Well-connected design of the areas around transit station is one of the pillar principles of sustainable urban development concept such as Transit Oriented Development (TOD). TOD integrates land use and public transport to create vibrant communities that depend on walking, cycling and use public transit for commute than depending on private vehicle. Assessing the presence of existing TOD characteristics involves measuring the connectivity level of area around transit stations. The objective of this research is to quantify the connectivity level area around 800-meter radius of the Addis Ababa LRT station by integrating Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with GIS. The method clusters the area into three different categories based on their connectivity level and represent them with different colors. The analysis result of four stations located in the central old part of Addis Ababa revealed that approximately 59% of the study area falls under the category of moderately connected, followed by 32.2% with higher connectivity and the remaining 8.76% of the area indicates low level of connectivity. The result can be used as a guideline to identify areas that require intervention to improve connectivity by urban planner and policymaker to promote sustainable urban model like TOD.
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