Evaluation Of Impact Of Metro Station On Land Use Changes And Development Pattern Within Its Influence Zone A Case Study Of Chennai Metro Rail Corridor

Abstract

Transit station and its immediate surroundings are related with respect to change newlinein land use, increase in population density and growth of better infrastructure newlinefacilities. The developmental impact of Chennai Metro Rail Station on land use newlinewithin its influence zone is evaluated for Chennai Metro Rail Corridor (CMRC) newlinePhase 1 in Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA). newlineInfluence zone of the transit station was identified as 800-meter radius newlinesurrounding the station as per National TOD Policy, and the parameters which newlineinfluence the developments were classified as primary and secondary based on newlineits importance recognized through the literature review. The metro stations newlinewhich were operational during primary survey were ranked based on the newlineidentified parameters with the available secondary data. Three stations were newlinerandomly selected based on its ranking, i.e., 5th, 10th and 15th rank.