typename ring_return_type<multi_polygon_tag, MultiPolygon>::type
-        >::type type;
+        >;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/io/dsv/write.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/io/dsv/write.hpp
index 8a120d0925..60a6e9af7f 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/io/dsv/write.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/io/dsv/write.hpp
@@ -207,17 +207,17 @@ struct dsv_poly
                 Polygon const& poly,
                 dsv_settings const& settings)
     {
-        typedef typename ring_type<Polygon>::type ring;
+        using ring_t = ring_type_t<Polygon>;
 
         os << settings.list_open;
 
-        dsv_range<ring>::apply(os, exterior_ring(poly), settings);
+        dsv_range<ring_t>::apply(os, exterior_ring(poly), settings);
 
         auto const& rings = interior_rings(poly);
         for (auto it = boost::begin(rings); it != boost::end(rings); ++it)
         {
             os << settings.list_separator;
-            dsv_range<ring>::apply(os, *it, settings);
+            dsv_range<ring_t>::apply(os, *it, settings);
         }
         os << settings.list_close;
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/io/svg/write.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/io/svg/write.hpp
index 67a5f20cbd..402cc80080 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/io/svg/write.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/io/svg/write.hpp
@@ -139,12 +139,10 @@ struct svg_poly
     static inline void apply(std::basic_ostream<Char, Traits>& os,
         Polygon const& polygon, std::string const& style, double)
     {
-        typedef typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
-
         bool first = true;
         os << "<g fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"";
 
-        ring_type const& ring = geometry::exterior_ring(polygon);
+        auto const& ring = geometry::exterior_ring(polygon);
         for (auto it = boost::begin(ring); it != boost::end(ring); ++it, first = false)
         {
             os << (first ? "M" : " L") << " "
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/read.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/read.hpp
index 36e719d5e2..9d96dffeb1 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/read.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/read.hpp
@@ -419,8 +419,7 @@ struct ring_parser
 template <typename Polygon>
 struct polygon_parser
 {
-    using ring_return_type = typename ring_return_type<Polygon>::type;
-    using appender = container_appender<ring_return_type>;
+    using appender = container_appender<ring_return_type_t<Polygon>>;
 
     template <typename TokenizerIterator>
     static inline void apply(TokenizerIterator& it,
@@ -443,7 +442,7 @@ struct polygon_parser
             }
             else
             {
-                typename ring_type<Polygon>::type ring;
+                ring_type_t<Polygon> ring;
                 appender::apply(it, end, wkt, ring);
                 range::push_back(geometry::interior_rings(poly), std::move(ring));
             }
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/write.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/write.hpp
index 52d0659e32..e1e9a03ef4 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/write.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/io/wkt/write.hpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct wkt_poly
     static inline void apply(std::basic_ostream<Char, Traits>& os,
                 Polygon const& poly, bool force_closure)
     {
-        using ring = typename ring_type<Polygon const>::type;
+        using ring_t = ring_type_t<Polygon const>;
 
         auto const& exterior = exterior_ring(poly);
         auto const& rings = interior_rings(poly);
@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@ struct wkt_poly
         os << "(";
         if (point_count > 0)
         {
-            wkt_sequence<ring>::apply(os, exterior, force_closure);
+            wkt_sequence<ring_t>::apply(os, exterior, force_closure);
 
             for (auto it = boost::begin(rings); it != boost::end(rings); ++it)
             {
                 os << ",";
-                wkt_sequence<ring>::apply(os, *it, force_closure);
+                wkt_sequence<ring_t>::apply(os, *it, force_closure);
             }
         }
         os << ")";
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/detail/point_iterator/inner_range_type.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/detail/point_iterator/inner_range_type.hpp
index 1e9efe4f5e..0e57178daa 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/iterators/detail/point_iterator/inner_range_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/iterators/detail/point_iterator/inner_range_type.hpp
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ struct inner_range_type<Polygon, polygon_tag>
     typedef std::conditional_t
         <
             ! std::is_const<Polygon>::value,
-            typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type,
-            typename geometry::ring_type<Polygon>::type const
+            geometry::ring_type_t<Polygon>,
+            geometry::ring_type_t<Polygon> const
         > type;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/views/detail/boundary_view/implementation.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/views/detail/boundary_view/implementation.hpp
index 277ce1be66..78ea7fa6e4 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/views/detail/boundary_view/implementation.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/views/detail/boundary_view/implementation.hpp
@@ -51,14 +51,11 @@ namespace detail { namespace boundary_views
 template
 <
     typename Polygon,
-    typename Value = typename ring_type<Polygon>::type,
-    typename Reference = typename ring_return_type<Polygon>::type,
+    typename Value = ring_type_t<Polygon>,
+    typename Reference = ring_return_type_t<Polygon>,
     typename Difference = typename boost::range_difference
         <
-            typename std::remove_reference
-                <
-                    typename interior_return_type<Polygon>::type
-                >::type
+            std::remove_reference_t<interior_return_type_t<Polygon>>
         >::type
 >
 class polygon_rings_iterator
@@ -71,13 +68,10 @@ class polygon_rings_iterator
             Difference
         >
 {
-    typedef typename boost::range_size
+    using size_type = typename boost::range_size
         <
-            typename std::remove_reference
-                <
-                    typename interior_return_type<Polygon>::type
-                >::type
-        >::type size_type;
+            std::remove_reference_t<interior_return_type_t<Polygon>>
+        >::type;
 
