Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Dhaka: Measuring Spatial Potential from Node Place Perspective

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a key mechanism to integrate transport-land use in an efficient way. However, TOD should be context specific to get the full benefit from it. This study tried to look at the spatial potentiality of Dhaka city for successful TOD Planning. Station areas were analyzed from both Node and Place perspective considering their two different roles. Widely used 5D indicators of Cervero coupled with an additional D variable 'developability' were used to measuring future spatial development potential. Following a mixed method approach the study identified that despite the spontaneous development pattern Dhaka has good potential to transfigure into TOD. Spatial analysis reveals the current density within the TOD precinct is the most important indices for TOD planning, and the mean value for the developable plots evident room for (re)development. The spatial configuration of street pattern shows higher walkability potential in terms of intersection density in the unplanned areas despite their spontaneous nature of development. Correlation analysis helps to determine which transport and land use factors are responsible for structuring station areas (re)development. Finally, the application of the node-place model depicts the relative positioning of the station in terms of their balance between transport and land use.