SESSION 4B - ‘Walking Transit’ - Enhancing Safe Access to Transit Nodes

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

2. Safe access is a key indicator
that determines the success of
transport and urban-form
integration

3. Demonstrate safe access methodology
Data collection and documentation
Analysis
Scenario building
Master list of proposals
Phasing of projects
Consensus building
Objective of presentation

4. Case Studies
Indiranagar metro station, Bangalore
Chakala metro station, MIDC Marol

5. Documentation framework
ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC NETWORKS
FORMAL/INFORMAL
OCCUPATIONAL HERITAGE
INSTITUTIONAL
STATUTORY PLANS
AGENCIES / BOUNDARIES
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
INTANGIBLE
HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEMOGRAPHY
CULTURAL TRADITIONS
PEDESTRIAN
NETWORKS, ACCESS AND
STREET LIFE
PHYSICAL
URBAN FABRIC
MOBILITY NETWORK
STREET ENVIRONMENT

6. 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

7. Surveys (280)
RESIDENTS, VISITORS
PASSERSBY
1 - Profile
2 – Overall Travel pattern
3 – Perceptions
• Cycling
• Public Transport
• Para – Transit
• Parking
• Public Spaces

8. Surveys (65)
FORMAL AND INFORMAL
BUSINESS
1 - Profile
2 - History
3 – Employee Profile and
Services
4 – Business Cycles
5 – Social Events
6 - Perceptions

9. Surveys
600 Pedestrian Origin Destination Surveys
Total Station Survey of 10 major intersections, Central Road and Cross Road B

10. Detailed Mapping

11. Detailed Mapping

12. Detailed Mapping

13. 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

14. Analytical framework
Protection
Traffic safety, street security
and protection from the
environment
Comfort
Walking, staying, sitting,
seeing, recreation and
activities
Enjoyment
Scale, climate and aesthetic
quality
Transit
Public transport & cycling
Image Source: Gehl Architects
CTS Mexico

15. How comfortable are streets for walking?

16. How comfortable are streets for walking?

17. How comfortable are streets for walking?

18. How comfortable are streets for walking?

19. How comfortable are streets for walking?
Unregulated parking: Inaccessible footpaths

20. How comfortable are streets for walking?
Utilities / infrastructure: Obstructed footpaths

21. How comfortable are streets for walking?
Unregulated vending: Obstructed footpaths

22. How comfortable are streets for walking?
Unregulated vending: Obstructed footpathsGarbage accumulation

23. How does the built form relate to people?
Opaque edge Semi-porous edge Porous edge

24. Pedestrian Level of Service:
Generally E & F
Vehicular Level of
Service: F
IRC 103: Guidelines for
Pedestrian Facilities
recommends: B
Scenario Building: Today (2011)

25. Impact of the metro
185 1670 7415 15565 15240
27960
21755
14610 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 12155
20050
26745
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

26. Pedestrian Level of Service: F
Vehicular Level of
Service: F
IRC 103: Guidelines for
Pedestrian Facilities
recommends: B
Scenario: Business As Usual (2015-2020)

27. Achieve pedestrian level of
service B / C
Scenario Building: Proposed (2012)

28. Proposal
CMH ROAD PHASE ONE DETAIL

29. 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
SNAPS
HOTS
N

30. Existing Situation (2011)

31. Proposal

32. Scenario Building: Proposed (2015-2020)
Shift to public transport

33. 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

34. Phase I
Cross Road B
Central Road
Street Design Manual
Phasing

35. Phase II
Proposals for entire MIDC Marol
Phase III
Recommendations to the
Development Control Regulations
Phasing

36. Engagements and Way ForwardConsensus Building

37. 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

38. Thank You