Bagwe Tejal Mahadeo Snehal

UP4002

Thane - Transformation of the Urban core

Thane has evolved rapidly from being an industrial town known as Mumbai’s suburb to trying to generate its own identity and one of the top residential hotspots in Mumbai. Its strategic location, ideal connectivity, improving infrastructure, and relatively lower real estate prices helped the city to emerge as a metropolitan. The portfolio looks at the Talao Pali-core area of the city, this detailed study of dynamic and static characteristics of the precinct will help to get an idea about how the city has transformed.


Report Content

The City Context

Evolution from Industrialization to Residential and Commercial sectors

Evolution impact on Economic centres

Schematic intercity PT route map across the three suburbs

Transport network has driven the growth of housing market

Among3 suburbs, Thane has witnessed highest population growth in 2001- 2011

The transition from organic to planned development within the city

The transition of street patterns from organic to planned development

Do planned townships have better street characteristics than the organically developed areas?

Conclusion