Initiate Planning principles for Green Transit-oriented Development Using Green Infrastructure as a Core Principle

The paper establishes a linking framework for green infrastructure (GI) and green transit-oriented development (green TOD), which is the combination of green urbanism principles and transit-oriented development (TOD) principles. Green infrastructure links other infrastructural developments with nature, which is also the role of green TOD. Thus, the first objective of this article is to explore green infrastructure measures and benefits that indicate its involvement in green TOD. The concept of green TOD lacks the planning model to implement it on the ground; Thus, as a second objective, from reviewed literature, this paper will try to develop planning principles to implement green TOD on the ground considering green infrastructure as one element. Finally, the study proposes a green TOD planning strategy for the urban regeneration of the St. Estifanos light rail transit (LRT) neighborhood. The paper advocates green infrastructure benefits based on a green TOD design strategy for environmental sustainability. Keywords: green infrastructure; TOD; green urbanism; green TOD; environmental sustainability; Addis-Ababa