Transit Oriented Development Around Heritage Precinct

Abstract

Transit Oriented Development is a sustainable approach, which can be adopted and implemented along the transit corridors of BRT, LRT and MRT. Incentives of higher FAR and mixed land use are given around the corridor by municipal bodies, to reduce dependency on vehicles and promote walkability. The issue in today’s scenario is that the new developments around the metro stations and heritage sites are not controlled/guided. Also, while TOD promotes high density, high-rise buildings, on the other hand heritage sites restrict the development around the protected monuments. Design thesis will help in exploring strategies of designing and planning of area around the transit corridor, which is near to a heritage precinct by following the principles of TOD. Thesis will focus on creating an urban space where the work-centers could be approached through a walk-able or a cycle-able distance, new urban form compliments the historical precinct and the whole site can be seen as city level recreational and celebration space. These interventions could help in retaining the character of the city and promoting the historical site also. It will fulfill the objectives of understanding the deficiencies to overcome and sensitive restructuring of the areas through enhancement of public transport with amalgamation of roads and urban form around the heritage precinct along the transit hub/corridor through a hierarchical development.