Contents CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION 10 1.1-Metro Rail System & its relation with Development 10 1.2-The Concept of Transit Oriented Development: 11 1.21-Urban TOD: 12 1.22-Neighborhood TOD: 12 1.3-Key Aspects of Successful TOD 13 1.4-Benefits of TOD in urban Context 13 1.5-Demerits of Transit Oriented Development: 14 1.6- Metro Corridors in Kolkata 15 1.61-Application of TOD Principles around Metro Station in Kolkata: 16 1.62-Scope of the study 17 1.63-Research Question: 17 1.64-Aim of the Study 17 1.65-Study Objectives 17 1.66-Limitations of the study 17 1.7-Research Methodology 18 CHAPTER 2- LITERATURE REVIEW & CASE STUDIES 20 2.1Case Studies 20 2.11-Selection of Case Studies 20 2.12Bus based transit System in Curitiba: 20 2.13-Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), San Francisco: 22 2.14-Delhi Metro Rail Transit System: 25 2.15-TOD land use Typologies: 28 2.2-Literature Review 29 2.21-Economic Development and Smart Growth 29 2.22-Handbook of Transit Oriented Development 30 2.23-TOD Status Report 30 2.24-TCRP Report 128 31 2.25-Transit Oriented Sustainable Development 32 2.26- Transit Oriented Development framework 34 CHAPTER3-METRO STATION SELECTION IN KOLKATA 36 3.1- East-West Metro Corridor in Kolkata 36 3.11-Population Characteristics along E-W Metro Corridor 37 3.2-Study Area (Bengal Chemical Metro Station-City Center Metro Station) 38 3.21-Selection Criteria of Study Area 38 3.22-Location of Study Area: 38 3.23-Study Area with Ward Boundary 39 3.3-Understanding the Study Area around City Center Metro Station 40 3.31-Understanding the Study Area around Bengal Chemical Metro Station 41 3.4-Sample Selection Technique 42 3.41-Primary Surveys 42 3.42-Visual Surveys 42 3.43-Secondary Data Collection 42 CHAPTER 4- DATA ANALYSIS 43 4.1-Population Density of Study Area 43 4.2-Analysis Technique: 44 4.3-Study Area Land Use: 45 4.31-Land Uses around Bengal Chemical Metro Station: 45 4.32-Land Uses around City Center Metro Station 47 4.4-Built Vs. Open Relationship in Study Area 49 4.41-Built Vs. Open in around Bengal Chemical Metro Station 49 4.42-Built Vs. Open in around City Center Metro Station 50 4.5-Building Heights in Study Area 51 4.51-Building Heights around Bengal Chemical Metro Station 51 4.52-Building Heights around City CenterMetro Station 52 4.53-Floor Area Un-utilization in Study Area 54 4.6-Household Data Analysis 56 4.61-Income Distribution 56 4.62-Travel Expenditure 56 4.63-Mode Uses for Different Trip Purpose 57 4.7-Road Network and Overall Connectivity 58 4.71-Connectivity within the Study Area 59 4.72-Walkability within the Study Area 60 4. 8-SWOT Analysis 61 4.9-Areas potential for development 63 CHAPTER 5- PROPOSAL & RECOMMENDATION 64 5.1-Proposal Framework 64 5.2-Framework Plan 65 5.3-Transformation of Nodes (Bengal Chemical Metro Station) 66 5.31-Major Issues 66 5.32- Proposed land use 66 5.33- Plot Divisions for New Development 68 5.34-Job Calculation 69 5.4-Transformation of Nodes (City Center) 70 5.5- Phasing of Work 70 5.6- New Development & Effect in Metro Ridership 71 5.7- Property Tax calculation 72 5.8- Traffic & Transportation Plan 73 5.9- Compare the Proposed Scenario with the existing one. 75 CHAPTER 6- CONCLUSION 78 Bibliography 79 ANNEXURE II 8