UR2020
In Transit: Making a Place Between Arrival and Departure Focus Constructing and Specifying Unit Assistant Kruti V Shah
Faculty of Planning UR2020 Spring 2021
2 nd year Aswin Joshy Mehul Saily Namoshi Basu Prachi Thakkar Priya Thottappally Shaurya Singh Shruti Jog
3 rd year Kanishk Devlal Shloka Sanghavi
Mihir Bedekar Transit has become an integral part of our daily life, Transit places have become integral parts of our cities as they are Public spaces that facilitate the use of public Transport. Transit Places connect people in a region and a community to the outside world. Transit places allow people to Transit between different modes of Transport. Transit places allow for a greater footfall and gathering of People which acts as a catalyst for the growth of the local economy. Transit places where multiple modes of transport are connected allow for efficient use of land and other resources in turn providing better connectivity and improved quality of service for the Passengers. Having understood the importance of Transit Places, the studio aimed to design an Intermodal transit Centre for the Temple town of Kayavarohan. The Intermodal Transit Centre shall connect the entire regional transit system of the western railway and State bus service to the surrounding community of the Town. The studio aimed to design and develop userfriendly elements for the Transit system. The studio also focused on making the Transit Place well integrated with the adjacent land uses and developments. The design of the Transit center addressed the issues of accessibility, safety and convenience
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