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The people scale is completely neglected in the planning process. The people in The City tend to be very invisible and poorly represented in the planning p a g p ocess.
The people scale is completely neglected in the planning process. The people in The City tend to be very invisible and poorly represented in the planning p a g p ocess.
The people scale is completely neglected in the planning process. The people in The City tend to be very invisible and poorly represented in the planning p a g p ocess.
FOUNDING PARTNER: GEHL ARCHITECTS URBAN QUALITY CONSULTANTS, COPENHAGEN CHANGE OF PARADIGM 1 1960 CHANGE OF PARADIGM 2 From 1955. Car invasion Car invasion Perth, West Australia Elsinore, Denmark Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs ** 1961 1961 1961 1961 Lower Manhattan Expressway Celebrating the Gateway in Washington Square Park! THE BRASILIA SYNDROME ! (City Planning from 5 000 meter above (City Planning from 5.000 meter above the ground ) THE PLANNERS :PLANNING FROM ABOVE AND FROM A DISTANCE Brasilia (1955- ) Brasilia -The people scale is completely neglected Downtown, Dubai THE ARCHITECTS : MORE AND MORE FOCUSSED ON FORM Downtown, Dubai Brooklyn, New York Residences: Frank Gehry THE TRAFFIC PLANNERS: MAKING ROOM FOR THE TRAFFIC THE TRAFFIC PLANNERS: MAKING THE CARS HAPPY All Cities have Traffic All Cities have Traffic Departments and perfect statistics concerning traffic and parking and parking * Th i ibl d The cars are very visible and everpresent in the planning p p g process Landscape Architects: Looking after the landscape? Who, by the way, look after the People Landscape The Human Dimension The City at eye level ? Do you know of any City department for pedestrians and public life? pedestrians and public life? Hardly any City has statistics and data Hardly any City has statistics and data concerning the people who use the city The people in the City tend to be very invisible and poorly represented in the planning process p a g p ocess Welcome to the New London (Norman Foster) Enjoy yourself in EuroLille (Rem Koolhaas) Welcome to the Riverside and please enjoy!!! Old Housing area (1905) Copenhagen, Denmark Uninteresting Cope age , e a Uninteresting City Plan Scale But a really nice d i iti and inviting People Scale The most important scale of all is People Scale People Scale The City at eye level and at 5 km/h y y 2010 Aft 50 After 50 years: Another change Another change of Paradigm of Paradigm WANTED: WANTED: - Lively City Attractive City - Attractive City - Safe City Sustainable City - Sustainable City - Healthy City CITIES FOR PEOPLE (sept 2010) ( p ) The neglected dimension Lively City Attractive City People Scale, Less Stress, Less Noise, Less Pollution + a City p y dominated by Attraction No. 1: PEOPLE Safe city Safecity Sustainable City A good Public Realm is a crucial factor for good Public Transportation Healthy City H t th Cit ith th Houston - the City with the fattest people of the World INVITATIONS INVITATIONS INVITATIONS INVITATIONS TO TO TO TO THE CITY THE CITY THE CITY THE CITY More Roads = More Traffic Taking down Freeways, San Francisco, USA g y , , Seoul, Korea before before after London Congestion Charge 2003 Congestion charge area - 24 square kilometers On a citywide network of bicycle lanes Bicycling in Copenhagen On a citywide network of bicycle lanes An efficient, citywide transportation system Bicycles are taken straight through the g g street crossings and the lanes are marked with blue blue. Bicycle signals turn green six seconds before the car signals. Trains & Metro welcoming welcoming bicycles Everybodybikes Cello and bass players cycle A 92 All Age Groups bicycle: from 5-85+ Age 92 Mother in law: age 85 TheDanishCrownPrinceisdoingittoo Two guys on the road towards the throne Princes Frederik and Christian on their Christian on their way to the day care 50% Australian kid ! Even Australians Even Australians can learn to bicycle if they start early! Bicycling has doubled in 10 years Going to work in the City of Copenhagen 37% use bicycle 37% use bicycle 27% drive car 33% use public transit 5% walk 70% continue to bike in the winter Major complaint : Congestion On the bicycle lanes! Copenhagen From traffic place to people place p p p p Strget(mainstreet) pedestrianized 1962 pedestrianized1962 Jane Jacobs 1961 Strget Copenhagen p g pedestrian st. 1962 In1962all18squareswereparkinglots h ll l nowtheyareallpeoplesquares Public Space-Public Life Surveys: Copenhagen 1968, 1985, 1995 (+2005) The development of pedestrian areas in the city from 19627 times more People Space! ManymorePeoplearewalkinginthecity 4timesmorepeople spendtimeinthecity I l 40 th d h b In only 40 years the good season has been extended from 2 to 10 months Copenhagen Street: 2 Copenhagen Street: 2 Sidewalks, 2 proper bicycle Sidewalks, 2 proper bicycle lanes street trees 2 lanes lanes street trees 2 lanes lanes, street trees, 2 lanes lanes, street trees, 2 lanes for 2 way traffic, and a for 2 way traffic, and a substan substan-- tial median to tial median to f ilit t i th f ilit t i th facilitate crossing the facilitate crossing the street street We do not ha e to think We do not ha e to think We do not have to think We do not have to think and act as 1960s traffic and act as 1960s traffic engineers for ever engineers for ever. T . Times imes are changing and traffic are changing and traffic engineers are by now much engineers are by now much smarter smarter smarter smarter Sidewalks and bicycle lanes are taken across sidestreets, making the city more comfortable and people friendly! Copenhagen: New Public Life Policy 2009: Copenhagen: New Public Life Policy 2009: THE THE WORLDS FINEST CITY FOR PEOPLE WORLDS FINEST CITY FOR PEOPLE Consultants: GEHL Architect Consultants: GEHL Architect Among the goals: Everyone to walk 20% more by 2015!!! Among the goals: Everyone to walk 20% more by 2015!!! Melbourne, - 3 mil. Inh. The Age c. 1980 Places for People Places for People 1994 1994 Places for People Places for People pp 2004 2004 www.gehlarchitects.dk www.gehlarchitects.dk MELBOURNE City Center 1994-2004 P d t i t ffi kd d ti 40% Pedestrian traffic weekdays daytime: +40% Pedestrian traffic evening: +100 % Stationary activities: +200-300% Retail Retail Residential Residential Office Vacancies Office Vacancies Employment Employment Bars and Pubs Bars and Pubs Copenhagen M lb O t 07 Copenhagen Melbourne Oct. 07 A CITY GOOD AT PARTIES, OLYMPICS and SUMMITS BUT NOT SO GLORIOUS FOR THE EVERYDAY LIFE Main Street in Sydney to be transformed to pedestrians bicycles and light rail to pedestrians, bicycles and light rail Present situation George St. after conversion 9th Ave. Apr.08 9th A S 08 9th Ave. Sep.08 2005 2005 2009 2009 Broadway Boulevard 23 May 2009 y When you can make it there you can make it y anywhere, New York, New York !! WELCOME TO THE 21st CENTURY