CONTENTS
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Need for Study 2
1.3 Aim 2
1.4 Objective 3
1.5 Methodology 3
1.5.1 Literature Review 3
1.5.2 Site Selection 3
1.5.3 Delineation of Area for Study 4
1.5.4 Data Collection 4
1.5.5 Preparation of Base Map 4
1.5.6 Design Interventions 4
2 Public Transport in Ahmedabad 5
2.1 AMTS (Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service) 5
2.2 Bus Rapid Transit System – BRTS 6
2.3 Mass Rapid Transport System – Metrolink 7
3 Literature Review 8
3.1 Indiranagar Metro Station Accessibility Plan, Bangalore (Embarq India, 2011) 8
3.2 UTTIPEC Guideline for Street Design (UTTIPEC, 2010) 10
4 Site Selection 12
4.1 Methodology for Site Selection 12
5 Site Analysis 21
5.1 Site Location 21
5.2 Delineation of Study Area 22
5.3 Existing Development Analysis 23
5.3.1 Built Use Distribution Analysis – AEC Metro Station 23
5.3.2 Built Use Distribution Analysis – Ranip Metro Station 25
5.4 Transport Infrastructure 27
5.4.1 Right of Way (R.O.W) 27
5.4.2 Condition of Footpath 30
6 Design Proposal 33
6.1 Street Design Sections 34
6.1.1 60 M ROW 34
6.1.1 40.25 M ROW 34
6.1.1 24.20 M ROW 35
6.1.2 18.3 M ROW 36
6.1.3 12.2 M ROW 36
6.1.4 9.1 M ROW 37
7 Accessibility Mapping 38
7.1 Accessibility Maps – AEC Metro station area 39
7.2 Accessibility Maps – Ranip Metro station area 40
7.3 Analysis of Maps 41
8 Conclusion 42
9 Bibliography 43