STUDY ON TRANSIT-

ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT (TOD)
AND MRT

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URBAN AMENITIES:
Urban amenities means 
• urban facilities such as parks, playgrounds, green spaces, 
• parking facilities, public wi-fi facilities, public bus transport, bus shelters, taxi and rickshaw stands,
•  libraries, affordable hospitals, cultural centers, recreation centers,
•  stadium, sports complex and any other urban facility, 
TRANSIT-ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT:
TOD, or transit-oriented development, means
•  integrated urban places designed to bring
people, activities, buildings, and public
space together
•  easy walking and cycling connection
between them
• near-excellent transit service to the rest of
the city .
• promotes a symbiotic relationship
between dense, compact urban form and
public transport use.

FEATURES OF TOD:
A TOD typically includes 
• central transit stop (such as a train
station, or light rail or bus stop) 
•  a high-density mixed-use area
•  lower-density areas spreading out
from this center.
CONCEPT OF TOD:

If  a development is more than 800m from transit,

than it  does not considered as transit oriented
development
WHY DOES TOD MATTER?​
The benefits of TOD are many. Individuals, communities, local
governments, and businesses in the Chicago Region all receive
value from TOD.​
​The Center for Transit-Oriented Development
(CTOD) describes some of the benefits of well-
designed TOD as follows: ​​
• Reduced household driving and thus lowered
regional congestion, air pollution,and
greenhouse 
• Walkable communities that accommodate
more healthy and active lifestyles .​​
•  Increased transit ridership for trips to work
•  Improved access to jobs and economic
opportunity for low-income people and working
families. ​​
• Reduce dependence on the automobile,
reduce transportation costs, and free up
household income for other purposes.
Cities can ensure TOD by focusing on the following  principles :​
•Quality Public Transit
•Active Transport
•Car Use Management
•Mixed-Use Neighborhoods with Efficient Buildings
•Neighborhood Centers and Vibrant Ground Floors
•Public Spaces
•Community Participation and Collective Identity

Indeed, TOD presents great potential to achieve

 (I) sustainable urban development,
 (ii) efficient urban transportation sector, and
 (iii) equitable socioeconomic development, three
strategic goals of major importance in rapidly
expanding cities like Dhaka. 
CATCHMENT AREA:
In human geography, a catchment area is the area from which a city, service or institution attracts a population that uses its
services. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a
local school.​​
Governments and community service organizations often define catchment areas for planning purposes and public safety
such as ensuring universal access to services like fire departments, police departments, ambulance bases and hospitals.
The area in the immediate vicinity of the transit
station, within a walking distance, having high density
compact development with mixed land use to
support all basic needs of the residents is called the
influence zone of a transit station/ corridor.

Influence zone is either established at a transit

stations or along the transit corridors. It is
generally up to a radius of nearly 500-800m
of the transit station. Where the distance
between the transit stations is less than 1 km
STATION AREA:
Station areas are unique places where high-speed and intercity passenger rail can connect seamlessly with intermodal
options like public transit. The infill development around the station can boost economic growth and community vitality.

 Station plazas:
Arrangements must be made to reserve at least some public space near MRT stations, and carefully design this space as a
“station plaza.” This critical space must be organized and designed so as to maximize all benefits from MRT development.
The station plaza is indeed the space where all three TOD strategic goals meet, where the conditions for successful TOD
shall be implemented together.

In terms of urban design, the basic features of a station plaza include: 

(i) Pedestrian-oriented design and provision of public space: the design of the station plaza shall be pedestrian-oriented
and accessible to everyone. 
(ii) Intermodal integration and provision of intermodal facilities: some off-road space shall be reserved for intermodal
facilities, such as bike racks, bus stops, pick-up/ drop-off areas for paratransit and automobiles, some parking space; transit
users must be provided with sufficient information at the station plaza on how to transfer from MRT to other transportation
modes. 
(iii) Density and diversity of land uses: shall be at their maximum level near MRT stations, especially for all buildings
adjacent to the station plaza. 
TRANSPORT CORRIDOR:
A transport corridor is a generally linear area that is defined by one or more modes
of transportation like highway, railroads or public transport which share a common
course. (Source : wikipedia)

PURPOSE OF TRANSPORT CORRIDOR:

• Transportation corridors include one or more routes that connect centers of
economic activity.
• The routes have different alignments but common transfer points and common end
points, which are gateways that allow traffic to enter or exit the corridor.
• The routes are composed of the links over which the transportation services travel
and the nodes that interconnect the transportation services.
• Some corridors are uni-modal, but most involve multiple modes.
• Some corridors are relatively short and defined by a principal gateway like a port;
others are defined by the region they serve.
• Transportation corridors provide transportation and other logistics services that
promote trade among the cities and countries along the corridor.
• Transportation corridors can be domestic or international.
• A domestic corridor is a designated set of routes within the national transportation
network that is used to distribute goods within the country. 
 CASE STUDY
THE EAST DELHI HUB
will be developed around two of the existing 
Delhi Metro stations at Karkardooma, on the Delhi
Metro Blue Line and Delhi Metro Pink Line. 
The project will include a massive open green
landscape area, besides a 48-storey signature tower
which will become Delhi’s tallest tower.

