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SUMMARY Since the Japanese occupation period, the establishment of the location of Chung-Li Railway Station has greatly affected the development of later settlements, including road orientation, urban texture, etc. The railway station created the prosperity of the surrounding urban areas, but the plane railway also blocked the city areas’ development and communication along the railway, making the core urban areas unable to integrate urban planning. In addition, the plane railway has also brought about some urban problems and public safety issues. In recent years, the Taoyuan Underground Railway policy has offered opportunities such as urban renewal, urban consolidation and traffic improvement, and is the flagship project of Taoyuan urban development.
Keywords: Chung-Li, Underground Railway, Urban Planning, Railway Station Design,Traffic Improvement
INTRODUCTION This paper provides a three-dimensional urban design scheme based on surveys and research, covering a portion of the land surrounding the Chung-Li Railway Station. Considering theintegrity and future of urban development in the Chung-Li area, the strategies include adjusting the transportation network and open space system around the station area, placing new urban volumes and architectural plans to enhance the business level of the Chung-Liarea and meet the needs of the citizens. The scheme provides architectural plans of coconstruction of the underground railway station and the MRT station, and also provides a design of the station business building. The new building volume configuration considers the urban form and the height of building around the railway station and creates a new urban skyline and self-evidentity, expecting to enhance the public's sense of identity with the city and improve the image of the city in the hearts of the citizens.
MATERIALS AND METHODS To evaluate the urban strategies and architectural plans suitable for the surrounding area of the station, this paper started by studying the historical development between Chung-Li City and Chung-Li Railway Station since the Qing Dynasty, also by studying the transportation system of Chung-Li District, the surrounding environment of the station, the current status of building use, and the open space of the urban area.
PLANNING AND DESIGN The strategies are as follows: 1.Consolidate the transportation network surrounding the station, remove the outdated planning of the traffic ring, integrate the different road networks of the front and rear stations, so as to improve the connection of plane roads. 2.Integrate the planning and configuration of the moving lines of the Taiwan Railway, MRT, buses, taxis, cars and motorcycles, so as to ease the congestion and chaos in urban roads, also simplify the information of the bus route system, improve the transfer efficiency of various vehicles, and offer convenience to passengers. 3.Place collective business functions as new urban business nucleus and simulate its later development of the station area, the commercial structure is adjusted. Place other urban functions such as hotels, bus transfer station, housing, etc., and the urban functions of the station area are improved. 4. Offer more open space and green space to create great pedestrian zones such as large sidewalks and large plazas, provide humanized space, so as to create urban public life, and enhance environmental quality and vitality.
CONCLUSION The railway station is represent of the city image, and it is the center of the collective memory of the citizens. Good landmarks help shape the ideal city image and increase the people's sense of identity with the city. This paper attempts to offer a three-dimensional urban plan that is ideal for the current situation and provides a reference for the authorities concerned to plan this area, hoping that this planning and design will benefit the urban development ofTaoyuan City.
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