Analysis of the Potential for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and a Framework for Defining TOD Typologies in a Proposed Mass Transit Corridor

The rapid spatial expansion, longer trip lengths and low to moderate population and built densities have necessitated Indian metropolitan cities to leverage the potential of the mass transit systems through TOD policies and Development Control Regulations (DCR). Bengaluru, currently the world’s second most congested city, aims to reduce its mobility issues by proposing a suburban railway project, intending to utilise TOD as a tool to increase ridership. The planning and implementation of TOD around a transit station have been studied to a great extent in European countries. Several authors have argued that assessing TOD potential before the operation of transit services, is a crucial and a research gap in Indian cities. The transit stations' potential is evaluated using parameters that define the objectives and principles of TOD. This study aims to measure the existing TOD potential of the stations in the proposed suburban railway corridor based on the adopted parameters, which are then measured using spatial and quantitative analysis tools to develop a TOD index. Furthermore, TOD typologies are devised using a Latent Class Clustering Model (LCCM), serving as benchmarks for advocating strategies to improve the existing TOD index. By establishing a shared standard within the same typology, LCCM lessens the complexity of administering the urban infrastructure. Thus, this study contributes to the existing body of literature by formulating an approach to assess the existing TOD potential and devising TOD typologies to enable easier incorporation of proposals. In this template file as introduction for the format of this journal. All content should follow the suggested AbstractEnstyle.