Station accessibility plan for a multi modal zone in Ahmedabad (Softcopy is also available)
Thakkar, Maharsh
Station accessibility plan for a multi modal zone in Ahmedabad (Softcopy is also available) - 2017 - iii,vii,75p.
CONTENTS Acknowledgements iii Abstract iv List of figures v List of tables vii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background and need for the study 1 1.2 Aim 3 1.3 Objective 3 1.4 Methodology 3 2. Overview of Public transport systems in Ahmedabad 5 2.1 AMTS (Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service) 5 2.2 Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) – Janmarg 6 2.3 Suburban Rail 7 2.4 Regional bus service – GSRTC 8 2.5 Metro Rail 8 3. Literature Review 10 3.1 Safe Access Manual – Safe Access to mass transit stations 10 3.2 Case of Hong Kong Central metro station MTR 12 3.3 Indiranagar metro station accessibility plan, Bengaluru 14 3.4 Street design Guidelines - UTTIPEC 16 4. Area Selection 19 4.1 Methodology for potential area selection 19 Step1: Formation of TAZ’s along the metro corridor 19 Step 2: Identification of parameter 20 Step 3: Calculating influence zone of a particular metro station 26 Step 4: Ranking of metro stations 27 5. Site Analysis 30 5.1 Location 30 5.1.1 Existing development Analysis 31 5.1.2 Land use distribution 32 5.1.3 Building heights 34 5.1.4 Built vs open area 36 5.1.5 Floor space index (FSI) mapping 37 5.2 Transport Infrastructure 39 5.2.1 Right of way (ROW) 39 5.2.2 Level of service 40 5.2.3 Accident data 43 5.2.4 Pedestrian Analysis at major junctions 43 5.2.5 Analysis of street character – Street rating 44 5.3 Accessibility 50 5.3.1 Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) 50 5.3.2 Methodology for calculation of Accessibility index in study area 51 5.3.3 Steps for calculation of Accessibility Index 52 5.3.4 PTAL Mapping 53 5.3.5 Observations from the PTAL map 56 6. Proposal 57 6.1 Proposal of feeder bus service in the area 57 6.2 Implementation of the LAP model for the study area 59 6.3 Detailed design of area near metro station 61 6.4 Proposal for Secondary and Tertiary catchment area 64 6.5 Costing 72 7. Conclusion 74 References 75
MIED TH-0093 / THA
Station accessibility plan for a multi modal zone in Ahmedabad (Softcopy is also available) - 2017 - iii,vii,75p.
CONTENTS Acknowledgements iii Abstract iv List of figures v List of tables vii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background and need for the study 1 1.2 Aim 3 1.3 Objective 3 1.4 Methodology 3 2. Overview of Public transport systems in Ahmedabad 5 2.1 AMTS (Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service) 5 2.2 Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) – Janmarg 6 2.3 Suburban Rail 7 2.4 Regional bus service – GSRTC 8 2.5 Metro Rail 8 3. Literature Review 10 3.1 Safe Access Manual – Safe Access to mass transit stations 10 3.2 Case of Hong Kong Central metro station MTR 12 3.3 Indiranagar metro station accessibility plan, Bengaluru 14 3.4 Street design Guidelines - UTTIPEC 16 4. Area Selection 19 4.1 Methodology for potential area selection 19 Step1: Formation of TAZ’s along the metro corridor 19 Step 2: Identification of parameter 20 Step 3: Calculating influence zone of a particular metro station 26 Step 4: Ranking of metro stations 27 5. Site Analysis 30 5.1 Location 30 5.1.1 Existing development Analysis 31 5.1.2 Land use distribution 32 5.1.3 Building heights 34 5.1.4 Built vs open area 36 5.1.5 Floor space index (FSI) mapping 37 5.2 Transport Infrastructure 39 5.2.1 Right of way (ROW) 39 5.2.2 Level of service 40 5.2.3 Accident data 43 5.2.4 Pedestrian Analysis at major junctions 43 5.2.5 Analysis of street character – Street rating 44 5.3 Accessibility 50 5.3.1 Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL) 50 5.3.2 Methodology for calculation of Accessibility index in study area 51 5.3.3 Steps for calculation of Accessibility Index 52 5.3.4 PTAL Mapping 53 5.3.5 Observations from the PTAL map 56 6. Proposal 57 6.1 Proposal of feeder bus service in the area 57 6.2 Implementation of the LAP model for the study area 59 6.3 Detailed design of area near metro station 61 6.4 Proposal for Secondary and Tertiary catchment area 64 6.5 Costing 72 7. Conclusion 74 References 75
MIED TH-0093 / THA