Undertaking ii Certificate .iii Acknowledgments iv Abstract v CONTENTS vi List of Figures viii List of Tables xii 1 Introduction 13 1.1What is TOD and SAP? 13 1.2 Present Condition of Public Transport in Ahmedabad 15 1.3 Present Condition of Non-Motorized Traffic in Ahmedabad 19 1.4 Aim and Objectives 20 1.5 Need For the Study 20 2 Literature Review 22 2.1 Transit Oriented Development 22 2.1.1 what is transit oriented development (TOD)? 22 2.1.2 TOD Principles 23 2.1.3 Benefits Of Tod 27 2.1.4 Tod in Ahmedabad 27 2.2 Station Area Plan 29 2.2.1) What Is Station Area Planning? 29 2.2.2) Why is Station Area Planning Important? 29 2.2.3) Sap Principles 30 2.3 Case Study: INDIRANAGAR METRO STATION ACCESSIBILITY PLAN, BENGALURU 43 2.4 Benefits of SAP 46 3 Data Collection and Analysis 47 3.1 Methodology for Selection of Station Areas 47 3.2 Selection of study areas 48 3.3 Issues in Corridor 53 3.3.1 Discontinuous footpath 53 3.3.2 Trees and plants on the Footpath 53 3.3.3 Utilities on the Footpath 54 3.3.4 Pedestrian and Cyclist using Mixed Traffic lane 54 3.3.5 Vehicle parked on Footpath 55 3.3.6 Poor Condition of Footpath 55 3.3.7 Lack of signage on the streets 56 3.3.8 Lack of dustbins and toilets 56 3.3.9 Vendors occupying the footpaths 57 4 Design Inputs 58 4.1 Design Guidelines 58 4.2 Station Area Plan: Gujarat University 67 4.3 Station Area Plan: Ranip 88 4.4 Station Area Plan: Kalupur.112 5 Conclusion 134 References 136 Appendix 1 137 Appendix 2 140 Appendix 3 142 Appendix 4 145 List of figures Figure 1. Transit oriented development, Peter Calthorpe, TOD diagram Figure 2.Components of Station Area Plan; Source: Embarq Figure 3. AMTS routes and stops in Ahmedabad Figure 4. BRTS routes in Ahmedabad Figure 5. Suburban railway map in Ahmedabad Figure 6. GSRTC routes in Ahmedabad Figure 7. Metro route and stations in Ahmedabad Figure 8. Curitiba, Brazil Figure 9. TOD along BRT Corridor – Curitiba, Brazil Figure 10. Kharghar skyline, Navi Mumbai Figure 11. NMT infrastructure in Netherlands Figure 12. A TOD neighbourhood conceptual diagram Figure 13. FSI distribution in Ahmedabad Figure 14. 200mt buffer made across the BRTS routes in Ahmedabad. Figure 15. Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA. Wilshire Rapid Bus line is one of the most heavily travelled bus routes in the US Figure 16. New York City, USA. Dense, built up urban block near public transport stations Figure 17. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Trams, buses, cars, cyclists, and pedestrians share the street Figure 18Guayaquil, Ecuador. 9 de Octubre Avenue is the central arterial of the city Figure 19. New Delhi. Separate and quality cycle tracks Figure 20. Bogotá, Colombia. Images before and after enforcement of parking regulations on Avenue Carrera 15 Figure 21. Sydney, Australia. Lighting enhancing visibility and security in an open space Figure 22. Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra, JNNURM affordable housing Figure 23. Map of Namma Metro Bangalore showing the Indiranagar Metro Station Figure 24. Existing land use around Indiranagar Metro Station (2011), Figure 25. Existing road in the study area. (embarq) Figure 26. Metro route and station map in Ahmedabad Figure 27. Station area influence zones, Source: EMBARQ India Figure 28- Discontinues Footpath Figure 29- trees and plants on the Footpath Figure 30- Public utilities on the Footpath Figure 31-NMT using Mixed Traffic Lane Figure 32- Vehicle Parking on the Footpath Figure 33- Poor quality of footpath Figure 34- vendors on the footpath Figure 35. Continuous footpath in Delhi Figure 36. Ideal footpath Figure 37. Cycle track recommendations Figure 38. Median and pedestrian refuge recommendations