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Connec t i ngCommuni t i esa ndE c onomi esbyr ei ma gi ni ngt he Mumba i -Al i ba gt r a ns i tc or r i dor
T heAr c Connec t i ngCommuni t i esandEc onomi esbyRei mag i ni ngt heMumbai Al i bagT r ans i rCor r i dor
Pr es ent edby At har v aDes hpande Underg ui danc eof Ph. D.Hs uJ enHuang Pr of .Mel ani eDamer onPar k er Pr of .Sabr i nnaCox
Ex i s t i ngT r ans por t at i onSy s t em Ex i s t i ng t r ans por t at i on s y s t em i nv ol v es t wo medi ums of t r ans por t .par t i aldi s t anc et o be c ov erbyboatand t he r emai ni ngi sc ov er edbyus i ngbust r ans por t at i on. Gat ewayofI ndi ai st hes t ar t i ngpoi ntoft hewat erf er r ys y s t em whi c hi sc onnec t edt oMandwe.Pas s enger sar er equi r edt o c hange t hei rt r ans por t at i on s y s t em and c ompl et et he r emai ni ngj our neybybus .
I s s ues
T r av el Ti me T ot r av elf r om ei t hers i desi tr equi r esa mi ni mum of 2. 5hr s of j our ney whi c h i nc l udest hedi s t anc ec ov er edbyr oad,by boatandt het i mes penti nl i ne,wai t i ngf or t heboatandbust oar r i v e.
Mons oonShut downs
Li f eSaf et y
Al lt hef er r ys er v i c esar eunoper at i onal f or4mont hsofay earbec aus eofheav y r ai nf al l ands t r ongwav es .Thi ss hut down per i od t y pi c al l y s pan bet ween t he mont hsofj unet os ept ember . Dur i ng t hes es hut downs , us er s ar e c ompel ed t o us e t he onl y ot her al t er nat i v et oc ommut e, whi c hi sbyr oad. Thi sr oadt r i p,dependi ngoft r af f i cand c l i mat ec ant ak e upt o3-5hr s .
Boat sar eus ual l yov er c r owdedt omeett hedemandsof gr owi ngnos .ofc ommut er s . Li mi t edl i f ej ac k et s ,nol i f es af et y equi pmentandov er l oadedboat s mak esi tuns af et ot r av eli n t hemi ddl eoft hes ea Si nc et heboat sar et r adi t i onals t y l eopenboat s ,peopl ear e v ul ner abl et oex t r emeheat ,r ai nands eas al t . Boat sar eol dandwor ki ngov ert hei rf ul lc apac i t yt oc at ert he ec onomi cgr eedsoft hes er v i c epr ov i der sbyput t i ngt hel i f eof us er sats t ak e.
Sl ums
Dependenc y
52. 5% ofMumbai ’ spopul at i onl i v esi n unaut hor i z ed hous i ng r ef er r ed t o as “ s l ums ” .Thes es l umsoc c upy9% oft he c i t y ’ sgeogr aphi c al ar ea. Pr i mar yr eas onf ordev el opmentoft hes e s l umsi sav ai bi l i t yofj oboppor t uni t i esi n Mumbai ,l owerwagesandunaf f or dabl e hous i ng
Bot h t he c i t i es ar e i nt er dependent f or Heal t hc ar e, Educ at i on, ndus t r i es ,Soc i oCul t ur e,Bus i nes s ,t r av el ,f ood, et c . Mumbaihous es near es tI nt er nat i onalai r por t ,maj ort r ai n t er mi nal andnodesf ornat i onwi debust r ans por t at i on. Al i bag i s a maj ors ouc ef orv eget abl es and f i s hf ort he popul at i onofMumbai . Mul t i s pec i al i t yhos pi t al s ,uni v er s i t i esandot hers oc i oc ul t ur al ev entar ei nMumbai .
