Abstract
The present paper aims to assess the positive and negative socio-economic and environmental impacts imposed by
the development of Metro BRT Lahore on its surrounding commercial activities. The study area comprised of eight
stations located on the BRT route, starting from MAO College station to Kalma Chowk station. The primary data
was collected through structured questionnaire from the shopkeepers of shops situated along the route and was
tabulated through Microsoft Excel 365, The locations of surveyed shops were marked through GPS and Google
Earth Pro 7 and Arc GIS 10.0 were used to prepare the distributional and thematic maps for the study. It was
concluded that the Metro project has contributed to improve the overall market outlook by adding greenery, public
lights, and safe road crossings, controlling pollution, garbage, improving the drainage and sewerage conditions.
However, at few other points it has triggered few problems, such as traffic congestion, drainage, sewage, and
parking. The study suggests the development of new BRT projects in other cities of the country for an efficient
travel system
Ambreen Jamil Khan, Ibtisam Butt, Shamaila Gull. (2021) AN APPRAISAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF METRO BRT ON SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume-58, issue 3.
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