Feasibility study of transit-oriented development (TOD) in Zanjan city areas

Today, transportation as one of the most important structural elements affects the development of cities and is reciprocally affected by it, and the lack of attention to the appropriate transportation system in many cities, especially in developing countries, the prospect of instability. Has figured for these cities. Urban development in most cities of Iran, including the city of Zanjan due to unreasonable urban management and planning, is going through a process that will result in nothing but the instability of life in these cities. Therefore, the need for research on the application of transportation-oriented development approach in Iranian cities has been raised more than ever. Therefore, the present study has been carried out with an applied nature and descriptive-analytical method with the aim of investigating the feasibility of transportation-based development (TOD) in Zanjan. After reviewing the world literature, extracting the principles of TOD, conducting field studies and documents and maps obtained, the characteristics of the study area were identified and then according to the principles of TOD and the characteristics of the study area, 4 criteria and 16 sub-criteria as The research criteria were selected to evaluate the capability of Zanjan city areas for transportation-oriented development, and after preparing a questionnaire, experts and city managers were asked to identify priorities based on pairwise comparisons. The results of combining criteria and sub-criteria and prioritization by AHP method show that transportation and traffic criteria and physical criteria are among the criteria of high importance in assessing the ability of Zanjan city areas to develop transportation-oriented and finally feasibility using the process Hierarchical analysis was performed in ArcGIS software and the findings indicate that areas 3-1, 3-2, 2-1, 4-4 have a high capability in terms of transport-oriented development compared to other areas. It is suggested that they be considered as pilot areas for the implementation of transportation-oriented development in the city of Zanjan.