Construction solutions to connect urban railway stations with bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, towards to develop TOD in Hanoi

Abstract

The Transit Oriented Urban Development (TOD) model is a strategy to maximize the efficiency of land use, public transport and environmental protection towards the goal of sustainable development. In which, urban railways are a key tool to materialize the TOD development goal by creating synchronization between urban development and public transport, creating new spaces and activities in the attractive areas of station works. To achieve the goal of improving public health, reducing personal motor vehicles and reducing emissions that pollute the environment, encouraging people to use bicycles and walk to access urban railway stations is a top priority to improve health and limit the overload of motor vehicles on road infrastructure. Through practical surveys on the Cat Linh -Ha Dong urban railway (line 2A), this paper focuses on analyzing the current status of works connecting urban railway stations with bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, thereby proposing design and management solutions to optimize the connectivity of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure with urban railway stations, as a premise to serve the goal of TOD development in Hanoi, on the basis of the Cat Linh -Ha Dong urban railway as a typical example.