Transit Oriented Development and Sustainable Land Use Theories Impacts on New Mega Transportation Projects in New Capital City in Egypt

Abstract

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) land use theories have been applied in multiple countries both developed and developing areas of the globe. It has proven its strength in maintaining a more sustainable approach in both urban development and lifestyle. The greater Cairo Region is witnessing huge transportation projects such as Electric Elevated Train that connect old Cairo with the new Capital City in the Eastern desert of Egypt. The New electric Train line is foreseen as a major clean transportation for number of important areas in greater Cairo, nevertheless it lacks more broader urban planning vision to use the transit main spots as a potential of applying a land use planning approach to maximize the urban potentials of these sites. This paper is providing a land-uses planning approach to maximize the land uses around these transits stops by providing the theory of transit-oriented development and propose the suitable solution that TOD offer to create more comprehensive sustainable urban oasis. The paper theorizes TOD land use planning, and what suitable development could be provided for such spots. Analysis of the locations of main train stops are provided, recommendation for one stop TOD development as a replica for other main stops to create more sustainable urban oases in the eastern desert of Cairo New Capital.