Evaluating and Determining the Role of Darvazeh-Dolat Station Complex With Transit-oriented development (TOD) Approach

Nowadays, due to the necessity of sustainable development and its growing importance in urban issues, the development of urban spaces is based on Transit-oriented development approach in many developed countries. This approach plays an important role in improving the quality of life of citizens and creating vitality communities. Station complexes are the components of TOD approach that reduce the multiple movement of passengers and meet the needed services by focusing and locating of different land uses in the stations and the area around them.In this research, the case study is the Darvazeh-Dolat metro station which is a junction station in central area of Tehran, and has an important role in transport passengers. Hence, the aim of this study is to evaluate and determine the role of the Darvazeh-Dolat Station complex with Transit-oriented development Approach in order to focus into the activities and meet the population needs.

The present research is an applied research based on the content and with a descriptive-analytic method. Data collection is conducted by using library and field studies. Thus, library studies were used explaining literature and field methods were applied for case study.Moreover, analysis and evaluation have been performed by using the Analytic Network Process (ANP) technique  and  Super Decisions software. This technique, by offering Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approach, determine the role of Darvazeh-Dolat complex station.

The findings of this study show that construction of the Dravazeh-Dolat station complex plays the most important role in promoting public transport. Finally, according to the findings, some strategies and suggestions are proposed.