Integrating Transport and Land Use Planning Strategies for Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa: The Case Study of Lamberet Round About (Northern Bus Station)-Wosen-Mesalemiya-Kotebe Metropolitan University 02 Kotebe Corridor
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2024-03-01
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Addis Ababa University
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The integration of transport and land use is crucial for sustainable urban structures, but the study area as well as the city face challenges due to a lack of coordination between these sectors due to the traditional separation of sectorial functions into different government agencies, despite the city government's efforts. The objective of this study is to investigate ways of achieving sustainable development for integrated transport and land use planning strategies by evaluating the key elements and barriers to integration and proposing some possible solutions. The main research instruments used were document analysis and review, a questionnaire survey, and observation. Within these phenomena, varieties of socio-spatial data were collected from different sources and analyzed using various analytical techniques using ArcGIS and Excel. Then, the study analyzed and evaluated the key elements of integration; based on distribution of population density, land use mix, neighborhood design and layout, parking facilities, road accident, pollution, accessibilities, and assess way of integration development from secondary documents.in addition to this structured questionnaires were distributed to collect data from stake holders that involved in land use planning and transport planning in city administration. Density distribution is inversely related to both household ownership or uses and household annual vehicle traveled. There are several local streets that are directly linked and radiate with arterials, which may be due to poor road design or implementation. In addition, based on the accessibility indicator, the majority of the sub-city residents and study areas are disadvantaged and forced to walk more than the recommended standard value. The overall results obtained through the various analysis methods were used to develop further recommendations about how to integrate transport and land use planning strategies. Diversity of land use categories should be practiced during new settlement, infill development and other development mechanisms by keeping mix ratio standard. The separation of the pedestrian from the vehicle by providing adequate sidewalks is critical to enhancing the safety, security, and convenience of pedestrian users. Providing spaces/access for street vendors is important to increase the existing walkway capacities. Integrating transport and land use planning should start with the early planning process. A coordinated approach to transportation and land use planning resulted for many benefits to the sub-city residents and likely to become attractive for development. So that the government and other stake holders should support these two sectors.
Key words: Land use planning, Sustainable development, Integration, Transport planning