 public:
     // default constructor
@@ -328,7 +322,7 @@ class views_container_initializer<MultiPolygon, multi_polygon_tag>
 template <typename Areal>
 class areal_boundary
 {
-    typedef boundary_view<typename ring_type<Areal>::type> boundary_view_type;
+    typedef boundary_view<ring_type_t<Areal>> boundary_view_type;
     typedef views_container_initializer<Areal> exception_safe_initializer;
 
     template <typename T>
diff --git a/test/algorithms/distance/test_distance_common.hpp b/test/algorithms/distance/test_distance_common.hpp
index 88c2747d52..22ecbed3df 100644
--- a/test/algorithms/distance/test_distance_common.hpp
+++ b/test/algorithms/distance/test_distance_common.hpp
@@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ struct test_distance_of_geometries
 >
     : public test_distance_of_geometries<Segment, Polygon, 0, 0>
 {
-    typedef test_distance_of_geometries<Segment, Polygon, 0, 0> base;
+    using base = test_distance_of_geometries<Segment, Polygon, 0, 0>;
 
-    typedef typename bg::ring_type<Polygon>::type ring_type;
+    using ring_type = bg::ring_type_t<Polygon>;
 
     template
     <
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ struct test_distance_of_geometries
 >
     : public test_distance_of_geometries<Segment, Box, 0, 0>
 {
-    typedef test_distance_of_geometries<Segment, Box, 0, 0> base;
+    using base = test_distance_of_geometries<Segment, Box, 0, 0>;
 
     template
     <
diff --git a/test/algorithms/overlay/dissolver.cpp b/test/algorithms/overlay/dissolver.cpp
index 2d8e28a0f3..05c2f19642 100644
--- a/test/algorithms/overlay/dissolver.cpp
+++ b/test/algorithms/overlay/dissolver.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ void test_dissolve_plusmin(std::string const& caseid, Collection const& input,
             T const& expected_positive_area,
             T const& expected_negative_area)
 {
-    typedef typename boost::range_value<GeometryOut>::type geometry_type;
-    typedef typename bg::point_type<geometry_type>::type point_type;
-
+    using geometry_type = typename boost::range_value<GeometryOut>::type;
+    using point_type = bg::point_type_t<geometry_type>;
 
     GeometryOut output;
     bg::dissolver(input, output);
@@ -117,8 +116,8 @@ void test_geometry(std::string const& caseid, std::string const& wkt,
 
     // Test std::vector<ring>
     {
-        typedef typename boost::range_value<MultiPolygon>::type polygon_type;
-        typedef typename bg::ring_type<MultiPolygon>::type ring_type;
+        using polygon_type = typename boost::range_value<MultiPolygon>::type;
+        using ring_type = bg::ring_type_t<MultiPolygon>;
         std::vector<ring_type> rings;
         for (polygon_type const& polygon : multi_polygon)
         {
@@ -163,8 +162,8 @@ void test_geometry(std::string const& caseid, std::string const& wkt,
 template <typename Point>
 void test_all()
 {
-    typedef bg::model::polygon<Point> polygon;
-    typedef bg::model::multi_polygon<polygon> multi_polygon;
+    using polygon = bg::model::polygon<Point>;
+    using multi_polygon = bg::model::multi_polygon<polygon>;
 
     test_geometry<multi_polygon>("simplex_one",
         "MULTIPOLYGON(((0 0,1 4,4 1,0 0)))",
diff --git a/test/algorithms/overlay/split_rings.cpp b/test/algorithms/overlay/split_rings.cpp
index 90704de0e5..7bbfb22cff 100644
--- a/test/algorithms/overlay/split_rings.cpp
+++ b/test/algorithms/overlay/split_rings.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct test_split_rings
             double precision)
     {
 
-        typedef typename bg::ring_type<Geometry>::type ring_type;
+        using ring_type = bg::ring_type_t<Geometry>:;
         std::vector<ring_type> rings;
         bg::split_rings(geometry, rings);
 
diff --git a/test/core/ring.cpp b/test/core/ring.cpp
index cf7ee5d7ed..bd7b722d82 100644
--- a/test/core/ring.cpp
+++ b/test/core/ring.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ void test_ring(std::string const& wkt,
     std::size_t expected_interior_ring_count,
     std::size_t expected_first_interior_count)
 {
-    typedef bg::model::polygon<P> the_polygon;
-    typedef typename bg::ring_type<the_polygon>::type the_ring;
-    typedef typename bg::interior_return_type<the_polygon const>::type the_interior;
+    using the_polygon = bg::model::polygon<P>;
+    using the_ring = bg::ring_type_t<the_polygon>;
+    using the_interior = bg::interior_return_type_t<the_polygon const>;
 
     the_polygon poly;
     bg::read_wkt(wkt, poly);
diff --git a/test/robustness/common/make_square_polygon.hpp b/test/robustness/common/make_square_polygon.hpp
index 2127a6b177..bb84af463f 100644
--- a/test/robustness/common/make_square_polygon.hpp
+++ b/test/robustness/common/make_square_polygon.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ inline void make_square_polygon(Polygon& polygon, Generator& generator, Settings
     x = generator();
     y = generator();
 
-    typename ring_type<Polygon>::type& ring = exterior_ring(polygon);
+    auto& ring = exterior_ring(polygon);
 
     point_type p;
     set<0>(p, x); set<1>(p, y);         append(ring, p);