Location: Karkardooma, New Delhi

Site Area: 75 acre
Built-up area: 15 million sq. ft
Architects: C P Kukreja Architects 
The  various facilities and special aspects of the
TOD project, which are as follows:

• One of the most unique aspects of the TOD

project is that it will have a central and
massive green lung of around 10 acres, built
inside it
• The hub has been designed with a
sustainability model, and will have
the provisions of vertical gardens as well
as water-harvesting facilities.
• There will also be a huge plaza
near the Delhi Metro stations
and skywalks will be built to take
people directly to the
destinations without them having to
step onto the streets.​

• Schools, dispensaries, gymnasia,

cultural centres as well as libraries
will be built inside the hub.
•  Combination of high and low density urban massing distributed at different vertical levels of the urban complex, which
allows myriad public activities to take place at different levels
• The squares and plazas are lined with commercial development to ensure ‘eyes on the streets,’ rendering the public areas
safe for everyone.
• The tallest tower itself behaves like a massive sound absorber and has been ideally envisioned as a
‘soundscraper’
• East Delhi Hub is not only a miniature Smart City, but a definition of ‘Living Organic Architecture” on real ground
CASE STUDY

LOHAS PARK
 is a Hong Kong seaside residential development of the MTR
Corporation, located in Tseung Kwan O Area

The 3,550,000 square feet (330,000 m2) estate is divided into

13 phases, composing of 50 high-rise residential towers,
offering 21,500 apartments to accommodate 58,000 residents
in the site area

• This project includes residential development

•  LOHAS Park will also include 3 shopping malls,
including a 480,000-square-foot iconic MTR mall
named THE LOHAS
•  it will contain the largest indoor ice-skating rink in
Hong Kong 
• the largest cinema in the whole Tseung Kwan O town. 
• There will also be green area of 1,000,000 square feet, ​
• includes a 200,000-square-foot central park named The
Park with pet recreation facilities, icon building, waterfalls
and lawns.
•  includes 50 residential towers, 
• a 48,000 sq. m. shopping centre,
•  a public transport interchange,
•  five schools and 
• other government facilities such as kindergartens, a day nursery,
elderly centres and children and youth services centres.
CONTEXTUAL STUDY
ON MRT LINE 6 AND
MOTIJHEEL STATION
The Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project

Dhaka City is the capital of the People’s Republic of

Bangladesh. The Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA) has a
population of 9.3 million in 2011.

• urban transportation in the DMA relies mostly on road

transport, where car, bus, auto-rickshaw, rickshaw, etc.
coexist.
• creates serious traffic congestion
• health hazards caused by traffic pollution including air
pollution.
• rapid national economic growth, increases the urban
population and the number of privately owned
automobiles. 

Therefore, improving the urban (public) transportation

system in the DMA has become a critical issue to ease
traffic congestion and arrest environmental deterioration
• the government of Bangladesh (GOB) formulated the
“Strategic Transport Plan for Dhaka” (STP) in 2005
•   the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) conducted the Dhaka Urban Transportation
Network Development Study (DHUTS) Phase 1 from
March 2009 

MRT line 1

BRT line 3

MRT line 5

MRT line 6

That study recommended the MRT Line 6 as a priority project.

MRT: 
Stands for Metro Rail Transit or Mass Rapid Transit.

The metro rail system consists of one line referred to as the MRT

(Mass Rapid Transit) Line-6, with other metro rail lines going to be
added in the future. 

• MRT Line-6 is a 20km-long line

• extends from Uttara in the north to Motijheel in the south.
• The line is a total of 16 elevated stations crossing busy areas
• The travel time from north to south Dhaka will be approximately 35
minutes.
• There are 6 multimodal stations
• major interchange facilities at the station of Circular Waterway
(Ashulia), Mirupur, and Kamalapur Station.
• Depot/workshop and stabling area is located at the Uttara
Newtown.
• has been forecasted as one with the highest passenger demands
with nearly 1.9 million passengers per day
INFRASTRUCTURE DETAILS FOR MRT
LINE-6:
• The MRT Line-6 will feature 24 six-car train sets made of lightweight and highly durable stainless-steel.
•  The commuter cars will measure 19.8m long, 2.95m wide, and 4.1m high. 
• The maximum speed of the train is expected to be 100km/h.
• The line-6 infrastructure includes automatic fare collection systems, platform screen doors, staircases, elevators, and escalators.
• The length of each platform is expected to be approximately 180m.
SITE LOCATION:

