This document discusses the principles of transit-oriented development (TOD) as implemented by EMBARQ India projects, including complete streets, integrated transport, public spaces, cultural landscapes, compact development, and transit supportive uses. It describes EMBARQ India projects in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Naya Raipur that demonstrate these TOD principles. The document also notes challenges to interpreting TOD principles for the Indian context, such as developing institutional mechanisms for land use regulation and management, addressing infrastructure and heritage areas, and methodology for public involvement and non-physical development aspects.

1. TOD Karo- Challenges and opportunities
in implementing TOD principles in India
Himadri Das, Program Manager, Urban Development and
Accessibility, EMBARQ India

2. Session-1B
Translating TOD principles for Indian
Context, demonstrated through EMBARQ
India projects

3. Principles of TOD by EMBARQ India
Complete Streets: networks, modes, interface with buildings;
Integrated Transport: including Mass transit, IPT, NMT,
pedestrians;
Public Spaces: meaningful for People/Communities;
Cultural Landscapes: including built, natural and intangible;
Compact developments: high density urban form;
Transit Supportive Uses: mixed use
Travel Demand Management: parking for bicycles, buses, IPT, cars

4. Principles of TOD

5. Complete Streets
EMBARQ India and MMIA have been
working together since August 2011 to
improve the public realm in MIDC Marol
Treatment of Primary Corridors and Segments
Treatment of Secondary Corridors and segments
Managing transforming segments
Identifying Potential Plots for Multi Use
Introducing pedestrian networks
Articulation of Nodes
Intersection geometry corrections
Management of Traffic Signals and Parking
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6. Complete Streets
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guide vehicles and pedestrian refuge area
pedestrians

7. Complete Streets
Design of Streets as surfaces for mixed traffic, creation of priority for walking
Create pedestrian refuge Reduce gap in the Create table top Safe crossings
areas divider intersection

8. Public Spaces
Streets as public spaces

9. Integrated Transport
EMBARQ India and
DULT have been
working in a
partnership since
Sept 2011 to
develop accessibility
projects for Metro
Stations

10. Integrated Transport and TDM
Design of Integration in
Indiranagar
Integrating on-street
parking with pedestrian
facilities and IPT stops

11. Integrated Transport
Integration of IPT, Bus, Metro and bicycles

12. Cultural Landscapes
EMBARQ
India along
with DULT
developing a
TOD project
at Hubli-
Dharwad,
Karnataka

13. Cultural Landscapes: Built
Need to Identify,
recognize and
protect Heritage;

14. Cultural landscapes: Built
Defining boundaries,
documenting house-forms,
establishing heritage

15. Cultural Landscapes: Natural
Understanding Regional
water catchments,
extent of tree cover for
public spaces;

16. Compact Development
Zones for higher density
areas as well as protected
areas;

17. Compact Development
Development as per
master plan. DCR only for
physical aspects like
Building hieght, FSI,
Margins etc;
Creating usable the green
spaces accessible to
public transit;

18. Compact Development
Medium and Low density
development away from
the public transit;
Compact, high density
and Mixed Use
developments linked with
public transit;

19. Transit Supportive Uses
Mixed use developments
linked which is carefully
calibrated to support
activity round the clock;

20. Compact Development
EMBARQ India is partnering with NRDA
to review the master plan and designing
of Sector 31 based on principles of TOD,
walkability and access to public open
spaces

21. Compact Development
Design of Sector based on density distribution in Naya Raipur

22. Challenges to Interpret TOD principles
Discussion is:
Discourse is currently only about building up density in TOD but not creating an urban-
form that is liveable;
How to create TOD which not only capitalises on the concentrations by increasing
density but at the same time does so responsibly, that is considering carrying capacities
of existing infrastructure, environmentally sensitive zones, heritage areas and needs of
people/ communities?

23. Challenges to Interpret TOD principles
Major Challenges are:
Develop Institutional mechanism to Capture the potential, monetize and regulate land
that comes under compact development;
• Develop land pooling mechanisms other than just acquiring;
• Re-imagining laying of street infrastructure both over and under ground, with
considerations for maintenance;
• Develop mechanisms to Identification of heritage (built natural and cultural),
its impact on the settlement and how the TOD needs to be sensitive in order
to conserve and protect;
Developing methodologies and guidelines that impact more than the physical aspects
like FSI, Ground coverage parking etc;
• Develop methodology to define use and design of public space; Street as a
public space in Indian context;
• Develop methodology to involve people and communities in decision making;
• Develop methodology to approach heritage and environmentally sensitive
areas;