Padalarang Station Area to Become Transit Oriented Neighborhood As Part of Bandung Urban Railway

Abstract

Padalarang is a suburban area in Bandung Metropolitan Region which has large commuter worker who makes their living in Bandung City. Padalarang station located in the heart of Kecamatan Padalarang and become one of local activity center with the traditional market next to it. Padalarang Station built in early 20th century by dutch colonial government as part of Bandung-Jakarta railway. Today, Padalarang station serves as commuter station to Bandung and several routes to other city. as a response to increasing number of commuter worker in Bandung Metropolitan Area and in order to solve severe congestion, Indonesian Railway Company (PT.KAI) with assistant from central government planned a railway based mass transportation line called Bandung Urban Railway which connecting Bandung with several suburban areas around Bandung municipality. this paper is trying to find the appropriate urban design principles for padalarang station area development as commuter neighborhood to support Bandung Urban Railway Concept. the aspect of urban design include land use, intensity, housing, pedestrianization, open space and accessibility. A transit Oriented Development (TOD) theory is used as procedural theory to find urban design principles for transforming Padalarang Station Area to Become a Transit Oriented Neighborhood. How a transit oriented neighborhood can support mass transportation system is to be explained in this paper. finally this paper emphasizes the nedds of promoting density, walkability, and active public space to minimize automobile journey and incarnating Padalarang Station Area inti Transit Oriented Neighborhood