Figure 39. Pedestrian crossing recommendations Figure 40. Bus stop recommendations Figure 41. Vendor space location recommendations Figure 42. On street parking recommendations Figure 43. Street lighting recommendation Figure 44. Existing Landuse map of Gujarat University Figure 45. Road Hierarchy at Gujarat University Figure 46. Existing public transport map (feeder map) Figure 47. Existing issues in Gujarat University Figure 48. Roads to be designed Figure 49. Existing road at Rii Figure 50. Proposed road at Rii Figure 51. Existing road at R8, R16 Figure 52. Proposed road at R8, R16 Figure 53. Existing road at R5, R9, R10, R12, R13, R15 and Ri Figure 54. Proposed road at R8, R16 Figure 55. Existing road in the R11, R14, Riv Figure 56. Proposed road for R11, R14, Riv Figure 57. Existing road in the R3, R4 Figure 58. Proposed road for R3, R4 Figure 59. Existing road in the R1 Figure 60. Proposed road in the R1 Figure 61. Existing walkability index in Gujarat University Figure 62. Proposed walkability index in Gujarat University Figure 63. Proposed NMT in Gujarat University Figure 64. Major Catchment Areas in Gujarat University Figure 65. Immediate proposal for Gujarat University Figure 66. Existing landuse map of ranip area Figure 67.Existing public transport map of ranip area Figure 68. Existing road hierarchy map of ranip area Figure 69.Existing issue map of ranip area Figure 70.roads to be designed of ranip area Figure 71. exisiting road in R3 and R7 Figure 72. Proposed road section and plan in R3 and R7 Figure 73. Existing road in R1 and R9 Figure 74. Proposed road section and plan in R1 and R9 Figure 75. Existing road in R2 Figure 76. Proposed road section and plan in R2 Figure 77. Existing road in R6 Figure 78. Proposed road section and plan in R6 Figure 79. Existing road in R5 Figure 80. Proposed road section and plan in R5 Figure 81. Existing road in R4 Figure 82. Proposed road section and plan in R4 Figure 83. Proposed road section and plan in R9 Figure 84 existing walkability map in ranip Figure 85 Proposed walkability map in ranip Figure 86 Proposed NMT map in ranip Figure 87 major catchment in ranip Figure 88 Immediate proposal map in ranip Figure 89. Existing landuse map of kalupur Figure 90. Existing road hierarchy map of kalupur Figure 91. Existing public transport map of kalupur Figure 92. Existing issue map of kalupur Figure 93. Roads to be designed in kalupur Figure 94. Existing road R12 Figure 95. Proposed road R12 Figure 96. Existing road R5, R11 Figure 97. Proposed road R5 and R11 Figure 98. Existing road R8 and R9 Figure 99 Proposed road section and plan for R2, R3, R6, R8 and R9 Figure 100. Existing road R4 and R7 Figure 101 Proposed road section and plan for R4, R7, R10, R14, and R17 Figure 102. Existing road R1 Figure 103 Proposed road section and plan for R1 Figure 104. Existing road R15 Figure 105 Proposed road section and plan for R15 Figure 106 existing walkability map of kalupur Figure 107 proposed walkability map of kalupur Figure 108 proposed NMT map of kalupur Figure 109 major catchment of kalupur Figure 110 Immediate proposal of kalupur Figure 111. Improved trip time for Gujarat University List of tables Table 1: Percentage of obstructed bicycle tracks and footpaths along Janmarg corridor Table 2. Classification of Metro Stations in Ahmedabad Table 3. Details of Metro station in Ahmedabad Table 4. Selected study areas Table 5. Street lighting recommendations. SOURCE: better streets better cities ITDP 2011 Table 6: Roads to be designed in Gujarat University Table 7: Costing in Gujarat University Table 8. Roads to be designed in ranip Table 9: Costing in ranip Table 10 Roads to be designed in kalupur Table 11: Costing in kalupur