TheAr c Thenewpr opos edT r ans i ts y s t em wi l l el i mi nat et heex i s t i ngnet wor kofboatandbust r ans por t at i ons y s t em bet weenMumbai andAl i bagv i aal i v i ngbr i dget r ans por t at i onnet wor k.I twi l lc onnec tt heex i s t i ngmet r onet wor kwi t hi nt hegr eat erMumbai r egi onwi t hUr anandAl i bag,andar oadnet wor kwhi c hwoul denhanc et hec onnec t i v i t y , Thel i v i ngbr i dgewi l l f unc t i onasani nt er ac t i v es oc i al des t i nat i onf ort her es i dent sandt our i s t s . Thi spr opos al wi l l enhanc et our i s m,pr omot et r adeandpr ov i deac c es st oaf f or dabl ehous i ngs ol ut i ons .
Des i gnGoal s
Cr eat i nganewl andmar kwhi c h
St r eaml i ni ngt r ans i tbet weenMumbai and
I mpr ov eac c es st oqual i t yhous i ngand
wi l l r edef i nec i t y ’ si dent i t yby
Al i bagbyenhanc i ngt hev i ar oadc onnec -
j oboppor t uni t i esf ort hepeopl ewho
des i gi ngani c oni cl i v i ngbr i dge
t i v i t yandex pandi ngt hemet r onet wor k
wantbet t ers t andar dofl i v i ngand ec onomi cf l ex i bi l i t y
Pr ov i des uper i ori nf r as t r uc t ur eand
Pr omot et r ade,t our i s m andmi gr at i onby
Des i gni ngas ol ut i onwhi c hwi l l
t r ans i tex per i enc e
c r eat i ngal i v i ngbr i dges y s t em asan
el emi nat et heoi l s pi l l ageand
i nt er ac t i v es oc i al andt r ans por t at i onhub
di s t ur bt hehabi t atgr oundsoff i s hes c aus edduet oboat s ,t husc r eat i nga s us t ai nabl es ol ut i ont opr es er v e mar i nel i f e
T opr opos eanewt r ans i ts y s t em,i twasnec es s ar yt o i dent i f yt hemaj ornodeswhi c hc oul dbef undament al i nt hef ut ur ef orc i t y ’ sc onnec t i v i t yanddev el opment asa met r opol i t an r egi on.Keyf ac t or st ak en i nt o c ons i der at i onar eex i s t i ngl andus e,emer gi ngv i l l age c l us t er sandpopul at i ondens i t y .
Thes enodeshav epot ent i alt oemer geasnewur ban c or ess ur r ondi ngt hemai nl andofMumbai c i t y .
Connec t i v i t ybei ngt hepr i mef ac t ori ndev el opment ofr egi on,t he new pr opos ed t r ans i ts y s t em wi l l c onnec tt hes enodes .
Emer gi ngv i l l agec l us t erpl an
Gr os spopul at i ondens i t ypl an
TheCTSr ec ommendedt r ans i tnet wor kofMumbaiMet r opol i t i anr egi oni nc l udedamet r oc onnec t i on bet weens out hMumbai andUr an. Thi st hes i sex pandst hi si deabyc r eat i ngas eaml es sc onnec t i onbet weenMumbai Ur anAl i bag.Ont he Mumbai s i de,t henewl i nes t ar t sont heM8l i neoft hec ur r entmet r os y s t em. TheCTSr ec ommendedM23l i nes t ar t sf r om t hehi s t or i cHor ni manc i r c l ei ns out hMumbai ,f or mer l y knownast hef or tar ea. TheAs i at i cs oc i et yofMumbai 1804
T opr ot ec tt hei nt egr i t yoft her egi on,t hi s t hes i spr opos esanal t er nat i v es i t ewhi c hwi l l av oi dt heunnec c es ar ydi s t ur banc ec aus ed t os uc hs i t eofhi s t or i ci mpor t anc e.
TheCTSpr opos eds i t ewasc hangedaf t er c ons i der i ng t he damage t hat mi ght be c aus ed bec aus e of heav y ex c av at i ons , Hor ni manCi r c l e( El phi ns t oneCi r c l e) 1869
c ons t r uc t i on ac t i v i t yand v i br at i onsoft he met r oc ar .
