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Friday, 26 February 2016

23:23

Monetise Railway Land for Transit-oriented Development: Jones Lang LaSalle

Monetise Railway Land for Transit-oriented Development: Jones Lang LaSalle

The consultant defines transit-oriented development (TOD) as a mixed-use residential and commercial area designed to maximise access to public transport. TOD incorporates features to encourage transit ridership.

The Railways should monetise its land parcels at urban centres to encourage transit-oriented development and improve living standards, realty consultant JLL India said in its wish-list for the rail Budget.

The consultant defines transit-oriented development (TOD) as a mixed-use residential and commercial area designed to maximise access to public transport. TOD incorporates features to encourage transit ridership.

“With the Rail Budget coming up, the sheer number of land parcels held by the Indian Railways across the country makes this entity an important stakeholder in transit-oriented development,” JLL India Chairman and Country Head Anuj Puri said in a report.

“This Budget, we expect the railway minister to look at monetising railways’ land parcels in urban areas through TOD in order to boost cities’ liveability quotient and modernisation of their skylines.”

A TOD neighbourhood typically has a centre with a transit (train/metro) station or stop and residential as well as commercial development around it. TOD interventions aim to significantly shift the mode share away from private motorised vehicles to public transport.

Given the progress of work on infrastructure projects in India, JLL said the TOD plans should be rolled out across cities soon so that the infrastructure is in place by 2020-25.

The urban infrastructure would become a key area of focus for the government as Indian cities would see more migration from rural areas, it added. JLL said Delhi is the first Indian city to move towards the TOD concept.

“TOD is also a priority area for Mumbai and was mentioned in its new development plan (DP) 2034 (currently in a draft format and undergoing several revisions).

Vashi and CBD Belapur were the first TOD projects in Navi Mumbai, with Seawoods following suit in recent years,” the report said. Haryana has recently introduced TOD, which will benefit cities, including Gurgaon.

Source:RailNews
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Tuesday, 13 October 2015

12:32

Bombardier Transportation has secured two new mass transit projects, expanding its presence in the North American market.

Bombardier Transportation has secured two new mass transit projects, expanding its presence in the North American market.

Under a contract from Crosslinx Transit Solutions, Bombardier will deliver its Cityflo 650 communications-based train control (CBTC) system for Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line.

The contract, which is the company’s first rail control project in the country, marks its expansion into the Canadian rail signalling market.

Bombardier is also supplying a fleet of Flexity Freedom light rail vehicles for the LRT line.

In the second project, Bombardier is installing the Innovia automated people mover system, and its CityFlo 650 CBTC technology, at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

So far, the company has installed its Cityflo 650 system at eight airports across the US, including San Francisco International, Dallas Fort-Worth, and Phoenix International Airports.

Bombardier Transportation Rail Control Solutions division president Peter Cedervall said: “We are particularly pleased to be expanding into Canada, our corporate home market, and be recognised as a trusted supplier across North America.

“Our solutions move millions of passengers a year, safely and efficiently, while reducing operator costs and increasing capacity, a vital contribution to meeting the demands of urbanisation.”

In July, Bombardier secured a $308m contract from the Crosslinx Transit Solutions Maintenance General Partnership consortium, to provide 30 years of maintenance on Flexity Freedom light rail vehicles.

The LRVs will be operated on the new Toronto Eglinton Crosstown line in Canada.

Crosslinx will maintain the entire system on behalf of the winning consortium responsible for designing, financing, building and maintaining the 19km-long transit line.

The consortium is an equal partnership between Aecon, ACS Infrastructure Canada, EllisDon and SNC-Lavalin, with each member holding a 25% stake.
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