Evaluation of Density and Mixed land-use to Implement Transit Oriented Development (Case Study: Monirieh Station, Tehran)

Tehran's population has increased twenty times over the last century. One of the consequences of this increase in population is traffic problems on most days of the year. One of the requirements of reducing traffic is to reduce the share of intercity travel by private car and change it to other modes of transportation. This model is used in public transport-based development (TOD) as a solution. The TOD model has been welcomed as a new model for changing the behavior and changing the physical geometric context of cities by using technology related to the population and residents of the city since 1993 in many countries to reduce some of the urban traffic problems. In fact, the TOD model is a dense development with the right combination of land-uses in the vicinity of public transportation stations. The immediate proximity of housing, places of activity and services in buildings, neighborhoods and urban areas has become an important principle for the good shape of the city in the 21st century. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the development of density and land use mixing in the operating radius of Moniriyeh metro station in order to implement the TOD. Bbased on an applied method, first the criteria of the principle of mixing and density with the focus on public transportation were identified. Then, the specifications of the area were evaluated with the standards of the Institute for Development and Transportation Policy (ITDP). Findings show that Moniriyeh station has not met the required standards of these two indicators in order to implement the model (TOD). Also, the city is planned for a car-centric direction and needs to review its detailed plan. The results of the present study can be used to enrich the TOD literature and assist planners in evaluating the measures taken in urban development.