Insights into the Impacts of Mega Transport Infrastructures on the Transformation of Urban Fabric: Case of BRT Lahore

Ahmad Adeel, Bruno Notteboom, Ansar Yasar, Kris Scheerlinck and Jeroen Stevens
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Ahmad Adeel: Department of Architecture, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Bruno Notteboom: Department of Architecture, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Ansar Yasar: Instituut Voor Mobiliteit, Universiteit Hasselt, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
Kris Scheerlinck: Department of Architecture, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Jeroen Stevens: Department of Architecture, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), 3001 Heverlee, Belgium

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-32

Abstract: State of the art mass transit systems, such as bus rapid transit (BRT), have appeared to be an innovative solution to meet the mobility needs of many world cities. However, their ability to transform surrounding urban fabric remains less explored in the developing world. This paper examines the impacts of BRT Lahore on land development patterns, considering the phenomena of land use revitalization, densification, and property reconfiguration. We have used quantitative approaches to gauge the changes in the urban fabric, with respect to the local neighborhood conditions and parcel level attributes, using multilevel logit models. The results of the logit models reveal heterogeneous impacts on conversions to commercial plazas, apartment buildings, and mixed-use buildings. The distance to the BRT station and size of the property is significantly associated with these conversions. Overall, one can notice a lack of a sense of place making and an absence of transit-oriented zoning around BRT stations. The desire of sustainable transit-oriented development to intensify land uses according to local conditions requires local urban designers and planners to think ahead of the curve by working on the regulatory and zoning restrictions governing the designs of built environment and also address the issues of gentrification and social inequity.

Keywords: sustainable transit-oriented development; transport and land use interaction; densification; redevelopment; land use transformation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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