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A Comparative Study Of The Development Of Rail Transit Lines In Eastern Bangkok, Bussara Intrachiensiri, Sakchai Kirinpanu, Nopanant Tapananont
A Comparative Study Of The Development Of Rail Transit Lines In Eastern Bangkok, Bussara Intrachiensiri, Sakchai Kirinpanu, Nopanant Tapananont
NAKHARA (Journal of Environmental Design and Planning)
Since rail transit development is a mega project which normally requiresan astronomical investment, it is imperative for decision-makers tochoose the transit lines which are really worth the investment and yield themost benefits to the city. This research is a comparative study of 2 rail transitlines, i.e., the Orange Line which would serve developed areas where traveldemands are presently high, and the Red Line which would serve less-developed areas where additional development could potentially be therebyinduced. The study was divided into 3 phases: 1) forecasting the changes inresidential and non-residential building areas as induced by the transit lines,and estimating future population …