Suburbanization and transit-oriented development applied for monorail system from Bien Hoa city to METRO O1

Suburbanization and transit-oriented development applied for monorail system from Bien Hoa city to METRO O1, International Symposium on Lowland Technology. ISBN: 978-604-82-2483-7, 2018.

Nguyen Thanh Trung, Msc

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Lac Hong University, Viet Nam

Abstract: The aims of the research are to take an overview of the transit- oriented development, assess the status of the public transportation; make a survey in combination with investigation to make proposal for the development of the monorail connecting from Bien Hoa City to Ho Chi Minh Metro line 1 in the future. The development of this monorail system with TOD will serve the purpose of improving the public transportation system, meeting the travel demand with high quality service at reasonable costs, reducing traffic jams and traffic accidents, in line with the sustainable development of the transportation system of Vietnam in the future.

Keywords: monorail, public – transport, transit oriented development; sustainable development; urban city.