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@article{208417,
        author = {Vinod Patil and Dr. Kuldip Singh},
        title = {Assessing the Suitability and Implement ability of Proposed Transit-Oriented Development Nodes in Delhi},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {4},
        pages = {1716-1730},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=208417},
        abstract = {Transit-oriented development (TOD) is frequently reduced to increased development intensity around public-transport stations, yet successful TOD requires the coordinated performance of transport accessibility, land-use diversity, pedestrian and cycling conditions, multimodal integration, infrastructure capacity, public-realm quality, housing affordability, governance and financing. This paper integrates three supplied manuscripts into a single Delhi-focused research framework that connects the ex-ante suitability assessment of twelve proposed TOD nodes with a longitudinal interpretation of Delhi’s TOD policy evolution from 2015 to 2026. The integrated framework combines the node–place perspective with seven core assessment dimensions—balance, placemaking, design, modal shift, multimodality, network connectivity and livability—and adds implementation readiness dimensions covering infrastructure capacity, land assembly, governance, financing and equity safeguards. The methodology uses network-based catchments, secondary spatial and administrative data, proposed commuter/expert/observation surveys, indicator normalisation, expert-based Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a 0–100 TOD Suitability Index (TODI), and sensitivity and robustness testing. Because the supplied doctoral material contains a research design rather than completed field, survey or GIS results, the paper does not fabricate node scores or rankings. Documentary evidence shows a non-linear policy trajectory: the 2015 framework used a broad 500-metre corridor influence zone and FAR 400; the 2019 framework moved toward selected strategic nodes; the 2021 framework strengthened integrated node-area planning through an approximately 800-metre planning area, a 500-metre intense-development area and Influence Zone Plans; and the 2026 framework returned to corridor-based coverage, reduced the qualifying plot threshold to 2,000 m², retained maximum FAR 500, allocated 65% of permissible FAR to residential units below 100 m², and simplified approvals through a single-window orientation. Evidence on Delhi station catchments also indicates that actual walking influence can exceed conventional policy radii, while land-use-change evidence demonstrates development pressure around metro infrastructure. The paper concludes that Delhi should combine the implementation flexibility of the 2026 framework with area-level coordination, capacity gates, multimodal access plans, public-realm standards, affordable-housing and anti-displacement safeguards, transparent use of TOD-generated resources, and measurable post-implementation monitoring.},
        keywords = {Transit-oriented development; Delhi; TOD nodes; node–place; accessibility; multimodality; walkability; affordable housing; governance; policy evolution; TOD suitability index; implementation.},
        month = {September},
        }