TRAFFIC AND CLIMATETRAFFIC AND CLIMATEDEVELOPERS’ PERSPECTIVENIMITT KARIA MRICS, ICIOB, MCMI, MBA, DCT

Centre for Science and Environment@ New Delhi India@ New Delhi, Indiaon 25 July 2013

Nimitt KariaMRICS, ICIOB , MCMI , MBA , MSc , DCT

Partner and DirectorPartner and Directordevelopment2020, India

EducationExec. MBA, 2002MSc Construction Economics & Management, 1999Degree in Construction Technology, 1998Diploma in Entrepreneurship Development, 19981998

MembershipsRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, IndiaChartered Institute of Building, UK.Chartered Institute of Management, UK.

Teaching and advisory roleUniversity College LondonUniversity College LondonMiddlesex University, London CEPT UniversityCentre for Green MobilityCadweb UK

AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

Area - 464km2 – 7th largest

Population – 6.4m – 5th

From Dissertation Work of Amila Jayasinghe; Guided by Talat Munshi, 2009-2011. “An application of ‘Centrality Measures’ to identify the relationship between Network Centrality & the Transit Demand at Public Transit Stops; A Case of Ahmedabad City, India”

Wh t Will H Th G t t I t? A P bli S f R t ilWhat Will Have The Greatest Impact? – A Public Survey for Retail

Streetscape

Transport Improvements

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Marketing &

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Promoting Major Developments

to OccupiersHoursStore/ Fascia Design

Facilities

Wayfinding

Events /Street Trading

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LOW RETURN HIGH

Street Trading

Ahmedabad - developmentp

No CBD – so no peak hour unidirectional trafficNo larger land parcels in city centre – amalgamation –higher FSI for larger plots an incentive for amalgamationamalgamationNo incentive for redevelopment in city centre –Hyderabad model – no FSI caps

f f SHigher density – recover cost of infrastructure – Section 106 agreement (UK)Development Control Regs – use better Urban design p g gstandards for land use – paper potting?!, allow more number of basements, higher density, etc

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BRTSCar users?Last mile?Combination, metro, others…

ParkingCars – aspirations – trends are a proofStreet parking enforcement – private playersP ki t 1 t 4l kh lli t ll d b SCParking cost – 1 to 4lakh, selling not allowed by SCAny additional parking beyond minimum is counted towards FSI in Singapore, London.g p ,

The way we apply innovation at our buildings, is the same kind of thinking we need to apply to the urban design we need to apply to the urban design work and approach to building hyperdensity in the city.

If we are to rise to the challenges of our times, we need a zoning code, , g ,policies and more importantly the mindsets that are responsive to more variables than the ones at play when variables than the ones at play when our current codes were first written or when our ways of living were

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Gone are the days for two prone, y pthree prone approaches - its time for realistic and multi-prone action.