Qatar University College of Engineering Department of Architecture and Urban Planning - DAUP Master of Architecture and Urban Planning - MUPD Course Code and Title: Urban Planning Legislation Semester: Fall 2015 Instructor: Dr. Yasser Mahgoub - ymahgoub@qu.edu.qa Assignment 3 TOD in Doha Project CLOs Addressed 1- Understand the role of legislation in urban planning. 3- Research for knowledge related to the field of urban planning legislation. PLOs Addressed 4.2.2. (f) the adoption, administration and implementation of plans and related policy including knowledge of the relevant regulations (zoning, review processes), incentives, techniques (public finance and capital budgeting) and technologies, and agencies conducting planning or employing planners. Requirements A transit-oriented development (TOD) is a mixed-use residential and commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership. A TOD neighborhood typically has a center with a transit station or stop (train station, metro station, tram stop, or bus stop), surrounded by relatively high-density development with progressively lower-density development spreading outward from the center. TODs generally are located within a radius of one-quarter to one-half mile (400 to 800 m) from a transit stop, as this is considered to be an appropriate scale for pedestrians, thus solving the last mile problem Qatar is a growing country, and to accommodate this growth, a new, sustainable, and efficient way of getting both people and freight around the country was needed. Established by Emiri decree in 2011, Qatar Rail was given the mandate to design and develop the country’s rail network, and after the rail projects are completed, manage, operate, and maintain them. Msheireb station is the largest station in Doha and is situated at the corner of the Msheireb development where Wadi Msheireb and Al Diwan Street meet.
Msheireb Station marks the crossing of three metro lines with the Red and Green Lines running parallel and the Gold Line situated underneath. Students are required to: - Survey the first 4 adjacent stations to Msheireb Station using the attached form according to Qatar GIS Gateway )(بوابة نظم المعلومات الجغرافية http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmap/index.html Adjacent station to Msheireb Grand Station: 1. Al Bidda 2. Al Doha Al Jadeda 3. Mansoura 4. Bin Mahmoud - Propose Urban Strategies and Legislations to develop transit oriented development for one selected station. Duration: - 6 weeks Submission requirements: - Maps and report of Submission date: - December 30, 2015 Effort - Group project – 4 students.
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