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===Airport===
===Airport===
DHA City Karachi is located at a distance of 35&nbsp;km<ref>http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}} from [[Jinnah International Airport]], the largest airport of [[Pakistan]].<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}}
DHA City Karachi is located at a distance of 35&nbsp;km<ref>http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}} from [[Jinnah International Airport]], the largest airport of [[Pakistan]].<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>


===Road===
===Road===
DHA City is located accessible from the city of Karachi as well as Hyderabad by [[M-9 Super Highway]].<ref>http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}}
DHA City is located accessible from the city of Karachi as well as Hyderabad by [[M-9 Super Highway]].<ref>http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13</ref>
The project is situated at a distance of 56&nbsp;km from the city core area of [[Karachi]].<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}} As per the DCK Transportation Plan there will be a myriad of road networks, major intersections, collector roads, service roads, roundabouts, one way regimes and the concept of using maximum public transport.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}}
The project is situated at a distance of 56&nbsp;km from the city core area of [[Karachi]].<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref> As per the DCK Transportation Plan there will be a myriad of road networks, major intersections, collector roads, service roads, roundabouts, one way regimes and the concept of using maximum public transport.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>


===Public Transport===
===Public Transport===
Public transportation<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}} consists of two street car trams, articulated modern buses, pedestrian areas and parking lots.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}}
Public transportation<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>consists of two street car trams, articulated modern buses, pedestrian areas and parking lots.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>


===Bus Rapid Transit===
===Bus Rapid Transit===
The [[Karachi Metrobus|Karachi Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT)]]<ref>http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}} has been extended to DHA City Karachi. Residents of DCK will benefit from the [[Karachi Metrobus#Blue Line|Blue-Line]] of the BRT System that will provide a comfortable and efficient public transportation system.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}} This will facilitate a speedy link to the city center from DCK.<ref>http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}}
The [[Karachi Metrobus|Karachi Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT)]]<ref>http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13</ref> has been extended to DHA City Karachi. Residents of DCK will benefit from the [[Karachi Metrobus#Blue Line|Blue-Line]] of the BRT System that will provide a comfortable and efficient public transportation system.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref> This will facilitate a speedy link to the city center from DCK.<ref>http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13</ref>


===Tramway System===
===Tramway System===
Three [[tram]]<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}} lines are planned for main boulevards of DHA City.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}} These lines will serve commercial as well as residential areas of the city.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}}
Three [[tram]]<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref> lines are planned for main boulevards of DHA City.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>{{better source|date=November 2015}} These lines will serve commercial as well as residential areas of the city.<ref>http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 05:30, 24 November 2015

DHA City Karachi (DCK)
Map
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh
DivisionKarachi Division
DistrictMalir District
Area
[1]
 • Total
47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)

Defense Housing Authority City Karachi (DCK) is a planned city under construction in the neighbourhoods of Gadap Town in District Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan..[2]

Planned City

The upcoming city is planned on an area spanning 11,640 acres, comprising residential, commercial and mixed-use elements. It is going to be a sustainable Green City. Engineers have started the topographical survey and town planning of the Defence Housing Authority, Karachi society called DHA II, which will become a satellite town. This is the authority’s next project after DHA I adjacent to Clifton and Korangi. DHA II is located near the Super Highway. DHA City, Karachi is divided in into 16 sectors. After a year-long evaluation, the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure in Washington DC, USA, has given the “International Award” to Defence Housing Authority City Karachi (DCK).[3]

Transport

Airport

DHA City Karachi is located at a distance of 35 km[4][better source needed] from Jinnah International Airport, the largest airport of Pakistan.[5]

Road

DHA City is located accessible from the city of Karachi as well as Hyderabad by M-9 Super Highway.[6] The project is situated at a distance of 56 km from the city core area of Karachi.[7] As per the DCK Transportation Plan there will be a myriad of road networks, major intersections, collector roads, service roads, roundabouts, one way regimes and the concept of using maximum public transport.[8]

Public Transport

Public transportation[9]consists of two street car trams, articulated modern buses, pedestrian areas and parking lots.[10]

Bus Rapid Transit

The Karachi Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT)[11] has been extended to DHA City Karachi. Residents of DCK will benefit from the Blue-Line of the BRT System that will provide a comfortable and efficient public transportation system.[12] This will facilitate a speedy link to the city center from DCK.[13]

Tramway System

Three tram[14] lines are planned for main boulevards of DHA City.[15][better source needed] These lines will serve commercial as well as residential areas of the city.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sindh Portal". Government of Sindh. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ DHA project receives US award
  3. ^ DHA project receives US award
  4. ^ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13
  5. ^ http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/
  6. ^ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13
  7. ^ http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/
  8. ^ http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/
  9. ^ http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/
  10. ^ http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/
  11. ^ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13
  12. ^ http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/
  13. ^ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1590817&page=13
  14. ^ http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/
  15. ^ http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/
  16. ^ http://dhatoday.com/sustainable-transportation-in-dha-city-karachi-dck-all-you-need-to-know/

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