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Des i g nDev el opment
Conc eptDev el opment
I ni t i al i deaf ort hel i v i ngbr i dg ewast oc r eat e habi t abl es pac esal ongt hec ent r epei c e ( mai ns pan) , onbot ht hes i des Emphas i swasg i v ent ot hef or m andi t sf undament al c har ac t er s , per c ei v edbyt heus er s .
T hi ss t ag ewasf oc us edonbui l di ngupt he i deaofs hi f t i ngt hel i v i ngbl oc kst owar dst he c oas tanddev el opi ngt hel andal ongt hes uper s t r uc t ur et obei nt er ac t i v eandf unc t i onal . “ Sur y aNamas k ar �, meani ng ,s al ut at i ont o t heSun. Sur y ai st heSung odwor ks hi ppedi nt he Hi ndul i t er at ur e. Sur y aNamas k ari dent i f i ess unast hes oul
Dev el opi ngt hepr ev i ousi dea, v i s i ont o dev el opt hewat er f r ontal ongwi t ht he s uper s t r uc t ur ewass ol i di f i ed. Bl oc kmas s es ofbui l di ngwaspr opos edt or el oc at et he di s pl ac edus er spr es entons i t e. Aons i t e par ki ngg ar ag ewaspr opos edal ongwi t ht he met r os t at i onf ort heus er soft hel i v i ng br i dg e, mt me r os y s t em andons i t eac t i v i t i es .
Conc ept ual i deasbeg ant ot ur ni nat ec hni c al as pec t .Abas i cs hapewasder i v edf or under s t andi ngt hef l oorpl at es , l ev el s , pos s i bl es t r uc t ur al s y s t emsandaes t het i c s .
T hes hapeoft hel i v i ngbr i dg ei sder i v edf r om t hec onc eptofpr ay i nghands .Ast hes i t ei s l oc at edont heeas t er ns hor eofMumbai ,t he s t r uc t ur ei spl ac edi nawayt hati tf ac est he ear l ymor ni ngr ai s i ngs un.T hebr i dg epas s i ng t hr oug ht hes t r uc t ur e,appear st obeg oi ng t owar ds t he s un,s y mbol i z i ng t he ener g y r el eas edbyt hepr ay i nghands .
“ T hear c–al i v i ngbr i dg es oc i al hubwi l l s t r eaml i net het r ans i tbet weenMumbai andAl i bag ”
Wat er f r ontPr omenade
Mul t i pur pos es por t sar ena
Ent r yt ot heL i v i ngbr i dg e
Si t e
Fl oorPl ans
T hes i t ei sl oc at edi nReayRoad,al ong s i det he Eas t er nf r eewayont heeas tc oas tofMumbai .
Roof t opGar den Br i dg eent r y
T hes el ec t edl oc at i onhasdi r ec tand uni nt er r upt edac c es st ot heM8met r ol i ne r unni ngont heEas t er nf r eeway . Mos toft hes i t ei sunus edandunoc c upi edl and whi c hr educ est heneedf ordi s pl ac ementand f ac i l i t at eshas s l ef r eedev el opment
Si t e
Fi f t hFl oorPl an
Vi ewi ngpoi nt Res t aur ant s T oi l et Bar s F our t hFl oorPl an
Ret ai l s hops T hi r dFl oorPl an
Ret ai l s hops Sec ondFl oorPl an
Ent r anc el obby Ret ai l s hops T oi l et s Out doordec k Fi r s tFl oorPl an
Det ai l A
Det ai l B
Det ai l c
St r uc t ur al s y s t em
Det ai l C
Mai ns t r uc t ur eoft hel i v i ngbr i dg ei s hasar ei nf or c edbeam andc ol umn t y pes t r uc t ur al s y s t em.
Det ai l D
Det ai l B
Det ai l D
Det ai l A
Sec t i onAA ’
Sec t i onBB’
Ent r anc eL obby
Cent erPl az as pac e
Ret ai l s pac e
Roof t opg ar denandr ec r eat i onal s pac e
Br i dg ec ent r epi ec e