Measuring metro stations pedestrian accessibility in Noida using transit-oriented development index

Accessibility is a prime concern faced by urban planners to design pedestrian-friendly cities that are healthy, walkable and sustainable. Walkability has mainly been evaluated and measured using urban design principles; however, no such study has been done in India to measure pedestrian accessibility for all at the transit station or corridor level. This study looks forward to identifying typical pedestrian barriers that impede pedestrian accessibility for all in Noida. Thereafter, developing a brownfield pedestrian-oriented transit-oriented development (TOD) index using the innovative method of spatial multiple-criteria analysis (SMCA) to assign TOD station values to 12 elevated consecutive metro stations in Noida based on identified TOD dimensions that influence pedestrian accessibility. The chi-square test has been used to identify which transportation and socio-demographic characteristics have a positive association with walking to the metro stations in Noida. Only three TOD dimensions namely distance to the metro station, time to reach Metro station by different travel modes and parking facility at the metro station were found suitable to influence pedestrian accessibility to easily access metro stations in Noida.