VISUALISING IMPACT OF TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ON CITY DEVELOPMENT

CASE STUDY: DWARKA AND ROHINI

RESEARCH WORK : ABSTRACT
Urban transport is an imperative part of urban infrastructure, shaping the city and its
development. The spill-over of informal sector on the area makes way to problems of
congestion, delays and problem in regulation of the area. Transport situation in most Indian
metropolitan cities is rapidly deteriorating because of the increasing travel demand and
inadequate transportation system. The Master Plan of Delhi 1962 enunciated the policy of self-
containment which fundamentally speaks about ways to minimize commuting and maximizing
self-sufficiency of a town, at a planning division level. But due to unsynchronized development
of housing and employment it was never realized.
Transit oriented development can succeed where the previous policies have not achieved
desired results. Transit Oriented Development is a technique to achieve higher density
development and balanced environment, with focus on the three Ds Density, Diversity and
Design. The applicability of Transit Oriented Development was studied in detail by the author in
his research taking case studies of Dwarka and Rohini with differing nature of development:
density, design, commuter perception and transit ridership etc.
Both the case-studies were studied comprehensively to identify bottlenecks and issues. Further,
the potential for transit-oriented development to address these issues and bottlenecks was
identified. Transformations due to implementation of Transit Oriented Development in case
study areas were visualized. The analysis leads to conclusions which were eye - opening. Both
case-studies showed both favorable and unfavourable characteristics to. Dwarka, perceived to
be a model Transit Oriented Development, lacks essential components like efficient feeder
service and pedestrian-friendly design, whereas Rohini had no observable gradation of density
of development, and little diversity of uses near station areas. These are remarkable findings,
and reflect other parts of Delhi where MRTS is present.
The research then tries to give certain recommendations for effective realization of Transit
Oriented Development in these sub-cities, which can be implemented elsewhere in Delhi by
suitably modifying it according to conditions prevalent there. A conceptual Transit Oriented
Development plan also has been laid down, to be followed as a model Transit Oriented
Development implementation plan, which may not be the ideal solution, but gives a starting
point for even more comprehensive and better plans later on. The location of various transit
related proposals within close proximity to each other encourages transit supportive mixed uses
within the sector and adjacent areas. Successful implementation of such transit supporting uses
could lead to increased intensity of development near metro stations and greater return on
transit infrastructure.

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