Transit oriented development (TOD) shall be concentrated near transit stations located at four (4) location spatially well placed in the city so to make travel convenient for people and encourage rider ships for public transport by making all parts of CBD accessible through pedestrian walk-ability
Major centers such as commercial nodes, hotel, workplace and institutional nodes form part of TOD.
It shall enhance walk to work concept
Transport Vision
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Segregating vehicular & pedestrian movement
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Envisaged Modal Split of 10:90 between private and public transport
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Effective & convenient public mode of transport
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Planning Transit Oriented Development where people walk to work
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Combination of Modes along main spines – linking city within & outside.
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Aiming Zero Fatal Accident City
Integrated Urban Transport System
The vision for transportation which shall be the lifeline of GIFT can be achieved through an Integrated Urban Linkage System. Such an approach also aims at Reducing Area under Transportation land use drastically, unlike classical approach of town planning.
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Surface Roads (4+4 lane)
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Pedestrian path ways & emergency vehicle roads
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Bridges (Sabarmati River, Samrudhi Sarovar, Pedestrian)
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Public Transport System (BRTS*/MRTS**)
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Travalletors
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Intelligent Transport System
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Transportation and Logistic Nodes
Custom Gates & Logistics Center
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Serve to receive – store – distribute supplies to the city
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To prevent entry of hazardous goods/chemicals & HMV
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To provide all facilities like; Parking, Boarding, Fuel Station, etc. to visitors, transporters, tourists and commuters, etc.
Multi Level Parking Hubs
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To enable support for envisaged modal split of 90:10
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4 Internal MLP Hubs – 50,000 Cars Capacity
Travelator
* Planned by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) ** Planned by GoG *** Estimated
External Transport Connectivity
The GIFT area is accessible from NH-8 (Delhi to Mumbai). Railway line passes by the site on the west (to Delhi) and east (to Himmatnagar). The distances from Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad Core City are 8 kms and 12 kms respectively. GIFT is regionally connected with places, which will open its door for further development and prosperity of the city.
GIFT has been designed in considerations of Transit Oriented Development and high FAR, hence the strong connectivity through various systems have been envisaged to connect it with Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. GIFT has been planned and design for more than 1 million of direct and indirect employment. This will have a huge impact on transport requirements considering the number of trips that would be generated to and fro from the city.
As to achieve the transport vision & objectives, set forth, Public system as Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and Metro rail system connecting the capital city and Ahmedabad has been planned by Government of Gujarat with strong network of roads.