Dhaka City
Motijheel Thana
 PRESENT CONDITION OF MOTIJHEEL STATION:

Pubali filling station near MRT line 6 motijheel station MRT Station visible
mrt station from shapla chottor
MRT line 6
Note: The road on which the MRT line 6 at motijheel being constructed is of total 35m
ROAD NETWORK:
Bashabo

Shahabag station

DU station

Bd secretariat
Kamalapur rail
station
terminal
Motijheel station

MRT line6 stations

MRT line6

Nearby areas and Sayedabad

terminals bus terminal

Routes from nearby Jatrabari

important areas
Proposed connection
of line1 and line 6 Shadarghat
launch terminal
 TERMINALS IN SURROUNDING
AREA:
Bus terminals
MRT line6
Rail and launch terminals
MRT line6 station16
MRT line6 station 15 BRTC motijheel bus
terminal (687m)
MRT line 6 BD secreteriate Kamlapur rail
station (1140m) terminal (694m)
Dhaka inland
MRT line 6 motijheel container depot
station (634m)
Fulbariya bus terminal
(1100m)

Sayedabad bus terminal (1560m)

Balaka bus terminal (1885m)
Dhaka river port (2800m)
 BRTC motijheel bus terminal
MRT line 6 station

Kamlapur rail terminal

Fulbariya bus terminal

Sayedabad bus terminal
Balaka bus terminal
Dhaka river port Dhaka inland container depot
 ROAD CLASSIFICATION:

PRIMARY ROAD: Full restriction of non-motorized

traffic.
• Number of lane : 4-8 Lane
• Design speed     : 80-60
• Width                  :Dual 3 lane with NMV lanes -18 m

SECONDARY ROAD: Segregation of motorized & non-

motorized traffic
• Number of lane : 2-4 lane
• Design speed     : 50-40
• Width                  : Dual 2 lane with NMV lanes- 14.4 m

CONNECTOR ROAD: Partial segregation of motorized &

PRIMARY ROAD
non-motorized traffic
• Number of lane : 2-4
• Design speed     : 40, 30
• Width                  : 5.5m carriageway SECONDARY ROAD

CONNECTOR ROAD
CONNECTION BETWEEN SURROUNDING
AREAS & CATCHMENT AREAS:
SECONDARY ROAD
CONNECTOR ROAD

DHAKA UNIVERSITY
RAMNA
BD SECRETARIAT STATION
BANGLADESH
SECRETARIAT

MRT line6

MRT line6 station16

MRT line6 station 15

TRAFFIC ANALYSIS -
 on govt holiday-
 Friday

Friday – 9.00 am Friday – 2.00 pm Friday – 6.00 pm

Traffic speed

Slow Fast
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS -​
 on working day
Sunday

Sunday – 9.00 am Sunday – 2.00 pm Sunday– 6.00 pm

Traffic speed

Slow Fast
CONNECTION LINE BETWEEN MRT LINE-6 AND
MRT-LINE 1
Line6 motijheel station
MRT line6
Underpass to connect line1 and line 6 motijheel station

Line1 kamlapur station

kamlapur  railway station

• MRT Line 1, the Airport Line will be

Proposed
constructed underground
underpass
• MRT Line 6 is under construction with
an elevated system
• JICA plans to connect MRT line1 and
MRT line 6
• the JICA Study Team recommends MRT line1
constructing an underpass beneath underground
the Kamalapur road station at kamlapur
• It will be concrete box culverts some
650m long, as shown in fig. Kamlapur
• The underpass will be constructed railway station
with pre-cast concrete materials. 
Mrt line 6 motijheel station catchment area falls under ward 8,
9, 10 of motijheel thana and ward 13 and 20 of paltan thana.

Motijheel Thana Ward: Paltan Thana Ward:

Ward-8
Ward –13
Ward-9
Ward -20
Ward-10

Ward-11
Ward-12

POPULATION RATIO: WARD AREA (sq km):

0.52
0.84

0.84
90463 130501
0.86

0.45
LAND USE MAP OF MOTIJHEEL:
Residential
Commercial
Mixed use
Green space
Waterbody
Educational institutes
Urban services
Religious buildings
BUILDING HEIGHT:
1-2
3-5
6-10

11-20

Above 20
GREEN SPACE:

