China has experienced urbanization challenges over the past two decades.Increasing urban population, traffic congestion, and ecological deterioration havebecome critical issues. A typical solution to these urbanization problems is toexpand city boundaries, development regions, and sectors. The trend is totransfer population, industrial zones, and new commercial centers to newgrowing areas and relieve the pressure of urban centers. In addition tonarrowing the gap in wealth, growing areas aim to absorb people to live, play,invest, and work by providing more job opportunities, affordable housing prices,and better living environments. Jiubao, a town near Hangzhou, is following thispattern. According to the policy of “Industry to the East, Tourism to the West,”Jiubao has attracted much attention since 2007. With the promotion of a new cityplan, Jiubao has developed tremendously in recent years. As a result, thegrowing area faces new issues. Farmland degeneration, rapid immigration, andenvironmental pollution are jeopardizing quality of life in Jiubao. This thesis identifies the existing problems, discusses the methodology, and proposes asolution for growing areas during the urbanization process. Focusing on Jiubaoas an example, I intend to define the problem and develop sustainable design forthe town to reduce the existing impacts.Transit-oriented development is a strategy to integrate transit and land use byfocusing development around a transit station. The goals of TOD are to buildhigher-density communities, create pedestrian-friendly environments, andemphasize mixed-use development within walkable distance of transit stationsto increase ridership and provide easy access to the range of essential dailyservices. The proposal will add a new transit center, commercial markets, andcentral park. Also, real estate developments include large affordable housingprojects and high-quality residential districts.
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