{"id":71102,"date":"2025-10-30T13:53:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=71102"},"modified":"2025-10-30T13:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:23:43","slug":"transit-oriented-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/transit-oriented-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Transit Oriented Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Transit Oriented Development Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi Development Authority\u2019s (DDA\u2019s) East Delhi hub is set to roll out India\u2019 first transit-oriented development (TOD) project.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Transit Oriented Development<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>urban development strategy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which aims to create the maximum possible numbers of houses, shops, offices and recreational spaces <\/span><b>near public transport facilities.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The TOD approach <\/span><b>puts public transportation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the centre of the urban development plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objectives:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To minimise use of personal vehicles, make commutes shorter, and reduce the cost of transport and exposure to pollutants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Principles of Transit Oriented Development<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transit Hub:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Neighbourhoods built around a TOD strategy are built <\/span><b>around at least one major transit node <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as a metro station or other rail systems, preferably combined with other modes of public transport such as a bus station and\/ or an airport.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Multi-modal integration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Transfers between different modes of transport, such as switching from a metro to a city bus, should be a seamless process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOD hubs should also have <\/span><b>open public spaces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as transit plazas and parks to increase street activity and foster a sense of community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pedestrian Friendly:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These localities must also be <\/span><b>friendly to pedestrians and cyclists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, since one of the major thrusts of this approach is to take vehicles off the road.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dense Mixed Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> TOD localities <\/span><b>should be mixed-use<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so that people can live, work, and relax within a small radius.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Advantages of Transit Oriented Development<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To transportation agencies, it offers an additional source of <\/span><b>non-ticket revenue.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For land-owning agencies and governments it appears as a <\/span><b>mode of value-capture financing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which allows them to fund public projects through potential increases in land values resulting from these projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/ddas-east-delhi-hub-set-to-roll-what-is-transit-oriented-development-10334895\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transit Oriented Development is an urban development strategy which aims to create the maximum possible numbers of houses, shops, offices and recreational spaces near public transport facilities. 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