Urban Planning Legislations Course

1. Qatar University
College of Engineering
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning - DAUP
Master of Architecture and Urban Planning - MUPD
Course Code and Title: Urban Planning Legislation
Semester: Fall 2015
Instructor: Dr. Yasser Mahgoub - ymahgoub@qu.edu.qa
Assignment 3
TOD in Doha Project
CLOs Addressed
1- Understand the role of legislation in urban planning.
3- Research for knowledge related to the field of urban planning legislation.
PLOs Addressed
4.2.2. (f) the adoption, administration and implementation of plans and
related policy including knowledge of the relevant regulations (zoning,
review processes), incentives, techniques (public finance and capital
budgeting) and technologies, and agencies conducting planning or
employing planners.
Requirements
A transit-oriented development (TOD) is a mixed-use residential and
commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often
incorporates features to encourage transit ridership. A TOD neighborhood typically
has a center with a transit station or stop (train station, metro station, tram stop, or
bus stop), surrounded by relatively high-density development with progressively
lower-density development spreading outward from the center. TODs generally are
located within a radius of one-quarter to one-half mile (400 to 800 m) from a
transit stop, as this is considered to be an appropriate scale for pedestrians, thus
solving the last mile problem
Qatar is a growing country, and to accommodate this growth, a new,
sustainable, and efficient way of getting both people and freight around the country
was needed. Established by Emiri decree in 2011, Qatar Rail was given the
mandate to design and develop the country’s rail network, and after the rail
projects are completed, manage, operate, and maintain them.
Msheireb station is the largest station in Doha and is situated at the corner of the
Msheireb development where Wadi Msheireb and Al Diwan Street meet.

2. Msheireb Station marks the crossing of three metro lines with the Red and
Green Lines running parallel and the Gold Line situated underneath.
Students are required to:
- Survey the first 4 adjacent stations to Msheireb Station using the attached
form according to Qatar GIS Gateway (‫الجغرافية‬ ‫المعلومات‬ ‫نظم‬ ‫بوابة‬)
http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmap/index.html
Adjacent station to Msheireb Grand Station:
1. Al Bidda
2. Al Doha Al Jadeda
3. Mansoura
4. Bin Mahmoud
- Propose Urban Strategies and Legislations to develop transit oriented
development for one selected station.
Duration:
- 6 weeks
Submission requirements:
- Maps and report of
Submission date:
- December 30, 2015
Effort
- Group project – 4 students.

3. Illustrations:

6. Zone 5 Zone 6

7. Zone 15
Zone 16