Approach to Enhance Access to Transit Nodes in Urban Infill Contexts - Sonal Shah

Approach to enhance access to transit nodes in urban infill contexts Sonal Shah, Associate, Urban Development and Accessibility, EMBARQ India

Safe access is a key indicator that determines the success of

transport and urban-form integration

Demonstrate safe access methodology

Data collection and documentation

Analysis

Scenario building

Master list of proposals

Phasing of projects

Consensus building

Objective of presentation

Case Studies

Indiranagar metro station, Bangalore

Chakala metro station, MIDC Marol

Documentation framework

ECONOMICECONOMIC NETWORKS

FORMAL/INFORMALOCCUPATIONAL HERITAGE

INSTITUTIONALSTATUTORY PLANS

AGENCIES / BOUNDARIESOTHER STAKEHOLDERS

INTANGIBLEHISTORY AND EVOLUTION

DEMOGRAPHYCULTURAL TRADITIONS

PEDESTRIAN NETWORKS, ACCESS

AND STREET LIFE

PHYSICALURBAN FABRIC

MOBILITY NETWORKSTREET ENVIRONMENT

SURVEYS FIELD WORK

1 – Existing Land Use

2 – Existing Building Use

3 – Existing Building Heights

4 – Figure Ground

5 – Natural and Heritage Features

6 – Tenure and Lessee Type

7 – Block Size and Connectivity

8 – Existing Status of Development

9 – Typology Mapping

10 – Building Edges

11 – Plot Sizes

12 – Road Hierarchy and Widths

13 – Bus Stops and Paratransit

14 – Existing Parking

15 – Pick up and drop off

16 – Informal Activities Type and Time

17 – Ward boundaries

Documentation

Surveys (280)

RESIDENTS, VISITORSPASSERSBY

1 - Profile

2 – Overall Travel pattern

3 – Perceptions• Cycling • Public Transport• Para – Transit• Parking• Public Spaces

Surveys (65)

FORMAL AND INFORMAL BUSINESS

1 - Profile

2 - History

3 – Employee Profile and Services

4 – Business Cycles

5 – Social Events

6 - Perceptions

Surveys

600 Pedestrian Origin Destination Surveys

Total Station Survey of 10 major intersections, Central Road and Cross Road B

Detailed Mapping

Detailed Mapping

Detailed Mapping

Counts & Data

PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR COUNTS

3

1

2

1

2

3

UDYOG SARATHI JUNCTION

CHAKALA STATION

CENTRAL ROAD AND CROSS ROAD C

Fatalities and serious injuries

Analytical framework

Protection Traffic safety, street security and protection from the environment

Comfort Walking, staying, sitting, seeing, recreation and activities

EnjoymentScale, climate and aesthetic quality

Transit Public transport & cycling

Image Source: Gehl Architects

CTS Mexico

How comfortable are streets for walking?





Unregulated parking: Inaccessible footpaths


Utilities / infrastructure: Obstructed footpaths


Unregulated vending: Obstructed footpaths


Unregulated vending: Obstructed footpaths Garbage accumulation

How does the built form relate to people?

Opaque edge Semi-porous edge Porous edge

Pedestrian Level of Service:

Generally E & F

Vehicular Level of

Service: F

IRC 103: Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities recommends: B

Scenario Building: Today (2011)

Impact of the metro

185 1670 7415 15565 15240

279602175514610 14615 12905 12390 12390 12225

183 5958 9476 1592 4 1891 1502 4 365 9756

VERSOVA GHATKOPARDN NAGAR AZAD NAGAR

ANDHERI WEH CHAKALA AIPORT ROAD

MAROL NAKA

SAKI NAKA SUBHASH NAGAR

ASALPHA

152 4670 7059 1858 0 2191 2010 0 168 12223

150 2025 6480 12210 121552005026745

11860 11860 10440 10120 10115 9755

3607

2703

2077

60 (2031)

45 (2021)

35 P/MIN (2011)

2415

3145

4197

40 P/MIN

52

70

Pedestrian Level of Service: F

Vehicular Level of

Service: F

IRC 103: Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities recommends: B

Scenario: Business As Usual (2015-2020)

Achieve pedestrian level of service B / C

Scenario Building: Proposed (2012)

Proposal

CMH ROAD PHASE ONE DETAIL

Proposal C M H R O A D P H A S E O N E S N A P S H O T S

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1 2

1A

B C

D

SNAPSHOTS

N

Existing Situation (2011)

Proposal

Scenario Building: Proposed (2015-2020)

Shift to public transport

Master List of Proposals

Street design of primary roads

Introducing pedestrian networks

Intersection geometry corrections

Potential plots for multi-use (public open spaces etc)

Street design of secondary roads

Parking management strategyPP

Creating nodes / Place markers

Street vending strategy

Signage strategy / guidelines

SV

SS

Phase I

Cross Road B

Central Road

Street Design Manual

Phasing

Phase II

Proposals for entire MIDC Marol

Phase III

Recommendations to the Development Control Regulations

Phasing

Engagements and Way Forward Consensus Building

Conclusions

Challenges

Need a holistic approach

Creating places and not only moving people

Mainstream accessibility planning within public transit projects

Urban-infill contexts

Opportunities

Active local stakeholders

Street design guidelines

Thank You