Analysis of provisions for TOD planning in cities with Metro Projects, and Recommendations for improving them.
With Indian cities expanding into the urban peripheries, cities are implementing a Mass rapid transit system for the ease of movement of people within the city. While building such high infrastructure cities look at transit-oriented development (TOD) to capture the values which are created along such corridors. MoHUA recognizes the importance of TOD and has prepared a National TOD policy for cities to adopt TOD. However, Cities in India are implementing Metro projects but the cities are not planning for TOD. This results in the metro corridor just acting as another mode of transport while neglecting the opportunities of development potential which are generated along such corridors.
The DRP topic focuses on cities that have Metro corridors. The research will make students analyze the statutory provisions for both planning and Implementing TOD, identify gaps that are hindering the metro corridors from behaving like TOD and recommend suggestions for improving the current planning framework.
