Sustainable development... the wave for the future... what it is, and how to get there... Sustainable development means providing opportunity for simultaneous and continuous economic, environmental and cultural development over generations.

Monday, December 31, 2007

Chennai MRTS and surrounding land-use

This is a case-study of Chennai MRTS system's Chepauk station done in 2001. The purpose of the study was to identify issues that caused under-utilization of the MRTS system. The biggest reasons identified were the land-use pattern around the facility, lack of direct connectivity to the facility and lack of inter-modal transportation facilities. This study epitomizes the current land-use and environmental problems in Chennai, and provides a clue to sustainable development patterns in the city of Chennai.