Restricted green areas

Public green areas

Metro station at Motijheel

Route-6
COMMERICAL ZONE:
Government buildings
• Bangladesh Bank,
• Bangabhaban
• Pubali Bank Limited,
• Sonali Bank Limited, 
• Agrani Bank Limited, 
• Janata Bank Limited,
• Rajuk office
• Biman office
• Bangladesh football federation
• Shilpa mantranalay
• WAPDA
Private buildings
• Dhaka city centre
• Eastern Bank Limited, 
• Mercantile Bank Limited
• Dutch Bangla Bank Head Office
• Uttara bank 
• NCC bank
• South east bank
RESIDENTIAL ZONE:

Private
AGB colony

Bangladesh bank colony

Public

Komlapur colony

Mixed use
EDUCATION & HEALTH FACILITIES:

Central Police Hospital

Notre Dame College

Educational Facilities:
• Ideal School & College
• Motijheel Model School &
College
• T & T School & College
• Sherebangla School & College
• Bangladesh Bank High School

Hospitals (nearby catchment area):

• Rajarbagh Police Hospital 
• Islamia General Hospital
HERITAGE BUILDINGS AND
IMPORTANT STRUCTURES: Religious buildings

Recreational 

Kamlapur railway
station mosque

Baitul mukarram
mosque

Maulana bhashani
hockey stadium

Bangabandhu
stadium
Ramkrishna mission
mandir (heritage
building)
INFRASTRUCTURE AND URBAN SERVICES:

Loading-unloading dock

Warehouse

Water Supply

Power station

Filling stations

Police station

Post Office

Shopping complex
BUILT AREA-OPEN AREA MAP:

Built areas

Open areas

30%

70%
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr
GREEN-ROAD MAP:

Green space

Roads

60%

40%

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

BUILDING AGE:

2000's

90's

80's
70's

60's
PARKING:
On street parking
740
Basement parking

Bus & rickshaw 2140 3550

parking

Designed parking
 Janata Bank Dutch Bangla Bank
Dhaka City Centre Uttora Bank

Shadhinota Bhaban

STREET ELEVATION:
North-East Elevation
MRT Line 6 MRT Motijheel Station Shapla Chottor
 BCIC Agrani bank
Krishi bank
Janata bhaban
Sonali bank Janata bank Jubo bhaban

Shapla chottor MRT motijheel MRT line 6

station

STREET ELEVATION:
South-West Elevation
SWOT
T E P H
ANALYSIS:
R A P R
E K O E
N N R A
G E T T
T S U
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 STRENGTH:
1. One of the most connected places of the city through
major terminals at kamlapur and jatrabari
2. Various transportation systems working such as Bus ,car
, rickshaw, and train station nearby.

`
`
MRT station16

Shajahanpur

Kamlapur 
Shahabag
 

Shapla chottor

Major Bus routes

MRT Line 6 Motijheel Station Other transportation
MRT Route
Jatrabari 
routes
 STRENGTH:
3. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
4. Close to LANDMARKS, SKYSCRAPER and
IMPORTANT STRUCTURES, HISTORICAL
RELICS.
Highest Skyscraper- CITY CENTER

BALAKA MORE
COMMERCIAL ZONE

STADIUMS
KAMLAPUR RAILWAY STATION

MRT Line 6 Motijheel Station

MRT Route
 RAMKRISHNA MISSION MANDIR SHAPLA CHOTTOR
 WEAKNESS:
1. Unplanned residence areas:
• Weak road connection
• Densely populated area
• narrow roads preventing fire services to
reach location during fire

2. Lack of adequate parking facility. Most of the

vehicles are parked on streets.

MRT Line 6 Motijheel Station 3. Absence of health facilities inside catchment area.
MRT Route 4. No nearby fire station in Motijheel area.
 WEAKNESS:
1. Poor traffic management.

2. No segregation of motorized & non-

motorized traffic.
3. Huge amount of noise pollution due to
MRT , traffic and nearby railway station.
4. Lack of foot over bridge and proper
management for road crossing 

5. Lack of public green area. Most of the

green areas are restricted.
MRT Line 6 Motijheel Station 6. Lack of restaurants and food courts
MRT Route
 AREA OF INFLUENCE
OPPORTUNITIES:
1. Connection between MRT Line 1 kamalapur
STATION NEIGHBOURHOD and line 6 motijheel stations will create more
transit oriented development.

2. Compact development surrounding MRT

STATION HUB station
3. Low transportation cost due to MRT.
STATION
4. Developing accessible and vibrant walking
environment.

5. Developing a Recreation and breathing

space.

6. More active commercial hub increasing

public activities.

MRT line 1 kamlapur station

MRT Line 6 Motijheel Station
MRT Route
 THREAT:

1. Densely populated area causing fire

hazards
2. Commercial dead zone after a certain
time period, thus social crime is increasing
3. Uncontrolled densely mixed use areas
• Growth of slums
• Bus depots
4. Pedestrians are illegally occupied by street
vendors, increasing the risks of road accidents

MRT Line 6 Motijheel Station

MRT Route
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