Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 11
1. INTRODUCTION 12
1.1. Background 12
1.2. Definition of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) 13
1.3. Definition of Land Use Master Plan (LUMP) 15
1.4. The relationship between SUMP and LUMP 16
1.5. Research goal 18
1.6. Research scope 18
1.7. Importance of the research 18
2. LITERATURE REVIEW 19
2.1. Defining SUMP and LUMP 19
2.2. Linking Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan and Land Use Master Plan 23
2.3. Land use and transport in developing and developed countries 28
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 30
3.1. Defining research methodology 30
3.1.1. Analyzing spatial data 31
3.2. Calculating existing and planned public transport accessibility 32
3.3. Limitations and strengths of the research 33
4. DISSCUSSION AND RESULTS 33
4.1. Overview of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan of Tbilisi 33
4.2. Overview of Land Use Master Plan of Tbilisi 39
4.3. Issues in the Land Use Master Plan 42
4.4. Identified problematic areas 47
4.5. TOD and NMT in SUMP 54
4.5.1. Transport-Oriented Development 55
4.5.2. Cycling lanes and walking corridors 57
4.5.3. Pedestrian streets 59
4.6. Results of accessibility analysis of the problematic areas 60
4.7. Insufficient or outdated information during developing SUMP 62
5. CONCLUSION 65
5.1. Conclusion 65
5.2. Recommendations 66
REFERENCES 68
APPENDIX 71
초록 73
Table 1. Phases and steps of preparing and implementing SUMP. 21
Table 2. Ranks and weights for the transport modes. 60
Table 3. Comparison of existing and proposed PT coverage. 61
Figure 1. Cycle of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan 22
Figure 2. Transport modal shift in time. 36
Figure 3. Variables used in SUMP scenarios. 37
Figure 4. Retained scenario of SUMP. 38
Figure 5. Parcels divided in two functional zones. 42
Figure 6. Recreational zone assigned to a residential development. 43
Figure 7. Recreational status changed to residential. 44
Figure 8. Lisi Topography and three tributaries of the Lisi lake. 46
Figure 9. Lisi lake shore change over years 47
Figure 10. Residential development near Akhmeteli Theater metro station. 48
Figure 11. Residential development on Ana Politkovskaya Street. 50
Figure 12. Residential development on Ana Politkovskaya Street (Photo). 51
Figure 13. Green Corridor suggested by SUMP. 52
Figure 14. Didi Dighomi district. 54
Figure 15. Didi Dighomi proposed Light Rail Train (Long-term perspective). 54
Figure 16. TOD areas. 56
Figure 17. Cycling network. 58
Figure 18. Walking corridors. 58
Figure 19. Existing and proposed pedestrian streets. 59