Renovation mode for growing underground pedestrian system within station area: a case study of Shanghai Jing’an Temple Station

Z Y Zhang,C X Ma,F L Peng

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/703/1/012018

Abstract

The underground pedestrian system within Jing’an Temple Station area in Shanghai provides convenience for local pedestrians and promotes the compact development of surrounding urban area by building connections between the metro station and surrounding underground public spaces. On the other hand, deserted spaces and congested spaces still exist in this system. In this paper, based on the space syntax methodology, we first study the spatial configuration of this pedestrian system by conducting segment analysis. It is found that the system is roughly in a radial shape, with concentrated traffic pressure on the core and low accessibility on each end. Renovation alternatives are then developed towards those defects. By analyzing and comparing topological features, such as spatial configuration, accessibility and transit activity, among renovation alternatives, a renovating mode of the growing underground pedestrian system within station area is put forward that small walkable ringways are constructed successively and weaved into an underground walking network.

Highlights

Rapid urbanization usually leads to sharp increases in urban population together with intense traffic pressure, and elicits the demand of promoting public transportation which has higher efficiency of transport
This paper aims to adopt the space syntax theory to analyze the underground pedestrian system within Jing'an Temple Station area which is facing a chance of renovation with a new metro station under construction in the area
Renovation mode analysis With a new metro station under construction, several renewal objectives have been proposed for the Jing’an Station area: (1) expanding the service area of the underground pedestrian system within station area and improving its accessibility; (2) enhancing the appeal of the Jing'an Sunken Square and the Yimei Fashion Plaza towards pedestrians; (3) relieving the traffic pressure in the intersection of Huashan Road and Nanjing Road West, as well as providing convenience for people in the Wheelock Square to enter the commercial spaces within Jing'an Temple Station area; (4) energizing the 1788 Square which is rather isolated on the edge of the station area; (5) avoiding increasing, or trying to alleviate, the pedestrian traffic pressure in the station hall on metro Line 2

Summary

Introduction

Rapid urbanization usually leads to sharp increases in urban population together with intense traffic pressure, and elicits the demand of promoting public transportation which has higher efficiency of transport. 4. Renovation mode analysis With a new metro station under construction, several renewal objectives have been proposed for the Jing’an Station area: (1) expanding the service area of the underground pedestrian system within station area and improving its accessibility; (2) enhancing the appeal of the Jing'an Sunken Square and the Yimei Fashion Plaza towards pedestrians; (3) relieving the traffic pressure in the intersection of Huashan Road and Nanjing Road West, as well as providing convenience for people in the Wheelock Square to enter the commercial spaces within Jing'an Temple Station area; (4) energizing the 1788 Square which is rather isolated on the edge of the station area; (5) avoiding increasing, or trying to alleviate, the pedestrian traffic pressure in the station hall on metro Line 2. In the subsequent analysis, an integration above 0.62 is seen as relatively high and an integration above 0.88 is regarded high

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Discussion and conclusions