Building Livable Cities : A multi city investigation on ideas that can make Indian cities livable. See: www.theurbanvision.com/blc Presentation by B.R. Balachandran, Managing Director, Alchemy Urban Systems

1. Urban Form and Sustainability B.R. Balachandran alchemy urban systems (p) ltd. www.alchemyurban.com

2. Urban form People, activities and systems for communication

3. Land Use and Transport Integration

4. What? Aligning higher orderland use and greater densities along corridors of greater access and higher capacity

6. Optimizes use of serviced urban land

8. Tell people they can ‘TDR’… ExpectoIntegrum!!!

9. How?

10. How?

11. THANK YOU

12. REALLY?

14. Plan land uses

15. Plan density/FSI

17. Planning for land use transport integration SOME ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES It is possible to integrate principles of urban design and landscape design at this scale There is more space in the public domain Pedestrian pathways and bicycle tracks can be effectively integrated into street design Plazas and community spaces can be created Street vendors and hawkers can be integrated

18. Strategies for implementation Use land pooling mechanism with or without TDR Land banks can be created for value accrual to authorities Additional Development Rights can be sold Create regulation to enable market action Amalgamation/sub-division at strategic locations Redevelopment with greater set-backs Use participatory mechanisms and bring in land owners as equity partners in the process Use land acquisition with active private sector participation, etc, etc, etc…

19. It is lucrative to undertake land use and transport integration Value accrual from Sale of government land Development Charges Additional Development Rights PimpriChinchwad Municipal Corporation’s revenue potential was about 7000 crores over 15 years

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